Prevalence and severity of dental caries are associated with the worst socioeconomic conditions: A Brazilian cross-sectional study among 18-year-old males
Prevalence and severity of dental caries are associated with the worst socioeconomic conditions: A Brazilian cross-sectional study among 18-year-old males
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.08.016
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发表时间：
2005-08-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
de Lacerda, JT
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作者：
Peres, MA;Peres, KG;de Lacerda, JT
目的：本研究的目的是评估18岁的巴西男性之间的龋齿的患病率和严重程度，并测试龋齿和社会经济conditions.Methods之间的关联：它进行了一项横断面研究，其中18岁的男性义务兵的巴西军队在Blumenau，巴西南部。测量的主要结果是龋齿的发生率（龋齿、缺失和填充牙[DMFT] >= 1）和高度龋齿（DMFT >= 8）。社会经济变量通过访谈收集。结果：DMFT平均值为5.7（95% CI 5.3-6.1），无龋率为11.4%（95% CI 8.5-14.3），28颗天然牙均齐的比例为67.2%（95% CI 63.0-71.4）。多元回归分析显示，受义务兵文化程度控制后，母亲文化程度仍与龋齿有关。据观察，较低的母亲和义务兵的教育，较强的风险义务兵，以显示高龋齿status.Conclusion：社会经济群体之间的差距。受教育程度低的家庭的受试者的牙齿健康状况较差。母亲的受教育程度可能是年轻人龋齿的一个很好的预测因素。(c)2005年，为青少年医学会。All rights reserved.
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries among 18-year-old Brazilian males and to test the associations between dental caries and socioeconomic conditions.Methods: It was carried out a cross-sectional study among 18-year-old male conscripts of the Brazilian Army in Blumenau, Southern Brazil. The main outcomes measured were the occurrence of dental caries (decayed, missing and filled teeth [DMFT] >= 1) and high dental caries (DMFT >= 8). Socioeconomic variables were collected by interviews. Simple and multiple regression analysis were performed.Results: The mean DMFT was 5.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 5.3-6.1), the proportion of caries-free subjects was 11.4% (95% CI 8.5-14.3) and the proportion of subjects with all 28 natural teeth was 67.2% (95% Cl 63.0-71.4). In the multiple regression analysis, mothers' educational level remained associated with dental caries after being controlled by conscripts' schooling. It was observed that the lower the mothers' and the conscripts' schooling, the stronger the risk of the conscripts to show a high dental caries status.Conclusion: A gap between socioeconomic groups was observed. Subjects from families with low educational level presented poorer dental health. Mothers' schooling could be a good predictor for dental caries in young adults. (c) 2005 Society for Adolescent Medicine. All rights reserved.