Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Departamento de Odontopediatria, Ortodontia e Saúde Coletiva, Bauru, SP, Brasil.
J Appl Oral Sci. 2018 Feb 1;26:e20170106. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2017-0106.
Oral health problems can influence people's Quality of Life (QoL) because of pain, discomfort, limitations, and other esthetics problems, affecting their social life, feeding, daily activities, and the individual's well-being. To compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children with and without oral clefts and their families. 121 children aged from 2 to 6 years, from both sexes, enrolled in the treatment routine of the Pediatric Dentistry Clinics of a Dental School and a Hospital for Cleft Treatment were divided into two groups: Group 1 - children with cleft lip and palate; Group 2 - children without cleft lip and palate. The OHRQoL was assessed using the validated Portuguese version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS). The questionnaire was answered individually, only once, at a private place. Mann-Whitney U test was used to verify differences between groups. Spearman's Rho test was used to associate sex and age with quality of life. The level of significance was set at 5% (p<0.05). According to the parents' perception on the OHRQoL of children with and without cleft lip and palate, oral health of children with oral clefts (Group 1) had a statistically significant impact on OHRQoL. The correlation of sex with impact on OHRQoL did not show statistically significant differences. On the other hand, the higher the age the higher the impact on QoL. The group comparison revealed that the cleft lip and palate negatively impacted on OHRQoL of 2 to 6-year-old children and their parents.
口腔健康问题会影响人们的生活质量（QoL），因为疼痛、不适、限制和其他美学问题，影响他们的社交生活、进食、日常活动和个人福祉。为了比较唇腭裂和非唇腭裂儿童及其家庭的口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）。纳入了 121 名 2 至 6 岁的儿童，来自不同性别，均来自一所牙科学校和一家腭裂治疗医院的儿童牙科诊所的治疗常规，将他们分为两组：组 1 - 唇腭裂儿童；组 2 - 非唇腭裂儿童。使用经验证的葡萄牙版早期儿童口腔健康影响量表（B-ECOHIS）评估 OHRQoL。问卷以个人形式单独回答，仅在私人场所回答一次。使用曼-惠特尼 U 检验来验证组间差异。使用斯皮尔曼等级相关检验来关联性别和年龄与生活质量。显著性水平设定为 5%（p<0.05）。根据父母对唇腭裂和非唇腭裂儿童 OHRQoL 的看法，唇腭裂儿童（组 1）的口腔健康对 OHRQoL 有统计学显著影响。性别与 OHRQoL 影响之间的相关性没有显示出统计学上的显著差异。另一方面，年龄越高，对 QoL 的影响越大。组间比较表明，唇腭裂对 2 至 6 岁儿童及其父母的 OHRQoL 产生负面影响。
