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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024

Pathway analysis between dental caries and oral health-related quality of life in the transition from childhood to adolescence: a 10-year cohort study.

Bruna Brondani, Jessica Klöckner Knorst, Thiago Machado Ardenghi, Fausto Medeiros Mendes

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  1. Fermentable carbohydrates intake and dental caries in adolescents under household food insecurity: a counterfactual analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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Bruna BrondaniDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-7832
Jessica Klöckner KnorstDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-8032
Thiago Machado ArdenghiDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil. thiago.ardenghi@ufsm.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5109-740X
Fausto Medeiros MendesDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-4103

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 315341/2021-1Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 406773/2021-1Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Finance Code 001Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2019/27593-8Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 21/2551-0002006-7
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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the direct and indirect pathways between cavitated carious lesions and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) during the transition from childhood to adolescence.

methodsA prospective cohort study followed an initial sample of 639 children (one to five years old), in southern Brazil for ten years. In addition to the baseline (T1), two subsequent reassessments were conducted after seven (T2) and ten years (T3). OHRQoL was measured through the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) and Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ8-10 and CPQ11-14), according to the age group. Dental caries was evaluated using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) in the three waves. Socioeconomic variables and other factors related to oral health (frequency of toothbrushing and toothache) were also collected. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the direct and indirect effects among the variables over ten years.

resultsA total of 449 and 429 children were reevaluated at T2 and T3 (positive response rates of 70.3% and 67.1%, respectively). Dental caries in T1 and T2 directly predicted the occurrence of a worse OHRQoL in the respective follow-up periods. Dental caries at T3 indirectly predicted a worse OHRQoL (T3), via toothache. Dental caries at T1 and T2 directly predicted the occurrence of dental caries at T3, while a worse OHRQoL at T2 directly predicted a worse OHRQoL at T3.

conclusionDental caries negatively impacts, directly and indirectly, the OHRQoL from early childhood to adolescence.

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Dental CariesOral HealthQuality of LifeAdolescentBrazilChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantMaleProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesDental cariesLongitudinal studiesOral healthQuality of lifeStructural equation models

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