Does maternal dental anxiety influence the report of oral health-related quality of life in preschool children?
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https://doi.org/10.35699/2178-1990.2023.40886Keywords:
Mothers, Dental Anxiety, Quality of life, Child, Oral HealthAbstract
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the association between maternal dental anxiety and the impact on oral health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of preschool children.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 150 children, aged between 4 and 5 years, living in the city of Diamantina, MG, Brazil. Maternal dental anxiety was assessed using the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) prior to a clinical examination appointment to detect oral alterations. The children were also clinically evaluated for the presence of dental caries and dental trauma. Clinical assessments were conducted by examiners trained and calibrated to these criteria. Mothers answered the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) and filled out a form to provide sociodemographic and economic characteristics. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and Poisson regression.
Results: Moderate to high dental anxiety was found in 12% (n=18) of the mothers and was associated with a poorer quality of life in preschoolers in the unadjusted analysis. The adjusted analysis showed a significant association between the child at 5 years of age (PR = 4.45; CI = 2.38-8.30; p ≤ 0.001) and untreated dental caries (PR = 2.77; CI = 1.64-4.65; p ≤ 0.001) with a negative impact on children’s quality of life. Moderate to high maternal anxiety was associated with a negative impact on preschoolers’ quality of life in the unadjusted analysis, but the association was lost after adjustment for other variables.
Conclusion: No association was found between maternal dental anxiety and their children’s HRQoL.
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