Dental caries in 0‐ to 5‐year‐old Brazilian children: prevalence, severity, and associated factors

Ferreira, Simone Helena; Béria, Jorge Umberto; Kramer, Paulo Floriani; Feldens, Eliane Gerson; Feldens, Carlos Alberto

doi:10.1111/j.1365-263x.2007.00831.x

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“…As for the mother's level of schooling and family income, we can state that both these factors are seen to be heavily linked to dental caries, in both urban and rural areas, reinforcing the findings of Gomes et al 35 ; Ferreira et al 36 ; Kramer et al 37 and partially in agreement with Zardetto 26 , who found no statistical difference in terms of family income. These results reinforce the influence of the level of mother's schooling and family income on the outcomes related to oral and overall health, as both of these factors are heavily associated with the presence of risks to health, including dental caries.…”

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Oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents from rural and urban areas in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Cardoso

Fortuna

et al. 2017

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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ObjectiveTo determine the condition of oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents, listing these habits and comparing residents from rural and urban areas. Methods Cross RESUMOObjetivo Verificar a condição de higiene bucal, hábitos alimentares e prevalência de cárie dentária em adolescentes, relacionando tais hábitos e comparando residentes da zona rural e urbana. MétodosEstudo transversal, composto por 623 adolescentes de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 12 e 17 anos do município de Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados através de questionários sociodemográficos e exame clínico odontológico. Realizou-se análise descritiva das variáveis de exposição e desfecho. A análise bivariada foi realizada através de teste de qui-quadrado. ResultadosA prevalência de cárie foi de 63,6%, na qual os adolescentes da zona rural apresentaram prevalência de 70,7% e os da zona urbana 56,4%. O grau de instrução materna ≤4 anos e a classe socioeconômica B1/B2 e C1/C2 apresentaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre as zonas de moradia. Entre as variáveis demográficas, a zona rural apresentou maior prevalência de cárie. ConclusãoOs resultados evidenciaram alta prevalência de cárie entre os adolescentes e indicam uma correlação da prevalência com a baixa escolaridade materna, classe socioeconômica (média a baixa) e a residência na zona rural. Deve-se compreender que, enquanto não for levado em consideração a multifatoriedade e a ação estratificada da doença cárie, as ações implementadas continuarão falhando e frustrando as expectativas estabelecidas pelas entidades governamentais.Termos de indexação: Adolescente. Cárie dentária. Epidemiologia. Oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents from rural and urban areas in Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilHigiene bucal, hábitos alimentares e prevalência de cárie dentária em adolescentes da zona rural e urbana no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents from rural and urban areas in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Cardoso

Fortuna

et al. 2017

RGO, Rev. Gaúch. Odontol.

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“…In most cases, limited access to information and health-related negative behaviors are associated with these findings and special attention should be given to this group 1229 - 32 In our study, regarding oral hygiene, most of the schoolchildren performed daily tooth brushing (1-3 times), but 2.9% reported brushing their teeth 1-3 times per week or not brushing their teeth at all. As for flossing, most of the schoolchildren reported using dental floss only sometimes.…”

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Factors associated with caries: a survey of students from southern Brazil

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Schwanke

Reuter

et al. 2016

Revista Paulista de Pediatria (English Edition)

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Objective:To describe the factors associated with dental caries among students from Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in a random sample of 623 students of both genders, aged 10-17 years old. Tooth decay was performed using the index of the World Health Organization (1997), DMFT (permanent dentition) that expresses the sum of decayed, missing and filled teeth per person. The maternal educational level was rated using criteria of the Brazilian Association of Market Research Companies. The remaining variables were obtained by a structured questionnaire. Poisson regression analysis was used to test the association between variables using robust models and a subsequently adjusted model. Data were expressed as prevalence ratio (PR).Results:Multivariate analysis identified the following factors related to the experience of dental caries: residence in rural municipalities (PR: 1.15; 95%CI: 1.0-1.3), attending a city school (PR: 3.30; 95%CI: 1.1-9.4) or a state school (PR: 3.40; 95%CI: 1.1-9.6); and having an illiterate mother or a mother that only attended up to the 4th year of school (PR: 1.67; 95%CI: 1.1-2.4) or high school (PR: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.1-2.2).Conclusions:The presence of caries in students in southern Brazil was associated with residence in rural areas, mother with little education and attendance to a public school.

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“…A required sample size of 173 children was based on an estimated caries prevalence of 31% (using data from a neighboring city) (17), bidirectional alpha of 0.05 and beta of 0.10. Assuming a 20% non-response rate, the sample size was set in 208 dyads of mother-child.…”

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Differential Impacts of Caries Classification in Children and Adults: A Comparison of ICDAS and DMF-T

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The aim of this study was to describe and compare findings regarding the prevalence and severity of dental caries when using ICDAS and DMFT/dmft in an epidemiological study with children and their mothers. This cross-sectional study evaluated 150 preschoolers and their mothers. Data were collected with ICDAS and then transformed into DMFT/dmft. ICDAS scores related to caries were analyzed according to three different cut-off-points: CP1 (0-healthy/1-6-caries), CP2 (0-1-healthy/2-6-caries) and CP3 (0-2-healthy/3-6-caries), representing the D/d of DMFT/dmft. ICDAS codes regarding restorations, except sealants, were considered the F/f and the code 97 as the M/m of DMFT/dmft index. Prevalence of caries and its severity with ICDAS were 92%, 84% and 31.3% in children and 97.3%, 96.6% and 80% in adults according to CP1/CP2/CP3, respectively. Admitting CP3 as the standard for data transformation of ICDAS in DMFT/dmft, it was observed that DMFT/dmft index would underestimate 60% of non-cavitated lesions in children and 16.6% in adults. The DMFT/dmft underestimated the presence of disease to disregard non-cavitated lesions for the pediatric population evaluated. The choice of which is the best index for epidemiological surveys will depend on the purpose of the research and the target population: if it is to estimate the needs of the population to determine clinical care in children and adults, the DMFT/dmft may be sufficient. However, if the objective is to have a more comprehensive diagnosis of caries at the population level in order to develop preventive strategies, to halt and reverse the disease, the detection of non-cavitated-lesions becomes important, mainly in young children.

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Dental caries in 0‐ to 5‐year‐old Brazilian children: prevalence, severity, and associated factors

Abstract: These findings indicate the need for preventive programmes, which should begin in the first year of life, with special attention given to families with mothers presenting low education levels.

Cited by 114 publications

References 21 publications

Oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents from rural and urban areas in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Oral hygiene, dietary habits and prevalence of dental caries in adolescents from rural and urban areas in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Factors associated with caries: a survey of students from southern Brazil

Differential Impacts of Caries Classification in Children and Adults: A Comparison of ICDAS and DMF-T

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