Is Patient's Caries Activity Associated with Caries Increment among Adolescents, Regardless of Caries Experience?
Caries Res
; 57(5-6): 613-618, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-37075732
ABSTRACT
This 2.5-year cohort study investigated whether patient's caries activity is independently associated with caries increment among adolescents, regardless of previous caries experience, in a sample of 801 adolescents from South Brazil. Caries examination was performed at baseline (12 y) and at follow-up (14-15 y). Caries activity was significantly associated with caries increment even after adjustment for sex, socioeconomic status, type of school, and previous caries experience at both cavity and non-cavitated levels. Caries-active adolescents had approximately 2-fold higher risk of caries increment than those without caries activity (cavity level, incidence risk ratio [IRR] = 1.90, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.45-2.49, p < 0.001; non-cavitated level, IRR = 2.16, 95% CI = 1.63-2.86, p < 0.001).
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cárie Dentária
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Suscetibilidade à Cárie Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Caries Res
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil