Oral Health Determinants and Caries Outcome among Non-Privileged Children
Oral Health Determinants and Caries Outcome among Non-Privileged Children
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DOI:
10.1159/000360709
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Mestrinho, Heliana D.
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Carvalho, Joana C.;Silva, Eduardo F.;Mestrinho, Heliana D.
The study aimed at identifying oral health determinants that are present in early childhood, are amenable to change and for which there is evidence of their modulation of the rate of caries progression in a sample of non-privileged children. The null hypothesis was that determinants associated with the child's institutional environment as evidenced by nursery policies significantly influenced the child's oral health. The sample was formed by 2,511 Brazilian 1-5-year-olds. Caries severity and activity were recorded. Parents were interviewed and nurseries answered a questionnaire. According to the case status d(1)efs, the final multilevel model (generalized linear mixed model) identified significant associations with determinants such as bottle-feeding the child during the night on demand, not assisting the child in toothbrushing, ensuring visit to the dentist in case of troubles with teeth only (p < 0.0001) and intake of sugary products 2-4 times daily at nursery (p = 0.026). The likelihood of caries outcomes was associated with determinants related to nursery policies, not promoting preventive oral health care for children of mothers with 4 years of education (OR = 2.14; p < 0.0015) and