Dental caries and depression in pregnant women: The role of oral health self-perception as mediator.
Oral Dis
; 28(6): 1733-1740, 2022 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33529472
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study investigated the role of oral health self-perception as mediator of association between dental caries and depression among pregnant women from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Overall, 2,496 pregnant women participated of this oral health sub-study. Data related to demographic and socioeconomic conditions, lifetime and current depression, and oral health self-perception were collected. Participants were also assessed for dental caries (DMF-T index). Depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. For analysis, six outcomes related to dental caries experience were considered. Causal mediation analysis was performed using parametric regression models.RESULTS:
When it was assumed that all subjects had poor perception about oral health, it was observed that the presence of moderate/severe depressive signals and symptoms was higher in subjects with dental caries experience (OR 1.13; CI 95% 1.06-1.20), with severity of untreated dental caries (OR 2.08; CI 95% 1.16-3.78), untreated dental caries (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.07-1.29), tooth loss (OR 1.08; 95% CI 1.02-1.14), and filled tooth (OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.02-1.16).CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings show the effect of dental caries on depression is mediated by self-perception about oral health in pregnant women.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oral Health
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Dental Caries
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Oral Dis
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil