Sense of coherence and the relationship with caries severity, and associated factors in pediatric patients

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Eraldo Diniz
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Farias , Mariana Ramalho de, Neves , Beatriz Gonçalves, Maciel , Jacques Antonio Cavalcante
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/29773
• topic: Senso de Coerência; Cárie dentária; Odontopediatria; Ensino.; Sentido de coherencia; Caries dental; Odontopediatría; Enseñanza.; Sense of Coherence; Dental caries; Pediatric dentistry; Teaching.

Objective: To investigate the association between the Sense of Coherence (SOC) of guardians and the severity of carious lesions in pediatric patients. Material and methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out at the Dentistry School Clinic of the Federal University of Ceará - Campus Sobral, with a sample of 43 patients and their guardians, treated at the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. The research included a survey of dental records to quantify the dmft\DMFT index and a questionnaire on oral health and hygiene, sociodemographic and Sense of Coherence (SOC-13) applied to those responsible. Data were analyzed by Fisher's exact test (p < 0.05). Results: The DMFT found was 5.21 (SD+-2.19). Of the patients analyzed, 69.8% (n=30) had high caries severity (DMFT ≥ 5), associated with a lower age group (p=0.01). The SOC of those responsible had a median of 37 points, showing a tendency of Strong Sense of Coherence in the studied population. There was no statistically significant association between dental caries severity and caregivers' SOC (p = 0.09). Conclusion: The guardians' Sense of Coherence was not associated with the severity of carious lesions in the analyzed patients.