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Dental caries spectrum profile in Brazilian public school children and adolescents
Velasco, Sofia Rafaela Maito; Pistelli, Gustavo Chab; Razera, Fernanda Pátaro Marsola; Menezes-Silva, Rafael; Bastos, Roosevelt Silva; Navarro, Maria Fidela de Lima.
  • Velasco, Sofia Rafaela Maito; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology. São Paulo. BR
  • Pistelli, Gustavo Chab; Universidade de São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Department of Pediatrics Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health. Bauru. BR
  • Razera, Fernanda Pátaro Marsola; Universidade de São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Department of Pediatrics Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health. Bauru. BR
  • Menezes-Silva, Rafael; Universidade de São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Department of Operative Dentistry. Bauru. BR
  • Bastos, Roosevelt Silva; Universidade de São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Department of Pediatrics Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health. Bauru. BR
  • Navarro, Maria Fidela de Lima; Universidade de São Paulo. Bauru School of Dentistry. Department of Operative Dentistry. Bauru. BR
Braz. oral res. (Online) ; 35: e067, 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, BBO | ID: biblio-1278592
ABSTRACT
Abstract Dental caries remains a major public health problem, with a higher prevalence among in adolescence. The present study aimed to assess the dental caries spectrum profile in children and adolescents in Brazilian public schools. A cross-sectional study was performed in two public schools in Brazil to examine the permanent teeth of children and adolescents. The dental caries were assessed by applying the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) instrument, and the results were distributed as per disease status (healthy/codes 0-2; pre-morbidity/code 3; morbidity/code 4-5; severe morbidity/codes 6-7; mortality/code 8) and by severity as per the CAST-F1 formula (no severity, mild, moderate, and severe). The CAST data were described by age groups (8-9 y, 10-11 y, 12-13 y, 14-15 y, 16-17 y, and 18-19 y). The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to investigate differences in CAST prevalence and severity among the groups (p < 0.05). Total 598 students were enrolled. Most of the subjects were male (53.34%) and belonged to the age group of 12-13 y (34.95%). The variables CAST 0/1 (p = 0.024), CAST (p = 0.024), and CAST-F1 (p = 0.029) showed significant differences among age groups, and the post hoc test showed the differences in these variables as per the age groups of 14-15 y and 16-17 y (CAST 0/1, p = 0.047; CAST, p = 0.047; CAST-F1, p = 0.033). The dental caries spectrum increased from 8 to 19 y with a peak in the prevalence and severity in the middle of adolescence.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Dental Caries Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. oral res. (Online) Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de São Paulo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Dental Caries Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. oral res. (Online) Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de São Paulo/BR