Caregivers' Sense of Coherence and Untreated Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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23: e210099, 2023. tab
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To associate caregivers' sense of coherence (SOC) and untreated caries with oral health status in children covered by a dental public health system. Material andMethods:
A convenience sample of caregivers/children in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, was surveyed. Caregivers' SOC was evaluated using the 13-question version questionnaire. For both caregivers/children, sociodemographic information was acquired and caries experience was evaluated by DMFT/dmft and PUFA/pufa index. Statistical associations between children's untreated carious teeth and interest variables from the caregivers were evaluated by binary logistic regression assessed by generalized linear modeling.Results:
A total of 233 pairs of caregivers-children were included. Children's untreated permanent and primary carious teeth represented 34.8% and 62.2% of the caries experience, respectively and at least one PUFA/pufa scored tooth was detected in 22.7% of them. Caregivers' DMFT was 13.5±7.0, while 33.6% scored on PUFA. A total of 62.1% of them presented untreated carious lesions. Results from the univariate model, correlating children's untreated caries and caregivers' attributes showed a statistical significance for SOC values (p<0.015), untreated decayed teeth (p<0.035), self-perception of oral health (p<0.022) and oral impact on daily performance (p<0.010). The multivariate logistic first model kept the statistical significance only for the caregiver's untreated decayed teeth.Conclusion:
Caregivers' SOC and untreated carious teeth could be used as indicators of dental treatment needs in their offspring.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Oral Health
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Dental Caries
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Sense of Coherence
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Health Policy
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Mother-Child Relations
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Family Dentist/BR
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/BR
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