Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, Univ of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
Braz Oral Res. 2013 May-Jun;27(3):272-8. doi: 10.1590/S1806-83242013000300006.
The objective was to evaluate the relationship among oral habits, oral function and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children. Three hundred and twenty-eight subjects (8-14 years old) were assessed for orofacial function using the Brazilian version of the Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S). OHRQoL was assessed using the Child Perceptions Questionnaires (Brazilian versions) for the 8-10 (CPQ(8-10)) and 11-14 (CPQ(11-14)) year age groups. The subjects were distributed into a Habit group and a Habit-free group according to domain III (Habits) of the NOT-S. Oral habits were present in 71.3% of the sample (p = .0001), with a higher prevalence in females (62.8%, p = .001). The NOT-S, CPQ(8-10) and CPQ(11-14) scores were higher in the Habit group (P = .0001, P = .009 and p = .001, respectively). Domain I (Sensory Function) was significantly more affected in Habit group subjects (p = .001). The NOT-S scores were positively correlated with the CPQ(8-10) and CPQ(11-14) scores only in the Habit group (r = .32, p = .0003 and r = .30, p = .001, respectively). These results indicate that oral habits can impact OHRQoL. Moreover, orofacial dysfunctions were associated with worse OHRQoL in subjects with oral habits.
目的在于评估儿童口腔习惯、口腔功能与口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）之间的关系。使用巴西版北欧口腔评定量表-筛选版（NOT-S）评估 328 名（8-14 岁）儿童的口颌功能。使用儿童感知问卷（巴西版）评估 8-10 岁（CPQ（8-10））和 11-14 岁（CPQ（11-14））年龄组的 OHRQoL。根据 NOT-S 的第三域（习惯），将受试者分为习惯组和无习惯组。该研究样本中存在口腔习惯的比例为 71.3%（p =.0001），女性的口腔习惯发生率更高（62.8%，p =.001）。习惯组的 NOT-S、CPQ（8-10）和 CPQ（11-14）评分均较高（P =.0001、P =.009 和 p =.001）。习惯组受试者的第一域（感觉功能）受到显著影响（p =.001）。NOT-S 评分仅在习惯组与 CPQ（8-10）和 CPQ（11-14）评分呈正相关（r =.32，p =.0003 和 r =.30，p =.001）。这些结果表明口腔习惯会影响 OHRQoL。此外，口颌功能障碍与有口腔习惯的受试者的 OHRQoL 更差相关。
