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Use of dental services among adults from a birth cohort in the South region of Brazil.
Borges, Rafaela do Carmo; Echeverria, Mariana Silveira; Karam, Sarah Arangurem; Horta, Bernardo Lessa; Demarco, Flávio Fernando.
Afiliación
  • Borges RDC; Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Medicina. Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Echeverria MS; Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Medicina. Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Karam SA; Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Medicina. Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Horta BL; Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Odontologia. Programa de Pós-graduação em Odontologia. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
  • Demarco FF; Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Medicina. Programa de Pós-graduação em Epidemiologia. Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica ; 57: 47, 2023.
Article en En, Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37585946
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Measure the prevalence of use of dental services in the previous year and associated factors among 31-year-old adults from a birth cohort of 1982.

METHODS:

This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed a birth cohort of 1982 from the city of Pelotas. In 1997, a systematic sample of 27% of the city's census sectors was defined and all households in these sectors were visited, where 1,076 15-year-old adolescents were interviewed. For the oral health studies, 900 of these individuals were randomly selected and followed up at 24 and 31 years of age. The study used data collected from 523 individuals in 2013 (at 31 years old). The outcome was visit to the dentist (use of dental services) in the previous year. Demographic factors (sex), socioeconomic factors (income, education), and oral health factors (reason and type of service, self-perception of oral health, dental pain and caries experience - DMFT) were used as independent variables. Prevalence ratios were estimated using Poisson regression.

RESULTS:

The prevalence of use of dental services in the previous year was 55.3% (95%CI 51.0-59.5%). In the adjusted analysis, the reason and type of service, self-perception of oral health, and DMFT were associated with the outcome. A stronger association was found with use of dental services in individuals who visited for prevention and used the private service, who were satisfied with their oral health, and who had more caries experiences.

CONCLUSION:

55.3% of the cohort sample used dental services in the previous year. Individuals who visited the dentist of private service for preventive reasons, who were very satisfied with their oral health, used these services in a higher proportion. In addition, a higher DMFT index also led to higher use of services.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Caries Dental / Cohorte de Nacimiento Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En / Pt Revista: Rev Saude Publica Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Caries Dental / Cohorte de Nacimiento Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En / Pt Revista: Rev Saude Publica Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil