Impact of malocclusion on oral health-related quality of life among schoolchildren

• Main Authors: Soraia Pimenta de Araújo Guimarães (Author), Kelly Oliva Jorge (Author), Maria Jussara Fernandes Fontes (Author), Maria Letícia Ramos-Jorge (Author), Cíntia Tereza Pimenta Araújo (Author), Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira (Author), Camilo Aquino Melgaço (Author), Patrícia Maria Zarzar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and impact of malocclusion on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 years and their parents in Diamantina, a town in the southeast of Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sam...