Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
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Community Dent Oral Epidemiol · Oct 2014
Impact of dental caries and trauma on quality of life among 5- to 6-year-old children: perceptions of parents and children.
To assess the impact of dental caries and traumatic dental injuries (TDI) on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of 5- to 6-year-olds according to both self- and parental reports. ⋯ Dental caries, but not TDI, is associated with worse OHRQoL of 5- to 6-year-old children in terms of perceptions of both children and their parents. Families with higher income report better OHRQoL at this age, independent of the presence of oral diseases.