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Were applied to children the \u201cChild Perceptions Questionnaire\n                      <jats:italic>\u201d<\/jats:italic>\n                      (CPQ 8\u201310), which assesses the impact of oral health on quality of life (OHRQoL). Oral clinical examinations were performed on the children to detect exposure of the dental pulp.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 363 children, 73 (28.2%) had at least one pulp-exposed tooth. There was an association between lower maternal schooling and the impact on OHRQoL, both for maternal schooling from 9 to 11 years of schooling (OR\u2009=\u20091.23; 95% CI: 1.00-1.51;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.045) and for 8 years or less of schooling (OR\u2009=\u20091.26; 95% CI: 1.00-1.59;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.045), compared to 12 years or more of maternal schooling. Children with pulp exposure were associated with an impact on OHRQoL model adjustment (OR\u2009=\u20091.49; 95% CI: 1.22\u20131.81;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of pulp involvement in children aged 6 to 10 years was 28.2%. Children with pulp involvement had a worse perception of quality of life related to oral health, with an impact on emotional, social, and functional aspects, as well as limitations caused by oral problems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Epidemiological studies commonly address data on caries experience using the classic DMFT\/dmft index, which records data on the average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth, but does not provide information on dental pulp exposure, which many It can sometimes have harmful consequences and can impact the quality of life related to oral health in children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00784-026-06770-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,23]],"date-time":"2026-02-23T05:27:46Z","timestamp":1771824466000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The impact of pulp disease on oral health-related quality of life in children aged 6 to 10 years"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"30","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5971-1817","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patr\u00edcia Gomes","family":"Fonseca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8495-9259","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Let\u00edcia","family":"Ramos-Jorge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9698-2357","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bianca Oliveira","family":"de Carvalho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7338-643X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Eliza","family":"da Consola\u00e7\u00e3o Soares","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4869-9925","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Izabella","family":"Barbosa Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"6770_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"606","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.bdj.4801246","volume":"11","author":"D Ricketts","year":"2001","unstructured":"Ricketts D (2001) Management of the deep carious lesion and the vital pulp dentine complex. 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