Association between racial discrimination and tooth decay in adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Kamila Valleska da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Santos, Iraneide Nascimento dos, Aguiar, Priscilla Vasconcelos, Santos, Carolina da Franca Bandeira Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/62
• topic: Iniquidades em Saúde; Racismo; Instituições Acadêmicas; Saúde Bucal; Adolescente; Health Inequities; Racism; Schools; Oral Health; Adolescents

Objective: To identify the association between the presence of racial discrimination and the oral health situation related to tooth decay. Method: Cross-sectional study, with a sample of 209 adolescents, evaluated in a school environment through the application of a questionnaire and clinical oral examination. The variables were perceived racial discrimination, sociodemographics, tooth decay (presence of at least one decayed tooth). Data were analyzed using Pearson's Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests and Multiple Logistic Regression. Results: The majority of adolescents were black (66%), female (56.2%), aged between 14 and 16 years old (56%), heterosexual (73.2%) and Christian (59.3%) . Regarding socioeconomic situation, 41.1% received a family allowance and 19.2% had a family income of up to one minimum wage. Most respondents had cavities (97.5%) and around a quarter lost some permanent teeth. There was an association between race/color according to IBGE (p=0.033) and skin color scale (p=0.012) and the occurrence of tooth decay. Black adolescents were twice as likely to have tooth decay (OR=2.11; CI=1.08-4.15). Conclusion: The findings of this study allow us to conclude that an association was observed between racial discrimination and tooth decay.