Oral Health Problems among Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the United States

Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) suffer poor oral health problems (OHP) leading to adverse health outcomes. We examined the association between NDD and OHP among children in the United States (US) ages 3-17 years using data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) 2016...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yusuf, Zenab I., Dongarwar, Deepa, Yusuf, Rafeek A., Salihu, Hamisu M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc 2020
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Short Research Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123640
http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijma.342
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Sumario:Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) suffer poor oral health problems (OHP) leading to adverse health outcomes. We examined the association between NDD and OHP among children in the United States (US) ages 3-17 years using data from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) 2016-17. The prevalence of OHP was 19.1%. Children with NDD had about 40% greater likelihood of poor oral health compared to their non-NDD counterparts (p <0.0001). Living at or above 200%-300% of the federal poverty level (FPL), private insurance coverage, and living with a least a college educated adult were found to be protective factors against poor oral health among children.

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