ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Oral health research in children has focused both on identifying the risk factors for dental caries and on the impact the disease has on children's life. AIM: Identifying studies that used the salutogenic theory to investigate positive aspects to promote a healthy condition in preschool children. DESIGN: A literature scoping review was conducted to answer the question: 'What has been produced in scientific literature about children's oral health with a salutogenic theoretical reference?' The checklist preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was applied. The research was conducted on the databases PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science with no language, design, country or date restrictions. Three independent reviewers selected the studies to be included in the research, extracted data, and assessed the studies' contribution to the review. RESULTS: Among the 38 studies retained, 10 were included, those were published between 2009 and 2018: five in Brazil, two in the United States of America, and one in Canada, China and India, respectively. All articles were published in English language. Nine studies investigated the relation between the parents'/caretakers' sense of coherence and aspects related to the children's oral health condition. One study investigated health factors among the parents of caries-free children. CONCLUSION: Salutogenic orientation must be included in oral health research, so that salutary and risk factors may coexist, contributing to a new perspective for oral health promotion among children.
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Dental Caries , Sense of Coherence , Brazil , Child, Preschool , China , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Humans , India , Oral HealthABSTRACT
Nas últimas décadas do século XX e início do século XXI, a prevalência de cárie dentária apresentou redução na maioria dos países desenvolvidos. Apesar disso, a cárie permanece como a doença crônica mais frequente na infância, com distribuição desigual entre os países e populações. O esforço da comunidade científica se concentrou, até o momento, em desenvolver pesquisas focadas na etiopatogenia e nos fatores de risco à cárie. Poucos estudos buscaram analisar os fatores positivos, considerados como ativos em saúde que contribuem para a saúde bucal na infância. Este ensaio teórico teve por objetivo propor um modelo teórico-conceitual, incorporando as abordagens da patogênese e salutogênese, com orientação para a gênese da saúde. A metodologia foi estruturada por meio de revisões de literatura que subsidiaram a elaboração do modelo proposto.
In the last decades of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the prevalence of dental caries decreased in most developed countries. Despite this, caries remains the most frequent chronic disease in childhood, with uneven distribution among countries and populations. So far, the scientific community's efforts have been focused on developing research regarding the etiopathogenesis and risk factors for caries. Few studies have sought to analyze the positive factors, considered to be active in health that contribute to oral health in childhood. This theoretical essay aims to propose a theoretical-conceptual model, incorporating approaches to pathogenesis and salutogenesis, with guidance for the genesis of health. The methodology was structured through literature reviews that support the development of the proposed model.
