Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition

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Autor(a) principal: Borges,Heloisa Carvalho
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Garbín,Cléa Adas Saliba, Saliba,Orlando, Saliba,Nemre Adas, Moimaz,Suzely Adas Saliba
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Oral Research
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242012000600013
Resumo: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of socio-behavioral variables on the prevalence and severity of dental caries in 4- to 6-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 1993 children enrolled in 58 public preschools from Araçatuba City, São Paulo State, Brazil, during 2010. The exams were made using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (World Health Organization methodology) and detection criteria for non-cavitated lesions. A tested, self-administered questionnaire was sent to parents to obtain information about their socio-behavioral characteristics. Standardization was performed to verify concordance among examiners (kappa = 0.84). The prevalence of cavitated caries lesions was 41.2% (821), and the prevalence of both, cavitated and non-cavitated caries lesions, was 43.9% (875). The means ± standard deviations of the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for children aged 4, 5, and 6 years were 1.18 ± 2.45, 1.65 ± 2.67, and 1.73 ± 2.77, respectively. Caries were significantly more prevalent in children from families with low incomes and low educational levels. The presence of dental caries was associated with access to dental services (p < 0.05). The associations between both, cavitated and non-cavitated dental caries lesions, and the frequency of oral hygiene were statistically significant. The prevalence of dental caries in preschoolers was strongly associated with factors related to the children's parents. Therefore, information about parents' socio-economic status, behaviors, and attitudes in relation to oral health should be considered when planning prevention and educational programs for the oral health of preschool children.
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spelling Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentitionDental CariesChildPreschoolEpidemiologyThe aim of this study was to analyze the influence of socio-behavioral variables on the prevalence and severity of dental caries in 4- to 6-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 1993 children enrolled in 58 public preschools from Araçatuba City, São Paulo State, Brazil, during 2010. The exams were made using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (World Health Organization methodology) and detection criteria for non-cavitated lesions. A tested, self-administered questionnaire was sent to parents to obtain information about their socio-behavioral characteristics. Standardization was performed to verify concordance among examiners (kappa = 0.84). The prevalence of cavitated caries lesions was 41.2% (821), and the prevalence of both, cavitated and non-cavitated caries lesions, was 43.9% (875). The means ± standard deviations of the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for children aged 4, 5, and 6 years were 1.18 ± 2.45, 1.65 ± 2.67, and 1.73 ± 2.77, respectively. Caries were significantly more prevalent in children from families with low incomes and low educational levels. The presence of dental caries was associated with access to dental services (p < 0.05). The associations between both, cavitated and non-cavitated dental caries lesions, and the frequency of oral hygiene were statistically significant. The prevalence of dental caries in preschoolers was strongly associated with factors related to the children's parents. Therefore, information about parents' socio-economic status, behaviors, and attitudes in relation to oral health should be considered when planning prevention and educational programs for the oral health of preschool children.Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO2012-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242012000600013Brazilian Oral Research v.26 n.6 2012reponame:Brazilian Oral Researchinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica (SBPqO)instacron:SBPQO10.1590/S1806-83242012000600013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBorges,Heloisa CarvalhoGarbín,Cléa Adas SalibaSaliba,OrlandoSaliba,Nemre AdasMoimaz,Suzely Adas Salibaeng2012-11-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1806-83242012000600013Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bor/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phppob@edu.usp.br||bor@sbpqo.org.br1807-31071806-8324opendoar:2012-11-23T00:00Brazilian Oral Research - Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica (SBPqO)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
title Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
spellingShingle Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
Borges,Heloisa Carvalho
Dental Caries
Child
Preschool
Epidemiology
title_short Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
title_full Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
title_fullStr Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
title_full_unstemmed Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
title_sort Socio-behavioral factors influence prevalence and severity of dental caries in children with primary dentition
author Borges,Heloisa Carvalho
author_facet Borges,Heloisa Carvalho
Garbín,Cléa Adas Saliba
Saliba,Orlando
Saliba,Nemre Adas
Moimaz,Suzely Adas Saliba
author_role author
author2 Garbín,Cléa Adas Saliba
Saliba,Orlando
Saliba,Nemre Adas
Moimaz,Suzely Adas Saliba
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Borges,Heloisa Carvalho
Garbín,Cléa Adas Saliba
Saliba,Orlando
Saliba,Nemre Adas
Moimaz,Suzely Adas Saliba
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Dental Caries
Child
Preschool
Epidemiology
topic Dental Caries
Child
Preschool
Epidemiology
description The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of socio-behavioral variables on the prevalence and severity of dental caries in 4- to 6-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 1993 children enrolled in 58 public preschools from Araçatuba City, São Paulo State, Brazil, during 2010. The exams were made using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (World Health Organization methodology) and detection criteria for non-cavitated lesions. A tested, self-administered questionnaire was sent to parents to obtain information about their socio-behavioral characteristics. Standardization was performed to verify concordance among examiners (kappa = 0.84). The prevalence of cavitated caries lesions was 41.2% (821), and the prevalence of both, cavitated and non-cavitated caries lesions, was 43.9% (875). The means ± standard deviations of the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for children aged 4, 5, and 6 years were 1.18 ± 2.45, 1.65 ± 2.67, and 1.73 ± 2.77, respectively. Caries were significantly more prevalent in children from families with low incomes and low educational levels. The presence of dental caries was associated with access to dental services (p < 0.05). The associations between both, cavitated and non-cavitated dental caries lesions, and the frequency of oral hygiene were statistically significant. The prevalence of dental caries in preschoolers was strongly associated with factors related to the children's parents. Therefore, information about parents' socio-economic status, behaviors, and attitudes in relation to oral health should be considered when planning prevention and educational programs for the oral health of preschool children.
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