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Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to compare the socioeconomic and family characteristics of underprivileged schoolchildren with and without curative dental needs participating in a dental health program. METHODS: A random sample of 1411 of 8-to-10 year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was exa...

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Autores principales: Lisboa, Cristina Martins, de Paula, Janice Simpson, Ambrosano, Glaucia Maria Bovi, Pereira, Antonio Carlos, Meneghim, Marcelo de Castro, Cortellazzi, Karine Laura, Vazquez, Fabiana Lima, Mialhe, Fábio Luiz
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24138683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-13-56
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author Lisboa, Cristina Martins
de Paula, Janice Simpson
Ambrosano, Glaucia Maria Bovi
Pereira, Antonio Carlos
Meneghim, Marcelo de Castro
Cortellazzi, Karine Laura
Vazquez, Fabiana Lima
Mialhe, Fábio Luiz
author_facet Lisboa, Cristina Martins
de Paula, Janice Simpson
Ambrosano, Glaucia Maria Bovi
Pereira, Antonio Carlos
Meneghim, Marcelo de Castro
Cortellazzi, Karine Laura
Vazquez, Fabiana Lima
Mialhe, Fábio Luiz
author_sort Lisboa, Cristina Martins
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description BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to compare the socioeconomic and family characteristics of underprivileged schoolchildren with and without curative dental needs participating in a dental health program. METHODS: A random sample of 1411 of 8-to-10 year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was examined and two sample groups were included in the cross-sectional study: 544 presented curative dental needs and the other 867 schoolchildren were without curative dental needs. The schoolchildren were examined for the presence of caries lesions using the DMFT index and their parents were asked to answer questions about socioenvironmental characteristics of their families. Logistic regression models were adjusted estimating the Odds Ratios (OR), their 95% confidence intervals (CI), and significance levels. RESULTS: After adjusting for potential confounders, it was found that families earning more than one Brazilian minimum wage, having fewer than four residents in the house, families living in homes owned by them, and children living with both biological parents were protective factors for the presence of dental caries, and consequently, curative dental needs. CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic status and family structure influences the curative dental needs of children from underprivileged communities. In this sense, dental health programs should plan and implement strategic efforts to reduce inequities in oral health status and access to oral health services of vulnerable schoolchildren and their families.
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spelling pubmed-38544542013-12-07 Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program Lisboa, Cristina Martins de Paula, Janice Simpson Ambrosano, Glaucia Maria Bovi Pereira, Antonio Carlos Meneghim, Marcelo de Castro Cortellazzi, Karine Laura Vazquez, Fabiana Lima Mialhe, Fábio Luiz BMC Oral Health Research Article BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to compare the socioeconomic and family characteristics of underprivileged schoolchildren with and without curative dental needs participating in a dental health program. METHODS: A random sample of 1411 of 8-to-10 year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was examined and two sample groups were included in the cross-sectional study: 544 presented curative dental needs and the other 867 schoolchildren were without curative dental needs. The schoolchildren were examined for the presence of caries lesions using the DMFT index and their parents were asked to answer questions about socioenvironmental characteristics of their families. Logistic regression models were adjusted estimating the Odds Ratios (OR), their 95% confidence intervals (CI), and significance levels. RESULTS: After adjusting for potential confounders, it was found that families earning more than one Brazilian minimum wage, having fewer than four residents in the house, families living in homes owned by them, and children living with both biological parents were protective factors for the presence of dental caries, and consequently, curative dental needs. CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic status and family structure influences the curative dental needs of children from underprivileged communities. In this sense, dental health programs should plan and implement strategic efforts to reduce inequities in oral health status and access to oral health services of vulnerable schoolchildren and their families. BioMed Central 2013-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3854454/ /pubmed/24138683 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-13-56 Text en Copyright © 2013 Lisboa et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Lisboa, Cristina Martins
de Paula, Janice Simpson
Ambrosano, Glaucia Maria Bovi
Pereira, Antonio Carlos
Meneghim, Marcelo de Castro
Cortellazzi, Karine Laura
Vazquez, Fabiana Lima
Mialhe, Fábio Luiz
Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
title Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
title_full Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
title_fullStr Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
title_full_unstemmed Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
title_short Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
title_sort socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24138683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-13-56
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