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Mendes FM, Knorst JK, Quezada-Conde MDC, Lopez EF, Alvarez-Velasco PL, Medina MV, Balseca-Ibarra MC, Ardenghi TM, Frias AC, Pannuti CM, Raggio DP, Michel-Crosato E. Association of children's oral health and school environment on academic performance in 12-year-old schoolchildren of Quito, Ecuador. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2024; 52:196-206. [PMID: 37779338 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The primary aim of this study was to evaluate if children's oral health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) were associated with school performance. Moreover, the study aimed to examine whether school environment factors influenced this association. METHODS This cross-sectional study was based on a population-based sample of 998 12-year-old schoolchildren from 31 public schools in Quito, Ecuador. Trained and calibrated examiners conducted clinical exams for dental caries, dental trauma and malocclusion. Furthermore, children completed the Spanish version of the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ11-14 ), and their parents answered questions about socio-economic status. School coordinators provided information on the physical environment, promotion of health practices and the occurrence of negative episodes in the school. There were three outcomes: grades obtained in Spanish language and mathematics and the number of missed school days. Multilevel linear and Poisson regression models were conducted using a hierarchical approach to include the variables guided by a previously created direct acyclic graph. RESULTS Children with dental trauma and higher CPQ11-14 scores showed lower grades and school attendance. Schoolchildren from schools with episodes of vandalism had more school days missed. CONCLUSION The school performance of 12-year-old children is affected by dental trauma and by a worse OHRQoL, as well as a negative school environment. Therefore, supportive environments and promoting health measures in schools could overcome this worse academic performance in children with oral health problems.
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- Fausto Medeiros Mendes
- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Dentistry, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Quezada-Conde MDC, Alvarez-Velasco PL, Balseca-Ibarra MC, Freitas RD, Ardenghi TM, Michel-Crosato E, Pannuti CM, Frias AC, Raggio DP, Mendes FM. Does the school environment exert influence on quality of life related to traumatic dental injury in children? Braz Oral Res 2022; 36:e105. [PMID: 35830148 DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2022.vol36.0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess whether favorable factors related to school characteristics have a positive effect on the impact of traumatic dental injury (TDI) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). An epidemiological survey of oral health was conducted with 12-year-old schoolchildren from Quito, Ecuador. Children were examined for TDI, dental caries, and malocclusion. Individual socioeconomic data were also collected. Information on the physical environment, health practices, and occurrence of negative episodes at school was collected from the school coordinators. The Child Perceptions Questionnaire 11-14 (CPQ11-14) was used to evaluate the OHRQoL (outcome variable). Multilevel Poisson regression analysis was conducted. Severe TDI was associated with higher CPQ11-14 scores, even in the multiple model adjusted for oral health conditions, sex, individual socioeconomic variables, and school-related variables. Children from schools that had an appropriate tooth-brushing environment for their students exhibited a lower impact on OHRQoL, even after adjustment for the occurrence of TDI and other variables. A favorable school environment may exert a positive effect on OHRQoL, independent of the occurrence of TDI.
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Michel-Crosato E, Raggio DP, Coloma-Valverde ANDJ, Lopez EF, Alvarez-Velasco PL, Medina MV, Balseca MC, Quezada-Conde MDC, de Almeida Carrer FC, Romito GA, Araujo ME, Biazevic MGH, Braga MM, Fratucci MVB, Mendes FM, Frias AC, Pannuti CM. Oral health of 12-year-old children in Quito, Ecuador: a population-based epidemiological survey. BMC Oral Health 2019; 19:184. [PMID: 31412847 PMCID: PMC6694588 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0863-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of population-based surveys on oral health conditions in Ecuador. Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct an epidemiological survey with a representative sample of children aged 12 years from public schools of Quito, Ecuador. The aim of this initial report was to describe the methodology used in the survey, as well to present results regarding calibration procedures and prevalence of oral-health related outcomes. METHODS We invited 33 public schools' coordinators from the urban area of Quito, and 1100 children (12 years old) to take part in this study. Six trained and calibrated examiners conducted clinical examinations using oral mirrors and ball-ended probes to assess: dental caries, traumatic dental injuries, malocclusion, gingival bleeding, presence of calculus and fluorosis. Children also responded a questionnaire on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL). Individual sociodemographic data was collected through a questionnaire sent to parents. Moreover, some contextual data on school environment (infrastructure conditions, promotion of health practices and negative episodes) were also evaluated. Prevalence values, crude and weighted by sampling weights, and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated. RESULTS Nine hundred and ninety-eight children from 31 schools were examined from March to May 2017. The adjusted prevalence values (95%CI) for the six outcomes evaluated were: dental caries = 60.3% (55.3 to 65.0%); traumatic dental injuries = 20.7% (17.2 to 24.8%); dental fluorosis = 63.7% (58.5 to 68.5%); gingival bleeding = 92.0% (87.1 to 95.2%); presence of calculus = 69.9 (60.5 to 77.9%); and malocclusion = 25.8% (21.8 to 30.3%). Adjusted mean of number of decayed, missed or filled permanent teeth (DMF-T) was 1.61 (1.37 to 1.84). Results on OHRQoL and other contextual variables will be reported in other articles. CONCLUSION The prevalence of the majority of oral health problems in 12-year-old children from public schools in Quito-Ecuador was compatible with those observed in other similar cities. However, periodontal health and fluorosis seem to be highly prevalent in children from Quito.
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- Edgard Michel-Crosato
- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Av Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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