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Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
Oral health surveys are essential for assessing the dental caries experience and to influence national policies. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to analyze dental caries experience for which dental treatment was sought in a reference university dental hospital at the Lisbon Metropolita...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36767876 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032511 |
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author | Guerreiro, Eduardo Botelho, João Machado, Vanessa Proença, Luís Mendes, José João Manso, Ana Cristina |
author_facet | Guerreiro, Eduardo Botelho, João Machado, Vanessa Proença, Luís Mendes, José João Manso, Ana Cristina |
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description | Oral health surveys are essential for assessing the dental caries experience and to influence national policies. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to analyze dental caries experience for which dental treatment was sought in a reference university dental hospital at the Lisbon Metropolitan Area between January 2016 and March 2020. Full-mouth examination, and sociodemographic, behavior, and medical information were included. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression analysis were applied to ascertain risk indicators associated with dental caries experience. A final sample of 9349 participants (5592 females/3757 males) were included, aged 18 to 99 years old. In this population, caries experience was 91.1%, higher in female participants. Age (OR = 1.01, 95% CI [1.00–1.02], occupation (OR = 2.94, 95% CI [2.37–3.65], OR = 3.35, 95% CI [2.40–4.67], OR = 2.55, 95% CI [1.66–3.91], for employed, unemployed, and retired, respectively), overweight (OR = 1.52, 95% CI [1.18–1.96]), reporting to have never visited a dentist (OR = 0.38, 95% CI [0.23–0.64], and self-reported week teeth status (OR = 2.14, 95% CI [1.40–3.28]) were identified as risk indicators for the presence of dental caries, according to adjusted multivariable logistic analyses. These results highlight a substantial rate of dental experience in a Portuguese cohort and will pave the way for future tailored oral public health programs in Portugal. |
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spelling | pubmed-99158402023-02-11 Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study Guerreiro, Eduardo Botelho, João Machado, Vanessa Proença, Luís Mendes, José João Manso, Ana Cristina Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Oral health surveys are essential for assessing the dental caries experience and to influence national policies. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to analyze dental caries experience for which dental treatment was sought in a reference university dental hospital at the Lisbon Metropolitan Area between January 2016 and March 2020. Full-mouth examination, and sociodemographic, behavior, and medical information were included. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression analysis were applied to ascertain risk indicators associated with dental caries experience. A final sample of 9349 participants (5592 females/3757 males) were included, aged 18 to 99 years old. In this population, caries experience was 91.1%, higher in female participants. Age (OR = 1.01, 95% CI [1.00–1.02], occupation (OR = 2.94, 95% CI [2.37–3.65], OR = 3.35, 95% CI [2.40–4.67], OR = 2.55, 95% CI [1.66–3.91], for employed, unemployed, and retired, respectively), overweight (OR = 1.52, 95% CI [1.18–1.96]), reporting to have never visited a dentist (OR = 0.38, 95% CI [0.23–0.64], and self-reported week teeth status (OR = 2.14, 95% CI [1.40–3.28]) were identified as risk indicators for the presence of dental caries, according to adjusted multivariable logistic analyses. These results highlight a substantial rate of dental experience in a Portuguese cohort and will pave the way for future tailored oral public health programs in Portugal. MDPI 2023-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9915840/ /pubmed/36767876 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032511 Text en © 2023 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 Guerreiro, Eduardo Botelho, João Machado, Vanessa Proença, Luís Mendes, José João Manso, Ana Cristina Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | caries experience and risk indicators in a portuguese population: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36767876 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032511 |
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