Risk indicators of untreated dental caries incidence among preschoolers: a prospective longitudinal study
Braz. oral res. (Online)
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36: e064, 2022. tab, graf
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Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of socioeconomic factors, oral conditions and the impact of OHRQoL as possible risk indicators related to the incidence of untreated dental caries in preschool children two years after an initial examination. A prospective longitudinal study was performed with a sample of 288 preschool children allocated to two groups at baseline (T0) caries free (n = 144) and with untreated dental caries (n = 144). Untreated dental caries was determined through clinical examinations performed by a calibrated dentist at T0 (Kappa > 0,89) and T1 (two years after the baseline) (Kappa > 0,91) using the dmft criteria. Parents/caregivers answered a socioeconomic questionnaire and the Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (B-ECOHIS) at T0 and T1. Mann-Whitney test and hierarchically adjusted Poisson regression models were used (95%CI, p < 0,05). The incidence of untreated dental caries was 41.3%. Low (RR = 1.63; 95%CI1.18-2.26; p < 0.001) and high severity of untreated dental caries (RR = 1.92; 95%CI1.36-2.72; p < 0.001), monthly household income less than two times the Brazilian minimum salary (RR = 1.79; 95%CI1.04-3.25; p = 0.042) and overall B-ECOHIS score (RR = 1.03; 95%CI1.02-1.05; p < 0.001) at T0 were risk indicators for the incidence of untreated dental caries among the preschool children. In conclusion, the incidence of untreated dental caries was high and the higher severity of untreated dental caries, the lower monthly income and the higher the B-ECOHIS score (indicating a negative impact on quality of life) were risk indicators to the developing of new lesions of untreated dental caries after 2 years.
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Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. oral res. (Online)
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2022
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Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri/BR
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