Calidad de vida relacionada a la salud bucal en niños peruanos con caries de infancia temprana severa

Resumen

Objective: To evaluate the parental perception of the quality of life related to oral health in children with severe early childhood caries from a Peruvian health institute. Method: An observational, analytical and cross-sectional study was carried out in 200 children from 3 to 5 years of age, without caries and with randomly selected early childhood caries of severe childhood (CIT-S). The instrument applied by a calibrated surveyor was the Peruvian version of the ECOHIS questionnaire (P-ECOHIS) and the ceo-s index. The normal distributionwas determined with Kolmogorov - Smirnov, the Mann-Whitney U statistical test was also applied. Results: The total ECOHIS score is higher in children with CIT-S compared to children without caries, with a statistically significant difference (p <0.05). Conclusion: Parental perception of oral health-related quality of life was negatively affected by severe early childhood caries in children at a Peruvian health institute.