This study assessed the perceptions of satisfaction with life, body and health of adolescents, whose practices are reflected in oral health. Through qualitative research, adolescents in the city of Barueri/São Paulo were interviewed by the focus group technique. Their discourses were analyzed using content analysis. The results reveal that those young people have a poorly balanced feeding; the care of the body is seen as synonymous with bathing and sports and oral hygiene care was limited to brushing; many reported use of the services of dental plan due to the delays in health care units. Knowing the perception of young people on these axes can contribute to the improvement of the shares and access to means of prevention, treatment and maintenance of oral health.
Adolescents; Knowledge; attitudes and practice; Oral health; Qualitative research