Clarissa Nachtigall Fôlha, Andreia Morales Cascaes, Marcos Britto Correa, Mariana Gonzalez Cademartori, Alicia Matijasevich, Iná S Santos, Aluísio J D Barros, Maria Beatriz Junqueira Camargo
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the association between the lifetime utilisation of dental services and dental caries experience in mixed dentition among adolescents participating in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Southern Brazil.
Methods: This longitudinal study analysed a sample of 996 adolescents aged 12-13 years. Dental caries experience and untreated dental caries were the outcomes, assessed by the mean of decayed, missed and filled in deciduous (dmfs index) and in permanent (DMFS index) teeth, based on World Health Organization criteria. The main exposure was lifetime use of dental services, defined as: always have gone to the dentist for preventive reason; have gone to the dentist at times for preventive reason, at times for problem-oriented reason; always have gone to the dentist for problem-oriented reason (reference category). Family income mobility during the first 4 years of the child's life, maternal schooling, adolescent sex and skin colour were the confounders. Crude and adjusted analyses were conducted using negative binomial regression, estimating mean ratios (MR), and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
Results: In the adjusted analysis, adolescents who consistently utilised dental services for preventive reasons exhibited a mean 49% lower dental caries indexes (MR = 0.51; 95% CI 0.35-0.76) and 56% lower mean of untreated dental caries (MR = 0.44; 95% CI 0.26-0.74) compared to their counterparts who consistently sought dental care for problem-oriented reasons. The utilisation of dental services occasionally for preventive reasons and occasionally for problem-oriented reasons was also associated with lower caries indexes.
Conclusion: The lifetime utilisation of dental services, whether always or occasionally for preventive reasons, was found to be a protective factor for dental caries in adolescence. These findings reinforce the importance of raising awareness among the public regarding the preventive use of dental services. Additionally, there is a need to organise dental services to facilitate the provision of preventive dental care since early childhood.
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The aim of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology is to serve as a forum for scientifically based information in community dentistry, with the intention of continually expanding the knowledge base in the field. The scope is therefore broad, ranging from original studies in epidemiology, behavioral sciences related to dentistry, and health services research through to methodological reports in program planning, implementation and evaluation. Reports dealing with people of all age groups are welcome.
The journal encourages manuscripts which present methodologically detailed scientific research findings from original data collection or analysis of existing databases. Preference is given to new findings. Confirmations of previous findings can be of value, but the journal seeks to avoid needless repetition. It also encourages thoughtful, provocative commentaries on subjects ranging from research methods to public policies. Purely descriptive reports are not encouraged, nor are behavioral science reports with only marginal application to dentistry.
The journal is published bimonthly.
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