RESUMO
The aim this study was to record the oral health in adults in Istanbul, Turkey, and to evaluate the risk indicators associated with a high significant caries index (SiC). A random sample of 2183 individuals in Bayrampasa district aged between 18 and 74 years were invited for a free dental examination and interview. The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth index (DMFT) was 11.44 and the SiC was 14.00, increasing from 6.00 for the age group 18-19 years to 15.32 at 33-44 years and 28.00 at 65-74 years. Logistic regression analysis showed that older age, female sex and rural origin of birth were the significant risk indicators for a high SiC index.
Assuntos
Cárie Dentária/epidemiologia , Cárie Dentária/etiologia , Nível de Saúde , Saúde Bucal , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Índice CPO , Cárie Dentária/diagnóstico , Cárie Dentária/prevenção & controle , Inquéritos de Saúde Bucal , Feminino , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Características de Residência , Fatores de Risco , Distribuição por Sexo , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Escovação Dentária , Turquia/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The aim this study was to record the oral health in adults in Istanbul, Turkey, and to evaluate the risk indicators associated with a high significant caries index [SiC]. A random sample of 2183 individuals in Bayrampasa district aged between 18 and 74 years were invited for a free dental examination and interview. The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth index [DMFT] was 11.44 and the SiC was 14.00, increasing from 6.00 for the age group 18-19 years to 15.32 at 33-44 years and 28.00 at 65-74 years. Logistic regression analysis showed that older age, female sex and rural origin of birth were the significant risk indicators for a high SiC index
