Colussi Paulo Roberto Grafitti, Hugo Fernando Neves, Muniz Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes, Rösing Cassiano Kuchenbecker
Department of Periodontology. UPF - Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
Department of Community Dentistry, UFRGS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Braz Dent J. 2017 Jan-Feb;28(1):113-120. doi: 10.1590/0103-6440201701098.
This study aimed to assess the impact of oral health on the quality of life of adolescents. A cross-sectional study was performed with students from public and private schools from Passo Fundo, Brazil. All students were aged between 15 and 19 years old. The proportional random sample consisted of 736 adolescents from 20 schools. A structured questionnaire was applied, and an oral examination was performed, counting the number of teeth. Oral health-related quality of life was assessed by OHIP-14. Associations between quality of life and associated factors were analyzed. The mean OHIP-14 score was 7.25. Age, ethnicity and studying in a public school were associated to the OHIP-14 score. Tooth loss (p=0.79) was not associated with quality of life. Additionally, questions related to appearance, such as whether teeth appearance bothers the adolescent (p=0.68) were not associated with quality of life. Attending a public school (OR=1.63; CI95%: 0.98-2.70) and self-reported halitosis (OR=1.48; CI95%: 1.01-2.16) were strongly associated to higher impact on quality of life. It was concluded that socioeconomic conditions and halitosis were associated to higher impact on quality of life of adolescents.
本研究旨在评估口腔健康对青少年生活质量的影响。对来自巴西帕索丰杜公立和私立学校的学生进行了一项横断面研究。所有学生年龄在15至19岁之间。按比例随机抽样包括来自20所学校的736名青少年。应用了一份结构化问卷，并进行了口腔检查，统计牙齿数量。采用OHIP - 14评估口腔健康相关生活质量。分析了生活质量与相关因素之间的关联。OHIP - 14平均得分为7.25。年龄、种族和在公立学校就读与OHIP - 14得分相关。牙齿脱落（p = 0.79）与生活质量无关。此外，与外貌相关的问题，如牙齿外观是否困扰青少年（p = 0.68）与生活质量无关。就读于公立学校（OR = 1.63；95%置信区间：0.98 - 2.70）和自我报告有口臭（OR = 1.48；95%置信区间：1.01 - 2.16）与对生活质量的较高影响密切相关。研究得出结论，社会经济状况和口臭与对青少年生活质量的较高影响相关。
