Structural Relationships between Asthma and Dental Caries in Children: A Birth Cohort Study in Southern Brazil.
Caries Res
; 58(2): 59-67, 2024.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-38194934
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
There is an inconclusive causal association between asthma symptoms and dental caries in the primary dentition. This study aimed to investigate, using SEM (structural equation modeling), a possible causal relation between asthma and dental caries in the primary dentition.METHODS:
Using data from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, a sub-sample of 1,303 individuals was selected. Dental caries was clinically evaluated at 5 years old based on decayed, missing, and filled tooth (dmft) index criteria. Asthma-related symptoms (wheezing and shortness of breath) at 1- and 4-year-olds composed a latent variable and were the main exposures to caries occurrence. SEM was used to identify possible direct, indirect, and mediated effects of asthma in primary dentition dental caries.RESULTS:
The general prevalence of caries at age 5 was 1.95 (SD 3.56). When comparing the dmft values for children with asthma symptoms and those without, they presented similar values in both periods where asthma symptoms were evaluated (1- and 4-year-old). SEM analysis showed that asthma was neither directly nor indirectly related to dental caries.CONCLUSION:
Asthma, using a latent variable constructed based on asthma symptoms, showed no causal effect on dental caries occurrence in the primary dentition.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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Dental Caries
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Caries Res
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil