Parents' perception of dental caries in intellectually disabled children

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the parents’ perception of dental caries in children with intellectual disability. This cross‐sectional study was conducted with 6 to 14 years old schoolchildren: Group 1 (50 children diagnosed with intellectual disabilities) and Group 2 (50 children wi...

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Published in:	Special care in dentistry Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 300 - 306
Main Authors:	Weckwerth, Solange Aparecida Modesto, Weckwerth, Giovana Maria, Ferrairo, Bunna Mota, Chicrala, Gabriela Moura, Ambrosio, Alexandre Macedo Natitucci, Toyoshima, Guilherme Hideki Lima, Bastos, José Roberto Magalhães, Pinto, Edu Cassiano, Velasco, Sofia Rafaela Maito, Bastos, Roosevelt Silva
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-11-2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adolescent Brazil - epidemiology Child Children Children with disabilities Cross-Sectional Studies Dental Care for Children Dental Care for Disabled Dental caries Dental Caries - epidemiology Dentistry Dentition Disabled Children DMF Index Drinking Female Fluoridation Humans intellectual and development disabilities Intellectual disabilities Irritation Male Oral hygiene Pain Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Perception Perceptions Quality of Life Sleep Teeth dental caries quality of life intellectual and development disabilities
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Summary:	ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the parents’ perception of dental caries in children with intellectual disability. This cross‐sectional study was conducted with 6 to 14 years old schoolchildren: Group 1 (50 children diagnosed with intellectual disabilities) and Group 2 (50 children without it). The dental caries was assessed by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for primary and permanent teeth. Parents’ psychosocial perception was assessed by Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS). Similar prevalence of caries free children was found between groups in both dentitions. In primary dentition the caries index was higher in Group 2, and the opposite occurred in permanent teeth. Group 1 presented higher impact (p < .05) in the dimension drinking, eating and pronunciation, whereas in Group 2 there was higher impact (p = .01) on pain, sleep, irritation, the smile and family finances. Findings showed significant impact of dental caries on parents’ perception of the oral health related quality of life of children with intellectual disabilities.
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ISSN:	0275-1879 1754-4505
DOI:	10.1111/scd.12191