Influencia de los hábitos bucales en la calidad de vida de los niños

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of oral habits on the quality of life of children, approached from the general characteristics of various instruments that measure it. MATERIALS AND METHODS: it consisted of a bibliographic review of scientific literature, so that exhaustive search was carried out on the databases of academic Google, SciELO, LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, Ibecs and Cumed, where inclusion criteria were established, finding pertinent information in 231 articles, of which 91 met the proposed criteria. RESULTS: 35 articles referred specifically to oral habits, the majority were crosssectional, 28 documents dealt only with the quality of life, 24 references to oral habits related to the quality of life of children, and 4 articles on oral health in general. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high influence on the quality of life due to deforming oral habits, affecting especially the emotional state of children and, in turn, their physical and social state. As for the analysis of the characteristics of the instruments, it was found that there is a similarity between the items, domains, and their scale used in the instrument. However, it is recommended to apply the measurement instruments accordingly to the need of the study, since the search has been difficult in trying to strictly relate the quality of life and oral habits, for this reason, investigations should be increased in that sense.