Socioeconomic, Familiar and Clinical Variables associated to Caries increment in Schoolchildren Participating in a Dental Health Program (original) (raw)
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La caries dental ha sido un serio problema de salud pública afectando físicamente los primeros molares permanentes en población de niños mayores de 5 y menores a 13 años. Los primeros molares permanentes son los órganos dentarios más afectados por la caries dental por su alta susceptibilidad siendo éste órgano dentario una pieza clave en el crecimiento y desarrollo del aparato estomatognático, así como la función masticatoria en el individuo. Se han realizado estudios epidemiológicos sobre grupos específicos de población, tratando de identificar las características y conocimientos que originan la enfermedad mediante un análisis de frecuencia y distribuciones de determinantes de la salud y factores de riesgo de la población de estudio. Aunado a estos estudios, se diseñan investigaciones de tipo observacional, descriptivo y transversal que permiten identificar las prevalencias de una enfermedad y sus factores relacionados en una población específica. De esta manera se tiene una referencia de las condiciones sociales, económicas y de salud sobre dicha población permitiendo implementar estrategias en las áreas de planeación de los departamentos de salud, diseñadas por los profesionales e investigadores interesados en la generación de nuevos conocimientos sobre las características de salud de la población estudiada. El presente trabajo de investigación tiene el propósito de identificar la prevalencia de caries dental en los primeros molares permanentes en niños de 6 a 12 años y su relación con factores socioeconómicos. Se realizó un estudio epidemiológico de carácter observacional, descriptivo y transversal, en el cual se valoró clínicamente una muestra de 244 escolares de ambos sexos, de entre 6 y 12 años de edad en un área de influencia del Centro de Salud Bosques del Valle en la ciudad de Durango. La prevalencia de caries en la muestra de estudio fue de 66.8%. Los factores de riesgo que se asociaron significativamente con las caries en el análisis multivarante (p < 0.05) fueron el nivel de hacinamiento y el sexo; siendo el sexo femenino el de mayor prevalencia de caries. Los factores socioeconómicos no se relacionaron de manera significativa con la enfermedad de caries molares, sin embargo, fueron considerados en el análisis multivariante junto con otras variables lo que permitió encontrar algunas de ellas relacionadas significativamente con la variable ordinal dependiente índice de clune, que es un indicador de la enfermedad caries dental. Además, el conocimiento de los padres sobre las caries se asoció significativamente con la frecuencia de la enfermedad, por lo que se concluye que este factor permite reducir la prevalencia de caries.
Risk indicators and risk predictors of dental caries in schoolchildren
Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2008
he purpose of this study was to identify risk indicators of high caries level at baseline (HCLB) based on cross-sectional data and predictors of high caries increment (HCI) based on a 7-year-follow-up examination in 6-8-year-old schoolchildren. Two hundred and six schoolchildren were examined in 1997 and in 2004 by the same two calibrated dentists, in Piracicaba, Brazil. At baseline, dental caries, presence of sealants, fluorosis, and oral hygiene status were recorded. The children's parents completed a questionnaire concerning socioeconomic level, fluoride use, dental service utilization, dietary and oral hygiene habits. HCLB and HCI were defined considering the upper quartile of the total caries experience distribution (dmfs+DMFS) and caries increment distribution, respectively. Logistic regression models were adjusted estimating the Odds Ratio (OR), 95% confidence intervals and p-values. Having white spot lesions (OR=5.25) was found to be a risk indicator of HCLB. Schoolchildren with dental fluorosis (OR=0.17) or those who brushed the teeth more than two times a day (OR=0.37) presented less probability of HCLB. The predictors of HCI were: dmfs>0 (OR=2.68) and mothers' educational level up to 8 years of schooling (OR=2.87). Clinical and socioeconomic variables were found to be risk indicators and/or predictors of dental caries in schoolchildren.
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European journal of paediatric dentistry : official journal of European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2013
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