Calidad de vida relacionada con salud oral en gestantes inmigrantes

Abstract

Quality of life is a state of the human being where there is physical, mental and social well-being. Term that includes the oral health and the social, economic and political determinants. In the case of the pregnant Venezuelan immigrant population, high conditions of vulnerability are seen, because they have characteristics that increase the risk of not presenting optimal oral conditions, which in turn leads to affecting their quality of life. Objective. Evaluate the relationship between oral health and quality of life, in a group of pregnant Venezuelan immigrants settled in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area. Materials and methods. There were evaluated 43 pregnant immigrant women from Venezuela without systemic diseases, who were surveyed to assess sociodemographic variables and quality of life (Whoqol Bref questionnaire) and had a clinical examination, to evaluate the Index CPI, C ICDAS1-6 OP, ICDAS 5-6 and COP-D. These data were analyzed in the STATA / MP program version 14.0 Results. The 62.8% of the sample (27 women) showed caries lesions in severe stage, the average of the Index COP-D was 4,4 and the C ICDAS 1-6 OP was 15,8. With respect to quality of life, the psychological domain (domain 2) showed a mean score of 67, being the one with the highest score. In the bivariate analysis, it was found statistical significance between C ICDAS1-6 OP and the CPI with quality of life physically and/or psychologically. Conclusions: It was established that a impaired oral health, considering the presence of dental caries and periodontal disease doesn´t impact negatively the quality of life of pregnant Venezuelan immigrants, mainly in the physical and psychological domains, in which it was even found a positive correlation.