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Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China

BACKGROUND: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases observed in elderly patients. The development of preventive strategies for dental caries in elderly individuals is vital. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to construct a generalized regression neural network (GRNN)...

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Autores principales: Liu, Lu, Wu, Wei, Zhang, Si-yu, Zhang, Kai-qiang, Li, Jian, Liu, Yang, Yin, Zhi-hua
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Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7739046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33376726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5348730
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author Liu, Lu
Wu, Wei
Zhang, Si-yu
Zhang, Kai-qiang
Li, Jian
Liu, Yang
Yin, Zhi-hua
author_facet Liu, Lu
Wu, Wei
Zhang, Si-yu
Zhang, Kai-qiang
Li, Jian
Liu, Yang
Yin, Zhi-hua
author_sort Liu, Lu
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description BACKGROUND: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases observed in elderly patients. The development of preventive strategies for dental caries in elderly individuals is vital. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to construct a generalized regression neural network (GRNN) prediction model for the risk assessment of dental caries among the geriatric residents of Liaoning, China. METHODS: A stratified equal-capacity random sampling method was used to randomly select 1144 elderly (65-74 years) residents (gender ratio 1 : 1) of Liaoning, China. Data for the oral assessment, including caries characteristics, and questionnaire survey from each participant were collected. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was then performed to identify the independent predictors. GRNN was applied to establish a prediction model for dental caries. The accuracy of the unconditional logistic regression and the GRNN early warning model was compared. RESULTS: A total of 1144 patients fulfilled the requirements and completed the questionnaires. The caries rate was 68.5%, and the main associated factors were toothache history, residence area, smoking, and drinking. We randomly divided the data for the 1144 participants into a training set (915 cases) and a test set (229 cases). The optimal smoothing factor was 0.7, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the GRNN model was 0.626 (95% confidence interval, 0.544 to 0.708), with a P value of 0.002. In terms of consistency, sensitivity, and specificity, the GRNN model was better than the traditional unconditional multivariate logistic regression model. CONCLUSION: Geriatric (65-74 years) residents of Liaoning, China, have a high rate of dental caries. Residents with a history of toothache and smoking habits are more susceptible to the disease. The GRNN early warning model is an accurate and meaningful tool for screening, early diagnosis, and treatment planning for geriatric individuals with a high risk of caries.
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spelling pubmed-77390462020-12-28 Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China Liu, Lu Wu, Wei Zhang, Si-yu Zhang, Kai-qiang Li, Jian Liu, Yang Yin, Zhi-hua Biomed Res Int Research Article BACKGROUND: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases observed in elderly patients. The development of preventive strategies for dental caries in elderly individuals is vital. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to construct a generalized regression neural network (GRNN) prediction model for the risk assessment of dental caries among the geriatric residents of Liaoning, China. METHODS: A stratified equal-capacity random sampling method was used to randomly select 1144 elderly (65-74 years) residents (gender ratio 1 : 1) of Liaoning, China. Data for the oral assessment, including caries characteristics, and questionnaire survey from each participant were collected. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was then performed to identify the independent predictors. GRNN was applied to establish a prediction model for dental caries. The accuracy of the unconditional logistic regression and the GRNN early warning model was compared. RESULTS: A total of 1144 patients fulfilled the requirements and completed the questionnaires. The caries rate was 68.5%, and the main associated factors were toothache history, residence area, smoking, and drinking. We randomly divided the data for the 1144 participants into a training set (915 cases) and a test set (229 cases). The optimal smoothing factor was 0.7, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the GRNN model was 0.626 (95% confidence interval, 0.544 to 0.708), with a P value of 0.002. In terms of consistency, sensitivity, and specificity, the GRNN model was better than the traditional unconditional multivariate logistic regression model. CONCLUSION: Geriatric (65-74 years) residents of Liaoning, China, have a high rate of dental caries. Residents with a history of toothache and smoking habits are more susceptible to the disease. The GRNN early warning model is an accurate and meaningful tool for screening, early diagnosis, and treatment planning for geriatric individuals with a high risk of caries. Hindawi 2020-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7739046/ /pubmed/33376726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5348730 Text en Copyright © 2020 Lu Liu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Liu, Lu
Wu, Wei
Zhang, Si-yu
Zhang, Kai-qiang
Li, Jian
Liu, Yang
Yin, Zhi-hua
Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China
title Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China
title_full Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China
title_fullStr Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China
title_full_unstemmed Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China
title_short Dental Caries Prediction Based on a Survey of the Oral Health Epidemiology among the Geriatric Residents of Liaoning, China
title_sort dental caries prediction based on a survey of the oral health epidemiology among the geriatric residents of liaoning, china
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7739046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33376726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5348730
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