Tooth loss in foster care adolescents: a comparative study.

European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI:10.1007/s40368-025-01079-6

Lidiane Jacinto do Nascimento, Alane Tamyres Dos Santos, Mirella Tavares Campos, Alice Kelly Barreira, Viviane Colares

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Purpose: A few studies address tooth loss in foster care adolescents, whose social vulnerability requires specific health attention. This study aimed to assess tooth loss in foster care adolescents, and compare the findings with adolescents who lived with their families.

Methods: This is a comparative, cross-sectional, observational study, whose sample was divided into two groups: foster care adolescents (CG) and adolescents who lived with their families (FG). Data were collected in foster care institutions and public schools in Recife, Brazil, in 2022, with adolescents aged 15-18 years. They underwent clinical dental examinations, which recorded tooth loss with the DMFT index (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) and secondary data. The sample had 31 participants in CG and 93 in FG.

Results: Of the foster care adolescents, 22.6% had at least one missing tooth, in contrast with 7.5% tooth loss prevalence in those who lived with their families, representing a significant difference (p = 0.023).

Conclusion: Hence, foster care adolescents had a higher prevalence of tooth loss, about three times greater than those who lived with their families.

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寄养青少年牙齿脱落的比较研究。

目的：一些研究涉及寄养青少年的牙齿脱落，他们的社会脆弱性需要特别的卫生关注。本研究旨在评估寄养青少年的牙齿脱落情况，并将结果与与家人一起生活的青少年进行比较。方法：这是一项比较、横断面、观察性研究，将样本分为两组：寄养青少年（CG）和与家人一起生活的青少年（FG）。数据于2022年在巴西累西腓的寄养机构和公立学校收集，涉及15-18岁的青少年。他们接受了临床牙科检查，记录了牙齿损失与DMFT指数（蛀牙，缺失和补牙）和次要数据。该样本有31名CG参与者和93名FG参与者。结果：寄养青少年中至少有一颗牙缺失率为22.6%，而与家人生活的青少年中至少有一颗牙缺失率为7.5%，差异有统计学意义（p = 0.023）。结论：因此，寄养青少年的牙齿脱落率较高，约为与家人一起生活的青少年的三倍。

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