Sociodemographic, Socio-economic, Clinical and Behavioural Factors Modifying Experience and Prevalence of Dental Caries in the Permanent Dentition.

M S Herrera, C E Medina-Solís, H Islas-Granillo, E Lara-Carrillo, R J Scougall-Vilchis, M Escoffié-Ramírez, R De la Rosa-Santillana, L Avila-Burgos
Author Information
  1. M S Herrera: Faculty of Dentistry, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León, Nicaragua.
  2. C E Medina-Solís: Avenida Álamo # 204, Fraccionamiento Paseo de los Solares, Colonia Santiago Tlapacoya, CP 42110, Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, México. cemedinas@yahoo.com.
  3. H Islas-Granillo: Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
  4. E Lara-Carrillo: Faculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Mexico State, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico.
  5. R J Scougall-Vilchis: Faculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Mexico State, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico.
  6. M Escoffié-Ramírez: Faculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
  7. R De la Rosa-Santillana: Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
  8. L Avila-Burgos: Centre for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify the sociodemographic, socio-economic, clinical and behavioural factors that modify the experience of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) and caries prevalence in Nicaraguan children 9-12 years old.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 800 school children 9-12 years old in the city of León, Nicaragua. The clinical oral examinations to identify caries experience were undertaken by two trained and certified examiners. Sociodemographic, socio-economic and behavioural data were collected using questionnaires. Negative binomial regression (NBR) and binary logistic regression (BLR) models were used to model caries experience and caries prevalence, respectively.
RESULTS: Mean DMFT index was 0.98 ± 1.74 and caries prevalence (DMFT > 0) was 37.9%. In the NBR model, the categories that increase the expected DMFT mean were: older age, female gender, presence of plaque, and if the school children received curative and curative/preventive dental care in the last year. In the BLR model, the odds of presenting with caries in the permanent dentition were increased in older children, those from large families, mothers with a positive dental attitude, and those school children who received curative and curative/preventive dental care in the last year.
CONCLUSIONS: Using different models, we identified several sociodemographic, socio-economic, clinical and behavioural factors that modify the experience (NBR) and prevalence (BLR) of dental caries.

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