Prevalence of self-reported gingival bleeding in a representative sample of the Brazilian adolescent population.
J Clin Periodontol
; 45(8): 952-958, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To estimate the prevalence of self-reported gingival bleeding in a representative sample of 12- to 17-year-old Brazilian adolescents. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Sociodemographic and oral health information were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire of the Study of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents. The adolescents answered "yes" or "no" to the question "Do your gums bleed?"RESULTS:
74,589 of the 102,327 eligible adolescents answered the questionnaire and 18.4% (95% CI 17.5-19.3) reported having bleeding gums. The prevalence of self-reported gingival bleeding varied as following 21.4% (95% CI 20.3-22.6) in girls and 15.3% (95% CI 14.3-16.4) in boys; 20.5% (95% CI 19.2-21.8) in older and 17.5% (95% CI 16.4-18.6) in younger adolescents; 20.6% (95% CI 18.5-22.9) in Black people and 17.1% (95% CI 16.1-18.1) in White people. Regarding mother's level of education, the prevalences were 18.1% (95% CI 16.2-20.3), 17.6% (95% CI 16.4-18.9) and 19.3% (95% CI 17.9-20.9) for high, middle and low levels, respectively. For socioeconomic status, the equivalent figures were 16.4% (95% CI 14.3-18.7), 18.4% (95% CI 17.5-19.4) and 23.0% (95% CI 17.3-29.9).CONCLUSION:
Nearly one in five Brazilian adolescents reported having gingival bleeding, which might not be a serious condition, but reflect the disease and the adolescents' perception of oral health status.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Saúde Bucal
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article