Dental erosion and oral health-related quality of life in children aged 3 to 5 years living in Lima. Peru

Dental erosion and oral health-related quality of life in children aged 3 to 5 years living in Lima. Peru

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Objetive: To determine the impact of dental erosion on the oral health related quality of life in preschool children aged 3 to 5 years.Material and Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out.The sample consisted of 150 preschoolers from a preschool in the suburban areas of Lima, Peru.

The Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE) index heat was used for the evaluation of dental erosion; and the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) was used to measure quality of life.The data were analyzed in the statistical program SPSS v.25.

Results: A prevalence of erosion Shocks of 40.7% was observed; with an initial loss of tooth surface in 28% and a loss of hard tissue of 0.05).

However, the dimension with the highest score was functional limitations.Conclusion: The prevalence of dental erosion in preschool children was high, and dental erosion did not show an impact on the oral health related quality of life.