Individual and contextual determinants associated with bullying in schoolchildren eight to ten years of age.

Investigate individual and contextual determinants associated with bullying in schoolchildren eight to ten years of age. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 739 schoolchildren, who answered a question about episodes of bullying related to oral health and questionnaires addressing childhood anxiety and orofacial dysfunction. The guardians provided information on sociodemographic characteristics, sleep disorders, and oral health literacy.

Premature Primary Tooth Loss and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children.

The present study aimed to evaluate the association between premature primary tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 769 5-year-old preschool children. The children and their parents or guardians answered the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-Year-Old Children for the assessment of OHRQoL.

Family and contextual factors associated with licit drug use in adolescence.

Objective: TO evaluate the family and contextual factors associated with licit drug use among 15 to 19-year-old adolescents in the school context.

Methods: This is a representative, school-based, cross-sectional study conducted with 746 adolescents from 15 to 19 years old enrolled in public and private schools. Parents/guardians reported on the sociodemographic variables, while adolescents answered questionnaires on drug use, family cohesion and adaptability, oral health literacy and visits to the dentist.

Family structure, sociodemographic factors and type of dental service associated with oral health literacy in the early adolescence.

The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between oral health literacy and family, sociodemographic and dental service characteristics in early adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 740 schoolchildren. The following variables were investigated using validated questionnaires: oral health literary (BREALD-30), sociodemographic characteristics, type of dental service and family functioning (FACES III).

The Impact of Dental Pain due to Caries in the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Children.

To determine the extent to which history of dental pain explains the impact of dental caries on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among pre-schoolers.
A population-based study was conducted with a random sample of 769 five-year-old children. Preschoolers self-completed the Brazilian version of the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children (SOHO-5), and caregivers completed a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic characteristics.

Oral health literacy, sociodemographic, family, and clinical predictors of dental visits among Brazilian early adolescents.

Background: The prevalence of dental caries is high in adolescents worldwide, and a large percentage have never been to a dentist or have not had regular dental appointments.

Aim: To evaluate the influence of oral health literacy and sociodemographic, clinical, and family factors on dental visits among early adolescents.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 740 12-year-old students in Campina Grande, Brazil.

Degree of family cohesion and social class are associated with the number of cavitated dental caries in adolescents.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between number of cavitated dental caries in adolescents and family cohesion, drug use, sociodemographic factors and visits to the dentist. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 746 adolescents aged 15 to 19 years from Campina Grande, Brazil. The parents answered a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic data, and the adolescents answered questionnaires on drug use, type of family cohesion and visits to the dentist.

Socioeconomic status and family functioning influence oral health literacy among adolescents.

Objective: Evaluate socio-demographic, family and behavioral factors associated with oral health literacy (OHL) in adolescents.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/guardians answered a questionnaire addressing socio-demographic data.

The impact of oral health literacy and family cohesion on dental caries in early adolescence.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the prevalence of cavitated dental caries and oral health literacy (OHL), family characteristics and sociodemographic factors in early adolescence.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 740 twelve-year-old students. The students' guardians provided information on sociodemographic data, and the students provided information on family characteristics and OHL.

Adolescents with worse levels of oral health literacy have more cavitated carious lesions.

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the ability to recognize and read oral health terms is associated with the number of teeth with cavitated carious lesions in adolescents. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of 746 adolescents representative of students aged 15 to 19 years at the public and private school systems in a city in northeast Brazil. Two examiners who had undergone a training and calibration exercise (inter-examiner and intra-examiner Kappa coefficient: 0.

Knowledge of parents/caregivers about the sleep bruxism of their children from all five Brazilian regions: A multicenter study.

Background: Sleep bruxism (SB) is a masticatory muscle activity that affects children. Parents' knowledge is important for its identification and report to dentists.

Aim: To investigate parents' knowledge about SB among their children.

How much does household food insecurity explain income inequalities in untreated dental caries?

Background: The pathway by which socioeconomic disadvantages are manifested in the occurrence of dental caries remains unclear.

Aim: To explore how much the association between untreated dental caries and income inequalities is related to household food insecurity (HFI).

Design: A population-based study was conducted with a sample of 466 12-year-old students.

Toothache and Non-Clinical Individual and School Factors in Five-Year-Old Children: Multilevel Analysis.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of individual and contextual factors on the occurrence of toothache in five-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 756 five-year-old children from public and private preschools in a city in the countryside of the northeast of Brazil. The sample was determined through probabilistic sampling in two stages (preschools and children).

Association between sense of coherence and untreated dental caries in preschoolers: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate factors associated with the clinical consequences of untreated dental caries in children attending public and private preschools.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a complex, preschool-based sample of 769 children, 5 years of age, from public and private preschools in the city of Campina Grande, Brazil. Clinical examinations to diagnose the consequences of untreated caries were performed using the criteria of the pufa index (p - pulp exposure; u - ulceration caused by movement of tooth fragments; f - fistula; a - abscess).

Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with dental caries in preschool children: Analysis using a decision tree.

Background: Untreated dental caries can result a negative impact on oral health-related quality of life.

Aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries and associated factors in children enrolled in public preschools in the city of Recife, Brazil.

Settings And Design: A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative random sample of 556 children aged 3-5 years.

Importance of contextual variables related to cavitated lesions in 5-year-old children.

Background: Dental caries have a high prevalence in children and need to evaluate their individual and contextual determinants.

Aim: To evaluate the importance of individual and contextual determinants on the occurrence of cavitated lesions in 5-year-old children.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 769 preschoolers in a city in northeastern Brazil.

Association between psychological factors, socio-demographic conditions, oral habits and anterior open bite in five-year-old children.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate association between psychological factors, socio-demographic conditions, oral habits and anterior open bite in five-year-old preschool children.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 764 pairs of children and parents/caregivers in preschools. The parents/caregivers answered questionnaires addressing oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), sense of coherence, locus of control, oral habits and socio-demographic characteristics.

Impact of Caries Severity/Activity and Psychological Aspects of Caregivers on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among 5-Year-Old Children.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the severity/activity of dental caries as well as sense of coherence (SOC) and locus of control (LOC) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 5-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 769 children at schools in a city in northeast Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered validated questionnaires addressing SOC and LOC.

Influence of sense of coherence on oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to perform a systematic review of the literature for scientific evidence regarding the association between a sense of coherence (SOC) and oral health-related of quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods: Electronic searches were performed in five databases. Manual searches were also performed.

Evaluation of the association of bruxism, psychosocial and sociodemographic factors in preschoolers.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate factors associated with sleep bruxism in five-year-old preschool children. A preschool-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 761 pairs of children and their parents/caregivers. Sleep bruxism was diagnosed using a questionnaire administered to the parents/caregivers, who also answered questionnaires addressing sociodemographic data and parent's/caregiver's sense of coherence.

Oral Problems and Self-Confidence in Preschool Children.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of clinical oral factors, socioeconomic factors and parental sense of coherence on affected self-confidence in preschool children due to oral problems. A cross-sectional study with probabilistic sampling was conducted at public and private preschools with 769 five-year-old children and their parents/caretakers. A questionnaire addressing socio-demographic characteristics as well as the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children (SOHO-5) and the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13) were administered.

Perception of parents and self-reports of children regarding the impact of traumatic dental injury on quality of life.

Background/aim: Traumatic dental injuries occur frequently among young children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of traumatic dental injuries on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in preschool children using the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-year-old children (SOHO-5).

Materials And Methods: This study involved 769 five-year-old children enrolled at public and private preschools.

Case-control study examining the impact of oral health problems on the quality of life of the families of preschoolers.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of dental caries, traumatic dental injuries (TDI), toothaches, and malocclusion on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the families of Brazilian preschool children. A population-based, matched case-control study involving 415 pre-schoolers aged 3-5 years was conducted. The case (impact on OHRQoL) and control groups (no impact on OHRQoL) were matched for age, gender, and family income at an 1:4 ratio.

Oral health-related quality of life and sense of coherence regarding the use of dental services by preschool children.

Background: There is a need for studies on the biopsychosocial factors that influence the use of dental services by preschoolers.

Aim: To evaluate the influence of the perceptions of parents/caretakers and children regarding oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) as well as the sense of coherence (SOC) of parents/caretakers on the use of dental services among Brazilian preschoolers.

Design: A school-based, cross-sectional study was conducted with 768 preschoolers.

[The potential financial impact of oral health problems in the families of preschool children].

The aim of the study was to evaluate the perception of parents/caregivers regarding the financial impact of oral health problems on the families of preschool children. A preschool-based, cross-sectional study was conducted with 834 preschool children in Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale.