Impact of Malocclusion on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of 8-12 Years Old Schoolchildren in Southern Brazil.

The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of malocclusion on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of schoolchildren aged 8-12 years old in Southern Brazil. A two-stage cluster procedure was used to select 1,199 children in 20 public and private schools in Pelotas/Brazil. Cross-sectional data was collected, consisting of a socioeconomic questionnaire to parents, children's interview and clinical oral examination.

Nonpharmacologic Intervention on the Prevention of Pain and Anxiety During Pediatric Dental Care: A Systematic Review.

Background: Nonpharmacologic interventions may be used to reduce fear and anxiety during dental treatment.

Objectives: To systematically review trials on the effect of nonpharmacologic interventions in behavior, anxiety, and pain perception in children undergoing dental treatment.

Data Sources: Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL, Google Scholar, and studies' reference lists.

Clinical and radiographic sequelae to primary teeth affected by dental trauma: a 9-year retrospective study.

This retrospective study aimed at determining the predicted risks of clinical and radiographic complications in primary teeth following traumatic dental injuries, according to injury type, severity and child's age. Data were collected from records of children treated at a Dental Trauma Center in Brazil for nine years. Records of 576 children were included; clinical sequelae were assessed in 774 teeth, and radiographic sequelae, in 566 teeth.

Primary incisor intruded through the nasal cavity: a case report.

Intrusive luxation may cause complications for the primary tooth and generate adverse sequelae in the permanent successor. Although intrusion is prevalent in the primary dentition, full intrusion is a rare event that requires specialized treatment and a multidisciplinary approach. This article describes the case of a 1-year-old girl who presented with traumatic displacement of the maxillary left central incisor into the nasal cavity.

Crown-Root Fractures in Primary Teeth: A Case Series Study of 28 Cases.

Crown-root fractures in primary teeth are rare, with a wide variation of patterns that make diagnosis and treatment difficult. The aim of this study was to present a case series of crown-root fractures in primary teeth of children who attended a reference center. The study followed 28 cases of crown-root fractures in 26 children, representing 4% of the total number of attendees over 11 years of reference service at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

Oral mucosal lesions' impact on oral health-related quality of life in preschool children.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions and their impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children aged 5 years.

Methods: A sample of 1118 children from Pelotas' birth cohort, born in 2004 (response rate of 85.8%), were selected to participate in the study.

Validation of the digital photographic assessment to diagnose traumatic dental injuries.

Introduction: Alternatives for monitoring dental trauma in epidemiological surveys may be useful, as data collection of epidemiological investigation can be jeopardized due to several conditions.

Aim: To investigate the validity of standard digital photographs to determine the occurrence of anterior dental trauma compared to the clinical examination in an epidemiological survey.

Methods: Participants were children aged 8-12 years old attending both private and public schools; children were clinically evaluated for the assessment of dental trauma, and standard photographs were taken from maxillary and mandibular permanent incisors of each child.

Perceived dental pain: determinants and impact on brazilian schoolchildren.

Aims: To assess reports of dental pain in a school-based sample of children in South Brazil and test its association with socioeconomic, demographic, psychosocial, and clinical variables. Also, the consequences of dental pain on oral health perception and its impact on daily life were investigated.

Methods: A two-stage cluster procedure was used to select 1,199 children in 20 public and private schools in Pelotas, Brazil.

Nonuse of dental service by schoolchildren in Southern Brazil: impact of socioeconomics, behavioral and clinical factors.

Objectives: To assess clinical, behavioral and socioeconomic factors associated with nonuse of dental services by schoolchildren.

Methods: A cross-sectional school-based study with 1211 children aged 8-12 years was carried out in Pelotas, Brazil. The outcome (never having had a dental appointment) and independent variables were collected through interview with parents and children, including sex, age, parent's schooling, family income, self-perception about oral health, and dental fear.

Long-term clinical and radiographic follow up of subluxated and intruded maxillary primary anterior teeth.

Aims: This study aimed to determine the kinds of sequelae resulting from intrusive luxation and subluxative injuries in primary anterior teeth as well as the timing of such sequelae.

Materials And Methods: In this longitudinal retrospective study, data were collected from dental records and radiographs of patients with traumatic dental injury (TDI) treated at the Centre for the Study and Treatment of Dental Trauma in Primary Dentition (Pelotas, RS, Brazil). Fifty-two children, with seventy intruded teeth, and 76 children, with 99 subluxated teeth, met the inclusion criteria.

Longevity of posterior restorations in primary teeth: results from a paediatric dental clinic.

Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the longevity of restorations in the posterior primary teeth of children attending to a public paediatric dental clinic and to test the factors associated with failures.

Methods: Patient records of 329 children (162 boys and 166 girls) were used for collecting and analyzing data. A total of 565 restorations in primary teeth were included in the study.

Oral health-related quality of life of schoolchildren: impact of clinical and psychosocial variables.

Background: Besides the clinical aspects, the patient's perspective of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) may be influenced by a series of individual characteristics.

Aim: The aim was to investigate the impact of clinical and psychosocial variables on the OHRQoL of Brazilian schoolchildren.

Design: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted with children of 8-10 year old attending public (15) and private (5) schools (n = 749).

Impact of dental anxiety and fear on dental care use in Brazilian women.

Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between dental anxiety and fear, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and dental attendance patterns in a sample of women in Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of women in healthcare centers was conducted during an immunization campaign in the city of Pelotas in southern Brazil. Interviews were conducted to assess dental anxiety and fear, education level, family income, marital status, and the use of dental services.

Dental trauma: prevalence and risk factors in schoolchildren.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of traumatic injury to the permanent incisors in 8- to 12-year-old children and to test associations between dental trauma and nutritional status and physical activity level, with adjustment for demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial variables. Differences in risk factors between sexes were also assessed.

Methods: Two-stage cluster sampling was used to select 1210 children in 20 public and private schools in Pelotas, Brazil, for study participation.

Factors associated with dental fluorosis in school children in southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

This cross-sectional study assessed risk factors for dental fluorosis (DF) among 8- to 12-year-old children in southern Brazil. Children attending 20 schools were randomly selected (n=1,196). They were interviewed and their parents answered a questionnaire that was sent home.

[Inequalities in oral health: are schoolchildren receiving the Bolsa Família more vulnerable?].

Objective: To evaluate the association between being a recipient of the program and oral health conditions in Brazilian schoolchildren.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,107 schoolchildren aged between eight and 12 years from 20 public and private schools in Pelotas, RS, Southern Brazil. A list of all children receiving the program was provided by the participant schools.

Nutritional status and physical activity level as risk factor for traumatic dental injuries occurrence: a systematic review.

Aim: To systematically review epidemiological articles assessing traumatic dental injuries (TDI) rates according to the physical activity habits and nutritional status.

Methods: A search was conducted using PubMed, ISI, Scopus, SciELO, LILACS, and gray literature in Brazilian Theses Databank. We searched for dental trauma, traumatic dental injuries, tooth injuries, tooth fractures, physical activity, motor activity, exercise, sedentary lifestyle, sports, obesity, body mass index (BMI), overweight, and fatness.

Radicular maturity level of primary teeth and its association with trauma sequelae.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the influence of the radicular maturity level of primary teeth on the sequelae of traumatic dental injury (TDI).

Materials And Methods: A longitudinal retrospective study that collected data from dental records and radiographs of patients with TDI in one or both maxillary primary central incisors was conducted. Sequelae such as crown discoloration, pulp canal obliteration (PCO) and inflammatory root resorption (IRR) were evaluated during a 12- to 18-month follow-up period after the trauma.

Methods and logistics of a multidisciplinary survey of schoolchildren from Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil.

This paper describes the methods of a multidisciplinary epidemiological survey conducted in schools in Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil. This cross-sectional study evaluated a representative sample (n = 1,211) of eight to 12-year-old children attending public (15) and private (5) schools. Questionnaires were applied to parents to obtain information about socioeconomic and sociocultural characteristics.

Prevalence and treatment demand after traumatic dental injury in South Brazilian schoolchildren.

Background: Evaluation of the frequency and need for treatment of dental trauma is critical for both planning and establishing dental services and preventive programs.

Aim: This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of dental trauma, need for treatment and factors associated with dental visits after an injury.

Subjects And Methods: A multistage sample of children aged 8-12 years, from 20 private and public schools in Pelotas/Southern Brazil, was considered.

Dental trauma occurrence and occlusal characteristics in Brazilian preschool children.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between dental trauma and occlusal traits in the primary dentition.

Methods: Five hundred and one 24- to 71-month-old children, attending both private and public schools in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were included. Clinical examinations were performed at each school.

Children's use of dental services: influence of maternal dental anxiety, attendance pattern, and perception of children's quality of life.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of a child's clinical condition; maternal characteristics such as dental anxiety and dental visit pattern; socioeconomic conditions; and maternal perception of the child's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) on a child's use of dental care services.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 608 mother-child dyads was conducted during the Children's Immunization Campaign in Pelotas, Brazil. Mothers answered a questionnaire regarding their use of dental services, dental anxiety (Dental Anxiety Scale), socioeconomic status, and perception of their children's OHRQoL (the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale).

Dental emergencies in a university pediatric dentistry clinic: a retrospective study.

A significant number of children visit a dentist for the first time due to emergency situations. However, little is known regarding the prevalence, etiology, and treatment provided for children at emergency dental visits. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of children attending a dental school emergency clinic, the reasons for seeking dental care, and the treatment provided.

Child maltreatment: a survey of dentists in southern Brazil.

Child abuse is a serious public health problem and affects the victims' physical and mental health and development. The aims of this study were two-fold: to assess the attitudes and perceptions of dentists regarding child abuse, and to investigate professional characteristics associated with the identification of suspected child abuse. A questionnaire was sent to the 276 dentists of Pelotas, RS, Brazil, and 187 (68.