Archive | 2021
Cárie precoce e severa na infância: a exodontia precoce pode prejudicar a qualidade de vida de crianças acometidas?
Abstract
Objective: To verify if an early tooth extraction can harm children s quality of life from 6 to 8 years old, affected by early and severe caries in childhood. Methods: Three schools participated in the survey, with children aged six to eight years. A questionnaire was designed to assess routines and the child s health history. Researchers also prepared an individual clinical record, and the ceo-d and CPO-D indexes were used to evaluate caries experience in primary and permanent teeth, respectively. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: A total of 141 volunteers were evaluated. The highest prevalence of dental caries was 76.56% of volunteers from the public school, then 72.73% in those from the private school (Qui2, p = 0.744). There is difficulty in speaking or social interaction in 15.62% and 7.79% of children from public and private schools, respectively. Conclusion: There was a presence of caries of early establishment in the children of the study, and such presence can interfere in the volunteers quality of life.