Relationship between social capital and the experience of dental carie: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Autor(a) principal: DAMASCENO,Aline Amaro
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: PEREIRA,Antônio Carlos, SOUZA,Andreza Maria Luzia Baldo de, GUERRA,Luciane Miranda, CAVALCANTE,Denise de Fatima Barros, GONDINHO,Brunna Verna Castro, BULGARELI,Jaqueline Vilela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372021000100307
• topic: Social Capital; Dental caries; Social cohesion; Oral Health; Inequalities in health

ABSTRACT Objective Understanding the individual and collective behavior of individuals about their oral health conditions is important to prevent and control of dental caries. This study aimed to seek evidence of the relationship between social capital and caries experience. Methods Using a systematic review with meta-analysis, we searched articles in PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, LILACS, IBECS, BBO, SCIELO, The Cochrane Library and MEDLINE databases. Studies with humans, of all ages and languages, published until July 2019, which related social capital to the caries experience, were included in this review. Results We identified 1163 articles evaluated considering inclusion and exclusion criteria, leaving 5 articles selected to compose the study sample, and only 3 included in the meta-analysis. In the final analysis p value was significant (p <0.001), showing that both social cohesion and neighborhood empowerment are associated with the caries experience. In the random model, the individual has 2.39 chances of not having the caries disease. The results reinforce the importance of community social capital in the caries experience of individuals. Conclusions The high level of community social capital is directly related to lower caries experience rates.