Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude bucal (QVRSB) entre estudantes brasileiros de odontologia. Um estudo transversal foi realizado com 300 estudantes de odontologia da Universidade Federal do Parana, Brasil. Para avaliar a QVRSB, o Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) foi auto-aplicado juntamente com um formulario abordando caracteristicas socio-demograficas, aspectos relacionados com a saude e experiencia odontologica. Foram realizadas analise descritiva, regressao de Poisson univariada e multipla, com variancia robusta, para verificar possiveis associacoes entre as covariaveis e a QVRSB. A prevalencia de impactos relatados na QVRSB foi de 45 por cento. A media do escore OHIP-14 foi de 4,5. Na analise univariada, o motivo da ultima visita ao dentista (p = 0,004), relato de desconforto em dentes / boca (p <0,001) e a autoavaliacao da saude geral (p = 0,011) e bucal (p <0,001) foram significativamente associados com QVRSB. O ano de formacao academica nao foi associado com a QVRSB (p = 0,712). No modelo multivariado, os estudantes que relataram insatisfacao com os dentes (RP = 1,32, IC 95%: 1,01-1,73), dor / sensibilidade dental (RP = 2,36, IC 95%: 1,63-3,40), problemas dentarios esteticos (PR = 1,45, IC 95%: 1,10-1,89), necessidades de restauracao (PR = 1,60; IC 95%: 1,01-2,55) e cuja ultima visita ao dentista foi para tratamento curativo (PR = 1,36; IC 95%: 1,05-1,76) tiveram maior prevalencia de impacto na QVRSB. Aspectos relacionados a experiencia anterior odontologica e ao auto-relato de problemas bucais foram associados com QVRSB.
This study was conducted to assess oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among Brazilian dental students. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 300 dental students at the Federal University of Parana, Brazil. To measure OHRQoL, the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was self-administered and a questionnaire was filled out addressing socio-demographic characteristics, health-related aspects and dental experience. Descriptive analysis was performed and both univariate and multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance were used to determine associations between OHRQoL and the covariables. The prevalence of reported impact on OHRQoL was 45 percent. The mean OHIP-14 score was 4.5. In the univariate analysis, the reason for the last visit to the dentist (p=0.004), reported discomfort in teeth/mouth (p<0.001) and both self-rated general (p=0.011) and oral (p<0.001) health were significantly associated with OHRQoL. The year of academic education was not associated with OHRQoL (p=0.712). In the multivariate model, students who reported dissatisfaction with their teeth (PR=1.32; IC 95%: 1.01-1.73), dental pain/sensitivity (PR=2.36; IC 95%: 1.63-3.40), esthetic dental problems (PR=1.45; IC 95%: 1.10- 1.89), restorative needs (PR=1.60; IC 95%: 1.01-2.55) and whose last visit to the dentist was for curative treatment (PR=1.36; IC 95%: 1.05-1.76) had greater impact on OHRQoL. Aspects related to previous dental experience and self-reported oral health problems were associated with OHRQoL.