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1063/2011 - Impact of dental trauma on quality of life of children and adolescents: a critical and instruments review
IMPACTO DO TRAUMATISMO DENTÁRIO NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES: REVISÃO CRÍTICA E INSTRUMENTOS DE MEDIDA

Author:

• Livia Azeredo Alves Antunes - Antunes, L.A.A. - Niterói, RJ - Universidade Federal Fluminense - <liviaazeredo@vm.uff.br>

Co-author(s):

• Anna Thereza Leão - Leão, A.T. - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - <attleao@gmail.com>
• Lucianne Cople Maia - Maia, L.C. - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - <rorefa@terra.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

The dental trauma constitutes a public health problem with high prevalence in Brazilian children and adolescents. In addition it can cause irreparable dental loss, moreover, becomes interesting to evaluate this condition using instruments of oral health related to quality of life (OHRQoL). Based on this, the present review, aimed to expose contents that may be performing the evaluation of impact of dental trauma in Brazilians, as well as discuss the state of the art of publications about this condition on OHRQoL, and following to discuss about the production found on the subject. To this end, prioritized the articles published from 1980 to June/2011, searched in databases (Pubmed, VHL, Google Scholar) or manually in the references of selected publications. It was noted that there is no specific instrument for dental trauma. So it is necessary to assess the OHRQoL in children and adolescents with instruments present in the literature. With them questions still unsolved about the impact of dental trauma on OHRQoL can be answered.

Keywords:

childadolescentsquality of lifequestionnairesdental traumatology

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Antunes, L.A.A., Leão, A.T., Maia, L.C.. Impact of dental trauma on quality of life of children and adolescents: a critical and instruments review. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2011/Aug). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/impact-of-dental-trauma-on-quality-of-life-of-children-and-adolescents-a-critical-and-instruments-review/8292?id=8292&id=8292



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