Impact of dental caries on preschool children's quality of life: an update

The literature reports that dental caries can cause functional, physical and aesthetic impairment, often with repercussions on children's general health at an early age. Moreover, recent studies have investigated how caries lesions can compromise children's quality of life. This paper aims to describe the current situation of dental caries prevalence in children and how this oral health disease can impact their quality of life.

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Principais autores: Bönecker,Marcelo, Abanto,Jenny, Tello,Gustavo, Oliveira,Luciana Butini
Formato: Digital revista
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO 2012
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Resumo:The literature reports that dental caries can cause functional, physical and aesthetic impairment, often with repercussions on children's general health at an early age. Moreover, recent studies have investigated how caries lesions can compromise children's quality of life. This paper aims to describe the current situation of dental caries prevalence in children and how this oral health disease can impact their quality of life.