Oral Problems and Self-Confidence in Preschool Children
Monalisa Cesarino Gomes1, Matheus França Perazzo1, Érick Tássio Neves1
1Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, UEPB - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Brazilian Dental Journal
|November 22, 2017
Summary
Oral health issues, such as dental pain, and weak parental sense of coherence negatively impact preschool children's self-confidence. Attending public school also contributed to lower self-confidence in young children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Child Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Oral health problems are prevalent in preschool children.
- Self-confidence is crucial for early childhood development.
- Factors influencing self-confidence in young children require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of clinical oral health, socioeconomic factors, and parental sense of coherence on preschool children's self-confidence.
- To identify specific oral health issues affecting self-confidence in five-year-olds.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study with 769 five-year-old children and their parents/caretakers.
- Utilized the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children (SOHO-5) for self-confidence and Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13) for parents.
- Clinical examinations recorded dental caries (ICDAS II), malocclusion, and traumatic dental injury (TDI).
Main Results:
- High prevalence of dental caries (91.3%), malocclusion (57.7%), and traumatic dental injury (52.8%) observed.
- Attending public school (PR=2.26), history of toothache (PR=4.45), and weak parental sense of coherence (PR=2.27) significantly impacted self-confidence negatively.
Conclusions:
- Clinical oral health issues like dental pain, socioeconomic factors (public school attendance), and parental sense of coherence are significant determinants of self-confidence in preschool children.
- Interventions addressing oral health and parental support may improve children's self-confidence.
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