Oral health impact, dental caries experience, and associated factors in 12–15-year-old school children in India

Kumar, Sandeep; Kumar, Amit; Badiyani, Bhumika Kamal; Kumar, Ajay; Basak, Debashish; Ismail, Mohammed B.

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2015-0041

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“…This is supported by our ndings which revealed, even after adjustment in the multivariate analysis, a highly signi cant association found between the lowest family income tertile and OHRQoL. Similar ndings have been reported in other studies among children in Brazil and India [26,35,36]. It is therefore important to assess socio economic conditions in general when dealing with OHRQoL, even among school children who are eligible for free hospital dental services in Sri Lanka.…”

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Key Factors Associated with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Sri Lankan Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study

Amilani¹,

Jayasekara

Carter

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Background Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) measures have emerged as an important oral health outcome that is able to reveal the subjective burden of illness due to oral diseases.The association between socio-demographic and socio-economic factors, clinical dental conditions and OHRQoL indicators has been investigated in adolescents’ cohorts across the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate key factors associated with oral health-related quality of life of Sri Lankan adolescents. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted amongst a sample of 15-19 year-old secondary school students, Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. The data was collected using two self-administered questionnaires. A modified Sinhalese version of the Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) questionnaire that has been validated for Sri Lankan adolescents was administered. A second questionnaire collected information on socioeconomic characteristics, oral health care seeking and oral health behaviours. A clinical oral examination was performed on each participant. Oral health related quality of life was measured using OIDP domains and total OIDP scores. Multiple linear regression with stepwise selection was used to investigate the key factors associated with the OIDP additive score. Results A total of 1,332 adolescents participated in the study. Negative quality of life impacts were more prevalent in the social and psychological domain of OIDP as compared with the functional domain. Total OIDP scores ranged from 0 to 36 with a mean of 3.16 (SD=4.71). The multivariate analysis revealed that decayed teeth, presence of anomaly, age, family income, health care seeking pattern and consumption pattern of soft drinks were all significantly associated with higher total OIDP scores, reflecting poorer oral health related quality of life. Frequency of daily tooth brushing was negatively associated with total OIDP scores. ConclusionVarious factors were associated with OHRQoL and could have implications for the improvement of OHRQoL among Sri Lankan adolescents.

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Key Factors Associated with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Sri Lankan Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study

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“…Sociodemographic characteristics, such as the child's sex (male/female), age (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 year olds), school grade during the study (1)(2)(3)(4)(5), residence area (living in a village belonging to Yasuj township was considered to be rural, and living in Yasuj city was considered to be urban), parents' education level (primary, high school, complete high school, and bachelor's or higher), and parents' professional situation (office worker, freelancer, and/or housewife) (employee/not employed), were collected using a structured questionnaire. Dental examination was performed at the schools for all selected children by two professionals and calibrated dentists (kappa � 85%) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) dental caries diagnosis guideline.…”

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“…Dental caries is the most prevalent disease of the oral health in school-aged children around the world [1][2][3][4][5]. Dental caries leads to tooth pain, discomfort, eating impairment, loss of tooth, and delayed language development in children [6][7][8].…”

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Primary Schoolchildren: An Iranian Setting

Youssefi

Afroughi

2020

International Journal of Dentistry

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Introduction. Dental caries is the most common oral health disease of school-aged children around the world. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of dental caries in primary schoolchildren in Yasuj township, Iran. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 460 children aged 7–12 years were investigated. Dental examination was performed at school according to the World Health Organization criteria. Sociodemographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and caries statuses of children’s teeth were recorded through a dental chart. Data were analyzed using summary statistics, chi-square test, and logistic regression model with odds ratio. Results. The prevalence of dental caries in primary, permanent, and whole dentition among children was 75.3%, 41.1%, and 89.8%, respectively. Among all considered factors, the caries presence in primary teeth was inversely (p<0.001) and in permanent teeth was positively (p<0.001) associated with the children’s age. Moreover, the odds of decaying permanent teeth were significantly higher in girls, in rural children, and in children whose fathers were not an employee compared to their counterparts (p=0.04, p<0.001, and p=0.02, respectively). Conclusions. The prevalence of dental caries among the studied primary schoolchildren in mixed dentition was high and associated with their sociodemographic factors. Providing and implementing preventive, therapeutic, and informative programs for controlling dental caries at individual, family, and school levels are necessary for local health policymakers.

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“…In the present study, the prevalence of permanent and permanent dental caries was 39.73% and 67.72% in students, respectively. The results of a 2015 Kumar study of Indian students showed that 47 % of them had tooth caries [18]. The results of a study by Zhang on Chinese students also showed that the prevalence of dental caries was 40% [19].…”

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Investigation of dental caries prevalence, Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (dmft and DMFT indexes) and the associated factors among 9 - 11 years old children

Alami

Erfanpoor

Monfared

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Background: Oral hygiene is one of the most important health issues in children that affects the health of children. This study aimed to investigate dental caries prevalence, Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (dmft and DMFT Indexes) and the associated factors among 9 -11 years old children.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 4226 primary school students aged 9-11 years old using the census method in Iran. Data were collected by valid and reliable researcher-made checklists. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24 and using Kruskal Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and Logistic Regression tests.Results: The prevalence of permanent and primary dental caries in all students was 39.73% and 67.72%. The mean (standard deviation) of DMFT in the 9, 10 and 11 age groups were 0.6 (1.11), 0.97 (1.39) and 1.23 (1.63), respectively. The mean (standard deviation) dmft in the 9, 10 and 11 age groups were 3.14 (2.56), 2.46 (2.34) and 1.37 (1.84), respectively. There was a significant difference in DMFT and dmft between age groups (P<0.001). Results of multivariate logistic regression showed that there is a significant relationship between gender, birth rate, place of residence, mother's education, father's education and use of mouthwash with DMFT index (P<0.05). The results of multivariate logistic regression showed that the variables of insurance, residence and mother's job were significantly correlated with dmft index (P<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, the prevalence of dental caries was high. Variables of gender, birth rate, parental education, place of residence, use of mouthwash, having health insurance and mother's job were effective in predicting dental caries in students. it seems necessary to hold educational courses to increase awareness among students, educators, and parents about oral Health. Keywords: Elementary students, School, dmft, DMFT, Children, Oral health

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Oral health impact, dental caries experience, and associated factors in 12–15-year-old school children in India

Abstract: Oral health had a significant effect on the quality of life of schoolchildren. The prevalence of dental caries was found to be high. Effective policies need to be drafted for oral health promotion in this age group.

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Key Factors Associated with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Sri Lankan Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study

Key Factors Associated with Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Sri Lankan Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Primary Schoolchildren: An Iranian Setting

Investigation of dental caries prevalence, Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (dmft and DMFT indexes) and the associated factors among 9 - 11 years old children

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