Association between first oral examination characteristics and dental treatment needs in privately insured children

This study assessed oral health outcomes (perceived dental treatment need, untreated dental caries, gingival bleeding, periodontal pockets, and pain in teeth and gums), in relation to color/race inequalities among adolescents in each Brazilian region. The database included dental examination and interview of 16,833 15-19-year-old adolescents, surveyed by the Brazilian health authority, from May 2002 to October 2003, in accordance with international diagnostic criteria standardized by the World Health Organization. Prevalence ratios estimated by Poisson regression, and controlled by socioeconomic status and access to fluoridated piped water, assessed oral health differentials among color/race groups and country's regions. Except for periodontal pockets, prevalence figures were higher in the North and Northeast: perceived dental treatment needs, untreated dental caries, gingival bleeding at probing and pain in teeth and gums varied between 80-83%, 75-76%, 38-43%, and 17-18%, respectively, in these regions. Adolescents living in the Southeast - the richest Brazilian region - presented a better general profile of oral health than their counterparts living in the remaining regions; they had a lower prevalence of untreated dental caries (54%) and unfavorable gingival status (29%). However, the Southeast presented color/race inequalities in all oral health outcomes, with a poorer profile systematically affecting browns or blacks, depending on the oral health condition under consideration. These results reinforce the need for expanding the amplitude of health initiatives aimed at adolescent oral health. Socially appropriate health programs should concurrently aim at the reduction of levels of oral disease and its inequalities.

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The oral examination and dental treatment before cord blood transplantation in aged patients and the development of oral mucositis after transplantation

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics ◽

10.3143/geriatrics.55.395 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 395-401

Author(s):

Mika Saito ◽

Hirohiko Hirano ◽

Shigesaburo Miyakoshi

Keyword(s):

Cord Blood ◽

Oral Mucositis ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Cord Blood Transplantation ◽

Oral Examination ◽

Aged Patients ◽

Blood Transplantation

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Oral Health Status and Practices of 5 and 12 Year Old Indian Tribal Children

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/jcpd.35.3.c8063171438k4362 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 325-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Abhinav Singh ◽

MP Bharathi ◽

Peter Sequeira ◽

Shashidhar Acharya ◽

Meghashyam Bhat

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Oral Health ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Dental Fluorosis ◽

Age Groups ◽

Oral Health Status ◽

Sugar Consumption ◽

Treatment Needs ◽

Periodontal Index

Objectives: To assess oral health status and practices of 5- and 12-year-old Tribal school children.Methods: A total of 418, 5-year-old children and 327, 12-year-old children were enrolled. Information on demographic characteristics of participants along with oral health behavior was collected. Clinical data were collected on dental fluorosis, periodontal status, dental caries and treatment needs. Dean's index criterion was used to assess dental fluorosis. Community Periodontal Index (CPI) for periodontal conditions and Dentition status and treatment needs for dental caries were recorded. Results: Between meal sugar consumption was high (100%). None of the children in both the age groups had visited trained health personnel for dental treatment. Dental fluorosis prevalence in 5- and 12-year olds was 11.9% and 22.9% respectively. Bleeding on probing and calculus was common between both the age groups. A low mean number of healthy sextants were found and this decreased with age. Mean dmft/DMFT values for 5- and 12-year olds were 4.13 ± 3.90 and 1.15 ± 1.62. Significant caries index (SIC) scores for 5- and 12-year olds were 7.17 ±4.30 and 3.78 ± 3.21 respectively. Conclusion: The present study reveals high sugar consumption, dental fluorosis, poor oral hygiene, and untreated dental disease of tribal children. Under these circumstances, the implementation of preventive programs including restriction of sweets in school premises for the tribal children is the key to good oral health.

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Forecasting future dental treatment needs

BDJ ◽

10.1038/s41415-020-1399-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 228 (5) ◽

pp. 341-341

Author(s):

Jed Y. J. Lee

Keyword(s):

Dental Treatment ◽

Treatment Needs

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Assessing the difference between sociodental and normative approaches to assessing prosthetic dental treatment needs in dentate older people

Gerodontology ◽

10.1111/j.1741-2358.2001.00025.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 25-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

P. Srisilapanan ◽

A. Sheiham

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Treatment Needs ◽

The Difference

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General health, dental status and perceived dental treatment needs of an elderly population in Istanbul

Gerodontology ◽

10.1111/j.1741-2358.2010.00363.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 28-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Yasar Ozkan ◽

Mutlu Özcan ◽

Yasemin Kulak ◽

Ender Kazazoglu ◽

Ayla Arikan

Keyword(s):

General Health ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Dental Status ◽

Treatment Needs

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HEMOFILIJA A IR B SERGANČIŲ LIETUVOS VAIKŲ BURNOS SVEIKATA IR JĄ LEMIANTYS VEIKSNIAI

Sveikatos mokslai ◽

10.5200/sm-hs.2015.011 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 66-71

Author(s):

Rūta Žaliūnienė ◽

Jolanta Aleksejūnienė ◽

Vilma Brukienė ◽

Vytautė Pečiulienė

Keyword(s):

Dietary Habits ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Dental Health ◽

Economic Status ◽

Study Groups ◽

Salivary Flow ◽

Caries Experience ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Treatment Needs ◽

Increased Risk

Patients with haemophilia often face difficulties in accessing primary dental care: they are at increased risk of spontaneous gum bleeding and significant bleeding from invasive dental procedures. Other of the known barriers is lack of confidence in the ability of dentists to manage patients with haemophilia. The aim of this study was to examine the dental health and its determinants in Lithuanian children with haemophilia and to compare these findings to the general population. Materials and methods. Two study groups were formed: a group of cases, children with haemophilia aged between 4-17 years and a group of controls, randomly selected healthy subjects matched for gender, age and place of residense. The Quantitative Plaque Percent Index (P% index), caries related microflora, stimulated salivary flow rate and buffer capacity, dmf(t), DMF(t) scores were calculated and analyzed. Dietary habits, frequency of tooth brushing, educational and economic level of the parents and type of haemophilia were determined by a questionnaire. Results. Data were collected from 57 children among which 27 were children with haemophilia and 30 healthy controls. Children with haemophilia had lower overall caries experience and less unmet dental treatment needs in deciduous dentitions as compared to their healthy counterparts, but were no differences between the study groups in permanent dentitions. Higher bacteriological counts were found in controls than in study group. Healthy children were from higher socio-economic status families than children with haemophilia. Conclusions. Better dental health was observed in children with haemophilia in deciduos teeth as compared to healthy children. In permanent dentitions overall caries experience and unmet dental treatment needs did not differ between cases and controls.

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