Epidemiology of gingivitis in schoolchildren in Bucharest, Romania: a cross‐sectional study

Abstract

Gingival condition in Bucharest schoolchildren population was associated to social gradients. School dental services are also another factor that seems to be related with gingivitis.

Plaque‐induced gingivitis: Case definition and diagnostic considerations

“…In general, the more extended and severe the manifestations of the disease that are considered, the less prevalent the gingivitis. In children aged 10 to 17 years, gingivitis prevalence was very high (91%) when calculated as the proportion of individuals with GI > 0, while it was very low (0.4%) when including only those with a mean GI > 1 . These observations reinforce the need to identify and grade a GC on specific, straightforward, and pragmatic clinical parameters that combine severity and extent thresholds to assess gingival inflammation on a dentition‐wide basis.…”

“…Although epidemiologic studies indicate consistently that gingival inflammation is a highly prevalent condition, there is heterogeneity in the reported prevalence of gingivitis (Table ) . Even though part of this heterogeneity can be interpreted in the light of real, genuine differences in disease occurrence among studied populations, it is evident that differences among cohorts may well be related to variations in the diagnostic criteria used to define a GC.…”

“…Even though part of this heterogeneity can be interpreted in the light of real, genuine differences in disease occurrence among studied populations, it is evident that differences among cohorts may well be related to variations in the diagnostic criteria used to define a GC. Epidemiological studies have based the GC definition on epidemiological indices (Table ) such as: the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need (CPITN/CPI); average severity of gingival inflammation (as assessed using gingival indices or bleeding scores); average extent of gingival inflammation (assessed as the prevalence of sites with a certain gingival index or bleeding score); combinations of severity and extent measures. The majority of epidemiologic studies investigating the prevalence of periodontal diseases, including gingivitis, are based on the use of CPITN .…”

Çocuklarda ve Adolesanlarda Periodontal Hastalıklar ve Erişkinliğe Etkisi

“…Kızlara kıyasla erkeklerde daha yüksek gingival skorlar ve plak skorları kaydedilmiştir. Ailedeki birey sayısının az, ebeveynlerin iyi eğitimli ve okuldaki dental hizmetlere doğrudan erişi-min kolay olduğu çocuklarda gingival sağlığın daha iyi olduğu görülmüştür (27).…”

The role of socioeconomic status and psychosocial factors on gingivitis in socially disadvantaged adolescents

“…The current knowledge of the relationship between worse social conditions and gingivitis is supported by studies using different measures of socioeconomic position . On the other hand, investigations on the impact of psychological well‐being on gingivitis in children and adolescents are scarce .…”