Abstract

VERDUGO ENCALADA, Liliana Soledad; GARCIA-RUPAYA, Carmen Rosa  and  DEL CASTILLO LOPEZ, César E. Quality of life related to oral health in schoolchildren in urban and rural sector: Cañar, Ecuador. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2018, vol.28, n.2, pp.105-114. ISSN 1019-4355.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20453/reh.v28i2.3326.

Objectives: To compare the impact of oral conditions on the quality of life in schoolchildren in the urban and rural sector of Cañar Ecuador, in the year 2015.Materials and methods: Observational cross-sectional study evaluated 170 schoolchildren who accomplish with selection criteria. The data were collected through a personalized interview that lasted from 6 to 8 minutes per school. It was used a Spanish version validated in Peru of the Child-OIDP Index to determine the impact of 17 oral conditions on 8 daily performances and subsequently establish the intensity extent and severity. Results: It was determined that: 75.5% of students reported one or more impacted performances. The most mentioned conditions as problem were: Tooth decay and Toothache in both urban and rural areas (41.4% 26.3%) (50.7% 39.4%). The most affected daily performances were Eat and Smile for the urban and rural areas (41.4% and 53.5%) (36.4% and 22.5%) respectively. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant difference according to place of origin and sex of (p = 0.048) (p=0.011) respectively in schoolchildren from Canton Cañar.

Keywords : Quality of life; oral health; schoolchildren; urban and rural.

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