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Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes
This study aimed to give an image of the oral health status and treatment needs of intellectually challenged athletes taking part in Special Olympics—Special Smiles (SO-SS) events organized in Romania during 2011–2019 and to find potential associations with socio-economic factors. An observational e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35052303 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010140 |
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author | Vinereanu, Arina Munteanu, Aneta Stănculescu, Alexandru Farcașiu, Alexandru Titus Didilescu, Andreea Cristiana |
author_facet | Vinereanu, Arina Munteanu, Aneta Stănculescu, Alexandru Farcașiu, Alexandru Titus Didilescu, Andreea Cristiana |
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description | This study aimed to give an image of the oral health status and treatment needs of intellectually challenged athletes taking part in Special Olympics—Special Smiles (SO-SS) events organized in Romania during 2011–2019 and to find potential associations with socio-economic factors. An observational ecological retrospective study was conducted, and 1860 oral examinations were performed on participants aged 8 to 30 years in nine SS-SO events. Oral examination was performed under field conditions. Percentage of caries-free subjects, mean DMF-T index and its components (D = decayed; M = missing; F = filled; T = teeth), restoration index RI = [F/(F + D) × 100]%, and Plaque Index were calculated for each of the nine groups. Caries-free subjects ranged between 5.90% and 21.70%. DMF-T ranged from 4.27 to 7.71. Higher values for “F” component (range 0.66–1.69) and RI (range 13.02–27.74%) were found in events held in cities from regions with higher reported Gross Domestic Product. Sealants were present in 0 to 8.4% of the subjects. In areas with lower numbers of inhabitants per dentist, more sealants were found (p < 0.001). Romanian SO athletes exhibited relatively poor oral health, limited access to dental treatment, and low level of prevention. Targeted prevention and treatment programs adjusted to specific conditions in each geo-economic region are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-87753992022-01-21 Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes Vinereanu, Arina Munteanu, Aneta Stănculescu, Alexandru Farcașiu, Alexandru Titus Didilescu, Andreea Cristiana Healthcare (Basel) Article This study aimed to give an image of the oral health status and treatment needs of intellectually challenged athletes taking part in Special Olympics—Special Smiles (SO-SS) events organized in Romania during 2011–2019 and to find potential associations with socio-economic factors. An observational ecological retrospective study was conducted, and 1860 oral examinations were performed on participants aged 8 to 30 years in nine SS-SO events. Oral examination was performed under field conditions. Percentage of caries-free subjects, mean DMF-T index and its components (D = decayed; M = missing; F = filled; T = teeth), restoration index RI = [F/(F + D) × 100]%, and Plaque Index were calculated for each of the nine groups. Caries-free subjects ranged between 5.90% and 21.70%. DMF-T ranged from 4.27 to 7.71. Higher values for “F” component (range 0.66–1.69) and RI (range 13.02–27.74%) were found in events held in cities from regions with higher reported Gross Domestic Product. Sealants were present in 0 to 8.4% of the subjects. In areas with lower numbers of inhabitants per dentist, more sealants were found (p < 0.001). Romanian SO athletes exhibited relatively poor oral health, limited access to dental treatment, and low level of prevention. Targeted prevention and treatment programs adjusted to specific conditions in each geo-economic region are needed. MDPI 2022-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8775399/ /pubmed/35052303 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010140 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vinereanu, Arina Munteanu, Aneta Stănculescu, Alexandru Farcașiu, Alexandru Titus Didilescu, Andreea Cristiana Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes |
title | Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes |
title_full | Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes |
title_fullStr | Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes |
title_full_unstemmed | Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes |
title_short | Ecological Study on the Oral Health of Romanian Intellectually Challenged Athletes |
title_sort | ecological study on the oral health of romanian intellectually challenged athletes |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35052303 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010140 |
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