Association of self-perceived oral health in schoolchildren

The aim of this study was to assess the association between self-perceived oral health, considering the domains of oral symptoms, functional limitation, emotional well-being and social well-being, and the history of caries in students aged 8 to 14 in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas - Brazil. The sample consisted of 509 students enrolled in the six municipal and state public schools in the Brazilian municipality with the highest proportion of self-declared indigenous people, São Gabriel da Cachoeira (SGC), Amazonas State, Brazil. The participants were divided into two groups, one with children aged 8 to 10 and the other with children aged 11 to 14. The epidemiological examination was carried out by a calibrated examiner (Kappa: 0.98), using the CPO-D and ceo-d indices, and self-perceived health was measured using the Child Perceptions Questionnaire CPQ8-10 and CPQ11-14 instruments, which assess four domains: oral symptoms, functional limitations, emotional well-being and social well-being. The significance of the associations between the variables was tested by bivariate analysis and the associations that showed a p-value of less than 0.25.

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Doctorate in Dentistry. São Leopoldo Mandic Dental Research Center, SLMANDIC, Campinas, Brazil Professional Master's Degree in Molecular Genetic Diagnosis. Lutheran University of Brazil, ULBRA, Canoas, Brazil Specialization in Collective Health. São Leopoldo Mandic Dental Research Center, SLMANDIC, Campinas, Brazil.