Association of socioeconomic and educational indicators with dental caries among 12-year-old students living in a capital city in southern Brazil

Authors

  • Carolina Dea Bruzamolin Ph.D Student, Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University
  • Gizele Franco Master's Student, Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University
  • Fernanda Mara de Paiva Bertoli Ph.D Student, Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University
  • Juliana Feltrin Souza Professor, Departament of Pediatric Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Estela Maris Losso Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University
  • Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University
  • Eduardo Pizzatto Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University
  • João Armando Brancher Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6523.2018.1.29613

Keywords:

epidemiology, oral health, pediatric dentistry.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of dental caries in a population of 12-year-old schoolchildren in the city of Curitiba and to evaluate the association between dental caries and socioeconomic and educational variables.
METHODS: Data were obtained from a socioeconomic and educational questionnaire assessment and a clinical examination to determine the index of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMF-T). A total of 451 children were examined, and the data obtained were analyzed using SPSS 14.0 and Stata programs.
RESULTS: The prevalence of caries was 22.2%, with a mean DMF-T of 0.37 (±0.90). Schoolchildren in public schools showed a higher mean DMF-T (0.39±0.93) and were 3.98 times more likely to develop caries compared to students from private schools. With regard to socioeconomic factors, the prevalence of dental caries in children in class C was 3.51 times greater than that in children in class A, i.e., 251% greater. There was also an association between low maternal education and an increase in the prevalence of dental caries in children.
CONCLUSION: In this study, dental caries is directly associated with low socioeconomic and cultural indicators of children’s families.

Author Biographies

Carolina Dea Bruzamolin, Ph.D Student, Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Department of Dentistry

Gizele Franco, Master's Student, Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Department of Dentistry

Fernanda Mara de Paiva Bertoli, Ph.D Student, Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Department of Dentistry

Juliana Feltrin Souza, Professor, Departament of Pediatric Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Departament of Pediatric Dentistry

Estela Maris Losso, Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Departament of Dentistr

Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo, Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Departament of Dentistry

Eduardo Pizzatto, Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Departament of Dentistry

João Armando Brancher, Adjunct Professor, Master’s Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University

Departament of Dentistry

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2018-12-30

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2018)

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