SEVERE MALOCCLUSION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS ADOLESCENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE

• Autor(a) principal: Bretz, Yasmin Pissolati Mattos
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Souza, Gabriela Luíza Nunes, Corradi-Dias, Larissa, Serra-Negra, Júnia Maria, Paiva, Saul Martins, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica do CRO-RJ (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://cro-rj.org.br/revcientifica/index.php/revista/article/view/85
• topic: malocclusion, adolescent, quality of life; Má oclusão, adolescente, qualidade de vida

Aim: To assess the impact of severe malocclusion on adolescents’ oral health- related quality of life (OHRQoL). Methods: This study consisted of a sample of 117 adolescents between 11 and 12 years, who answered the Brazilian version of the short form of the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ11-14). This questionnaire has 16 items distributed equally across four domains: oral symptoms (OS), functional limitations (FL), emotional well-being (EW) and social well-being (SW). Higher scores indicate a greater negative impact on OHRQoL. Malocclusion was evaluated using the Dental Aesthetic Index. Adolescents were assigned to the following categories: no or slight malocclusion, defined malocclusion and severe  alocclusion. Descriptive analysis, the Kruskal Wallis test, post hoc test, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were conducted. Results: Individuals with severe malocclusion presented significantly higher scores than those with no or slight malocclusion for the EW (p=0.001), SW (p=0.027) and for the overall CPQ11-14 score (p=0.015). Adolescents with severe malocclusion showed a 2.63 greater chance of presenting a high negative impact on OHRQoL than those with no or slight malocclusion regardless of the confounding variables (CI=1.07–6.45, p=0.035). Conclusion: Severe malocclusion negatively impacts adolescents’ OHRQoL.