Child, neglect and oral health
| dc.contributor.author | Lourenco, C. B., Saintrain, M. V., & Vieira, A. P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-19T19:49:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-19T19:49:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite advancements in oral health policies, dental caries still a problem. The lack of parents/caregiver’s care regarding child’s oral health, which characterizes neglect, may lead to a high prevalence of caries. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the relation between dental caries and neglect in five year-old children. Methods: Quantitative study performed in two different moments. First, the children underwent oral examinations and physical inspection. Then, a semi-structured interview was performed with parents of children with high and low caries rate. Results: In all, 149 physical inspections and oral exams were performed. The number of decayed, missing and filled teeth – dmf-t was 2.75 (SD 2.83); 16 children had extremely high values (dmf-t ≥7), 85 intermediate values (1 ≤ dmf-t ≥ 6) and 48 extremely low (dmf-t = 0). Nearly all caregivers were female (96.7%; n = 29), mostly mothers (93.3%; n = 28). Associations were found between caries experience and reason of the last consultation (p = 0.011), decayed teeth and child’s oral health perception (p = 0.001). There was a trend towards a significant association between general health and decayed teeth (p = 0.079), general hygiene and caries experience (p = 0.083), and caries experience and number of times the child brushes the teeth (p = 0.086). Conclusion: There’s a relation between caries experience and children’s oral health perception by caregivers, as well as between caries experience and children’s access to dental care. There is a trend towards association between caries experience and risk factors suggestive of neglect. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lourenco, C. B., Saintrain, M. V., & Vieira, A. P. (2013). Child, neglect and oral health. BMC pediatrics, 13(1), 188. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834883/pdf/1471-2431-13-188.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/1994 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | BMC pediatrics | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | neglect | en_US |
| dc.subject | parenting | en_US |
| dc.subject | International Resources | en_US |
| dc.subject | Brazil | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | Child, neglect and oral health | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |