@article{ref1,
title="Impact of traumatic dental injuries among adolescents on family's quality of life: A population-based study",
journal="International journal of paediatric dentistry",
year="2013",
author="Bendo, Cristiane B. and Paiva, Saul M. and Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimaraes and Figueiredo, Lícian D. and Vale, Miriam P.",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="387-396",
abstract="AIM: To evaluate the impact of traumatic dental injury (TDI) among Brazilian adolescents on their families' quality of life (QoL).   DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a population-based sample of 1122 schoolchildren aged 11-14 years selected using a multistage sampling procedure. Parents/caregivers answered the Brazilian version of the 14-item Family Impact Scale (B-FIS) to assess the impact on family's QoL. The main independent variable was TDI, which was diagnosed using the Andreasen classification. Malocclusion, dental caries, gender and socio-economic classification were the other independent variables. Poisson regression analyses were carried out (P < 0.05).   RESULTS: The prevalence of TDI was 14.8%. The multivariate model demonstrated that families of adolescents diagnosed with fracture involving the dentine or dentine/pulp were more likely to report a negative impact on the overall B-FIS score [rate ratio (RR) = 1.44; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.10-1.88] as well on the Parental/Family Activity (RR = 1.45; 95% CI: 1.09-1.94), Parental Emotions (RR=1.45; 95% CI: 1.03-2.04) and Family Conflict (RR = 1.46; 95% CI: 1.01-2.11) subscales in comparison with those who had no signs of TDI.   CONCLUSIONS: Families of adolescents with more severe TDI were more likely to report a negative impact on QoL, affecting family activities and emotions, which can result in family conflicts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0960-7439",
doi="10.1111/ipd.12083",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ipd.12083"
}