Dental caries protection factors in 5-year-old Brazilian children.
J Dent Child (Chic)
; 75(3): 264-70, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-19040812
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify dental caries protection factors in 5-year-old children in the city of Curitiba, Brazil. METHODS: This case-controlled study was based on secondary data obtained from electronic medical records of 5-year-old children using Curitiba's municipal health service in 2005. Independent variables included those related to the child and his or her family context. The association between variables was studied by chi-squared, Fisher's exact, and Mann-Whitney's tests and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Caries experience was slightly associated with nutritional state, preschool experience (if the child regularly attended a preschool), and mother's age and education level. Multiple logistic regression confirmed most bivariate associations. Children who had normal weight (odds ratio [OR]=2.23; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.04, 4.80) or who were overweight (OR=2.74; 95% CI=1.15, 6.53), did not go to preschool (OR=1.59; 95% CI=1.05, 2.41), and whose mothers were at least 26 years old (OR=1.62; 95% CI=1.14, 2.30) had a greater probability of being caries-free. CONCLUSION: Normal or overweight children who did not attend preschool and whose mothers were at least 26 years old had a greater probability of being caries-free.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cárie Dentária
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Suscetibilidade à Cárie Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Dent Child (Chic)
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos