TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with the incidence of dental caries among schoolchildren living in a municipality with low prevalence of dental caries
AU - Cypriano, Silvia
AU - Hugo, Fernando Neves
AU - Sciamarelli, Maria Cristina
AU - Tôrres, Luísa Helena do Nascimento
AU - de Sousa, Maria da Luz Rosário
AU - Wada, Ronaldo Seichi
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - The literature has shown that poorer levels of oral health are more frequently related to lower socio-economic status, consequently this cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted in 2003 investigated the association between caries and socio-economic factors, access to care, self-perception and habits among 266 12-year-old schoolchildren living in a community with low prevalence of dental caries. World Health Organization dental caries diagnosis methodology was used, in addition to the application of socio-economic and behavioral questionnaires. To identify the factors associated with dental caries, multivariate logistic regression was used and the dependent variable was synthesized into DMFT=0 and DMFT>0. Bearing in mind the limitations of a cross-sectional study, disliking the appearance of teeth, seeking dental care because of pain, studying at a state school and the head of the family being a manual worker were independently associated with dental caries. Even in a municipality with low prevalence of caries, the socio-economic status, dental care and self-perception were important factors in the incidence of dental caries among schoolchildren, and it is recommended that many factors in the bio-psychosocial context of multi-factorial dental caries should be investigated.
AB - The literature has shown that poorer levels of oral health are more frequently related to lower socio-economic status, consequently this cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted in 2003 investigated the association between caries and socio-economic factors, access to care, self-perception and habits among 266 12-year-old schoolchildren living in a community with low prevalence of dental caries. World Health Organization dental caries diagnosis methodology was used, in addition to the application of socio-economic and behavioral questionnaires. To identify the factors associated with dental caries, multivariate logistic regression was used and the dependent variable was synthesized into DMFT=0 and DMFT>0. Bearing in mind the limitations of a cross-sectional study, disliking the appearance of teeth, seeking dental care because of pain, studying at a state school and the head of the family being a manual worker were independently associated with dental caries. Even in a municipality with low prevalence of caries, the socio-economic status, dental care and self-perception were important factors in the incidence of dental caries among schoolchildren, and it is recommended that many factors in the bio-psychosocial context of multi-factorial dental caries should be investigated.
KW - Dental caries
KW - DMFT index
KW - Oral health
KW - Socio-economic factors
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U2 - 10.1590/S1413-81232011001100015
DO - 10.1590/S1413-81232011001100015
M3 - Article
C2 - 22031139
AN - SCOPUS:80055103458
SN - 1413-8123
VL - 16
SP - 4095
EP - 4106
JO - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
JF - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
IS - 10
ER -