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Este estudo objetivou traduzir e adaptar culturalmente as questões constantes do instrumento espanhol de Análise da Impressão e do Impacto do Prejuízo Estético, proposto por Cobo Plana (2010), para sua possível utilização no Brasil, bem como validar tal instrumento junto a cirurgiões-dentistas da área de Odontologia Legal. Os avaliadores aplicaram o método, constituído de quatro quadros, por meio de uma sequência de dez imagens que mostraram modelos sem e com lesões (cicatrizes) maquiadas, simulando danos estéticos na face. Os quatro quadros, traduzidos e adaptados culturalmente para língua portuguesa, mostraram ter potencial para oferecer maior objetividade na valoração do dano estético.

AbstractAimsTo investigate the factors associated with poor oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a sample of Brazilian older adults.Methods and ResultsA cross‐sectional study was conducted with 535 non‐institutionalized elders aged 60 years or older from Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. OHRQoL was measured using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Data on sociodemographic characteristics, self‐perceived general health status, and health‐related behaviors were obtained through a structured questionnaire. Data on chronic diseases were obtained from health records. Associations between exploratory factors and low OHRQoL (% GOHAI score <30) were evaluated using multivariate Poisson regression models to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) and confidence intervals. The mean OHRQoL score was 30 (± 4.4). In bivariate analysis, being not married, smoking, and self‐rated "fair/poor" general health status were associated with lower OHRQoL. In the adjusted model, self‐rated "fair/poor" general health (PR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.05–1.48), presence of chronic diseases (PR: 1.88; 95% CI: 1.37–2.58), smoking (PR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.02–1.53), and reason for last dental appointment (PR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.13–1.59) were associated with poor OHRQoL.ConclusionNon‐institutionalized older adults with a history of chronic diseases, who smoke, have a negative perception of their general health, and had the last dental appointment motivated by pain present significantly higher prevalence rates of poor OHRQoL.