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Who are the 10%? Characteristics of the populations and communities receiving fluoridated water in England. 那10%是谁?英格兰接受氟化水的人口和社区的特点。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00092Nyakutsikwa07
B Nyakutsikwa, T Allen, T Walsh, I Pretty, S Birch, M Tickle, D Moore
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Impact of diseases of the hard tissues of teeth on oral health-related quality of life of schoolchildren in area with a high concentration of fluoride in drinking water. 牙齿硬组织疾病对饮用水中高浓度氟化物地区学童口腔健康相关生活质量的影响
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00078Garcia-Perez07
A García-Pérez, A E González-Aragón Pineda, T Villanueva Gutiérrez, N G Pérez Pérez, J F Gómez-Clavel
{"title":"Impact of diseases of the hard tissues of teeth on oral health-related quality of life of schoolchildren in area with a high concentration of fluoride in drinking water.","authors":"A García-Pérez,&nbsp;A E González-Aragón Pineda,&nbsp;T Villanueva Gutiérrez,&nbsp;N G Pérez Pérez,&nbsp;J F Gómez-Clavel","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00078Garcia-Perez07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00078Garcia-Perez07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the impact of caries, Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH), and fluorosis on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of schoolchildren aged 8-10 years living in area with different fluoride levels in the drinking water.</p><p><strong>Subject and methods: </strong>The prevalence of caries and fluorosis were assessed among 663 Mexican schoolchildren using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II) and the Thylstrup and Fejerskov Index (TFI), respectively. MIH was recorded using the European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (EAPD) criteria and OHRQoL using the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ8-10). Poisson regression models were used in data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Schoolchildren presenting two of the three conditions (cavitated lesions and TFI≥4, cavitated lesions and MIH or TFI≥4 and MIH) experienced worse quality of life than children who did not [RR=4.18; (95% CI 3.83, 4.56)]. Children with all three conditions had worse quality of life than children who did not [RR=5.64; (95% CI 5.13, 6.20)].</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Fluorosis, MIH, and caries have a negative impact on the OHRQoL of schoolchildren living in area with a high concentration of fluoride in their drinking water.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40362976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The role of the mothers' sense of coherence in predicting dental caries risk in children. 母亲的连贯性感在预测儿童龋齿风险中的作用。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00112Yaghoobi05
H Yaghoobi, A Shirinabadi Farahani, C Rohani
{"title":"The role of the mothers' sense of coherence in predicting dental caries risk in children.","authors":"H Yaghoobi,&nbsp;A Shirinabadi Farahani,&nbsp;C Rohani","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00112Yaghoobi05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00112Yaghoobi05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals with a stronger sense of coherence (SOC) often show healthier behaviors. As parents, especially mothers, are behavioral role models for their children, this study aimed to explore the role of the mothers' SOC in prediction of the risk of dental caries in a sample of children aged 11-12 years old.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Cross-sectional study with 173 mother-child pairs enrolled by multi-stage sampling from four public schools in Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Iran. The data were obtained, using a demographic-health information sheet and the SOC-13 scale. Dental examinations of children were performed using the decay, missing and filled teeth index for primary (dmft) and permanent teeth (DMFT). Poisson regression analyses estimated the role of the mothers' SOC in predicting the relative risk (RR) of children's dental caries.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean dmft and DMFT were 3.4 ± 3.1 and 2.7 ± 2.9 respectively (medium severity). After controlling for demographic and health variables in regression models, greater maternal SOC indicated a protective effect against dental caries in primary (RR: 0.96; 95% CI:0.96-0-97) and permanent teeth (RR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.95-0.97) of their children.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>With greater maternal SOC, the risk of children's dental caries decreased. Whilst this relationship was not as strong as in previous studies in other countries, it can be a platform for further research and perhaps planning to identify children who are at a greater risk of dental caries before starting dental examinations in schools.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40682751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of socioeconomic inequalities on dental caries in deprived children: a multilevel analysis. 社会经济不平等对贫困儿童龋齿的影响:一项多层次分析。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00020Aravena-Rivas06
Y Aravena-Rivas, M J Monsalves, G Espinoza-Espinoza, A Weitz, B Hernández, J Castillo, C Zaror
{"title":"Impact of socioeconomic inequalities on dental caries in deprived children: a multilevel analysis.","authors":"Y Aravena-Rivas,&nbsp;M J Monsalves,&nbsp;G Espinoza-Espinoza,&nbsp;A Weitz,&nbsp;B Hernández,&nbsp;J Castillo,&nbsp;C Zaror","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00020Aravena-Rivas06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00020Aravena-Rivas06","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Inequalities have been reported between high, middle and low socioeconomic position (SEP) children. However, the effect of contextual and individual SEP on existing inequalities among socioeconomically deprived children varies between local contexts. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of contextual and individual SEP on individual caries experience among socioeconomically deprived children in Chile.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional multilevel analysis of data from the 2015 electronic register of the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) of Chile. The contextual variables were the municipality Human Development Index (HDI) and rurality index. Individual variables included gender, living in extreme poverty and school grade. Multilevel negative binomial models assessed their impact on DMFT/dmft.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>112,429 children in 255 municipalities were included. Overall, contextual SEP (HDI) was not associated with caries experience in the primary or permanent dentition. Individual SEP (living in extreme poverty) was associated with caries experience in both dentitions. The proportion of children living in extreme poverty with caries experience in the primary teeth was 17% higher than children not living in extreme poverty (PR 1.17; 95% CI 1.15-1.19), while for children with permanent teeth it was 9% higher (PR 1.09; 95% CI 1.08-1.11).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings could support the development of health strategies focused on individual SEP to efficiently reduce oral health inequalities among socioeconomically deprived children.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40604369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Editorial - Oral health inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic: time for action. 社论-口腔卫生不平等与COVID-19大流行:是时候采取行动了。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_Sept22TsakosEditorial02
G Tsakos
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An update on oral cavity cancer: epidemiological trends, prevention strategies and novel approaches in diagnosis and prognosis. 口腔癌的最新情况:流行病学趋势、预防策略以及诊断和预后的新方法。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00032Gormley09
M Gormley, E Gray, C Richards, A Gormley, R C Richmond, E E Vincent, T Dudding, A R Ness, S J Thomas
{"title":"An update on oral cavity cancer: epidemiological trends, prevention strategies and novel approaches in diagnosis and prognosis.","authors":"M Gormley, E Gray, C Richards, A Gormley, R C Richmond, E E Vincent, T Dudding, A R Ness, S J Thomas","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00032Gormley09","DOIUrl":"10.1922/CDH_00032Gormley09","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the UK, the incidence of oral cavity cancer continues to rise, with an increase of around 60% over the past 10 years. Many patients still present with advanced disease, often resulting in locoregional recurrence and poor outcomes, which has not changed significantly for over four decades. Changes in aetiology may also be emerging, given the decline of smoking in developed countries. Therefore, new methods to better target prevention, improve screening and detect recurrence are needed. High-throughput 'omics' technologies appear promising for future individual-level diagnosis and prognosis. However, given this is a relatively rare cancer with significant intra-tumour heterogeneity and variation in patient response, reliable biomarkers have been difficult to elucidate. From a public health perspective, implementing these novel technologies into current services would require substantial practical, financial and ethical considerations. This may be difficult to justify and implement at present, therefore focus remains on early detection using new patient-led follow-up strategies. This paper reviews the latest evidence on epidemiological trends in oral cavity cancer to help identify at risk groups, population-based approaches for prevention, in addition to potential cutting-edge approaches in the diagnosis and prognosis of this disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40535443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Psychosocial impact of malocclusion in the school performance. A Hierarchical Analysis. 错牙合对学校表现的社会心理影响。层次分析法。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00061Silva006
T P D Silva, Y R Lemos, M V Filho, D P A Carneiro, S A S Vedovello
{"title":"Psychosocial impact of malocclusion in the school performance. A Hierarchical Analysis.","authors":"T P D Silva,&nbsp;Y R Lemos,&nbsp;M V Filho,&nbsp;D P A Carneiro,&nbsp;S A S Vedovello","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00061Silva006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00061Silva006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify any association between the psychosocial impact of malocclusion and academic performance in adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study in a sample of 297 adolescents aged 10 to 14 years old enrolled in public schools. A self-complete questionnaire enquiring about socioeconomic, demographic, and psychological characteristics and the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) was administered in classrooms. The school provided documents related to School Performance (average grade in the Portuguese subject and absences). A conceptual structure was built, and independent variables were inserted hierarchically into logistic models for school performance (outcome). Independent variables were: Gender, age, caries status (DMFT), orthodontic treatment need (IOTN-DHC), psychological impact (PIDAQ) and school commitment (class absences and missed classes).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Boys (OR = 3.56; 95% CI: 1.54-8.21) with caries experience (OR = 2.77; 95% CI: 1.23-6.23), need for orthodontic treatment (OR = 0.40; 95% CI; 0.18-0.91) and adolescents who reported a psychological impact (OR = 2.70; 95% CI: 1.16-6.30) had worse school performance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Boys with caries and malocclusion experience who reported the psychological impact of the need for orthodontic treatment are more likely to have worse school performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40620270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
The Role of Area Deprivation in Explaining Ethnic Inequalities in Adult Oral Health in England. 地区剥夺在解释英格兰成人口腔健康的种族不平等中的作用。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00273Alobaidi07
F Alobaidi, E Bernabe, E K Delgado-Angulo
{"title":"The Role of Area Deprivation in Explaining Ethnic Inequalities in Adult Oral Health in England.","authors":"F Alobaidi,&nbsp;E Bernabe,&nbsp;E K Delgado-Angulo","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00273Alobaidi07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00273Alobaidi07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The circumstances of the area where people live may affect their health and ethnic minority groups are often overrepresented in deprived areas. This study explored ethnic inequalities in adult oral health and the contribution of area deprivation to explain such inequalities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 15667 adults across 8 ethnicities (White British, Irish, Black Caribbean, Black African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese) in the Health Survey for England 2010/2011 were analysed. Oral health was indicated by having a non-functional dentition, poor self-rated oral health and oral impacts on daily activities. Survey logistic regression and the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were ethnic inequalities in the non-functional dentition, but not in self-rated oral health or oral impacts. Compared to White British adults (19.7%, 95% CI: 18.9, 20.6), a non-functional dentition was more common in Irish (33.1%, 95% CI: 25.9, 41.2) and less common in Black Caribbean (14.9%, 95% CI: 9.9, 21.7), Black African (6.9%, 95% CI: 3.9, 11.9), Indian (10.5%, 95% CI: 6.3, 17.2), Pakistani (7.2%, 95% CI: 4.5, 11.5), Bangladeshi (12.7%, 95% CI: 4.3, 32.3) and Chinese (2.2%, 95% CI: 0.6, 7.9) adults. In decomposition analysis, observed population characteristics explained over half of the ethnic inequalities in the non-functional dentition. Age, area deprivation and SEP were the main contributors, although results varied by ethnicity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ethnic inequalities in adult oral health varied according to oral health measure and ethnicity. Area deprivation and SEP contributed to, but did not fully, explain such inequalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40327778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Editorial - Management of the oral health of care home residents in general and those with dementia. 社论-护理之家居民及痴呆症患者的口腔健康管理。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_Sept22KerrEditorial02
K T Kerr
{"title":"Editorial - Management of the oral health of care home residents in general and those with dementia.","authors":"K T Kerr","doi":"10.1922/CDH_Sept22KerrEditorial02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_Sept22KerrEditorial02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health Education England (HEE) is responsible for educating and training the health workforce in England, ensuring the workforce has the right numbers, skills, values, and behaviours to support patients. This includes developing a multi-professional dental care workforce able to meet the needs of current and future service requirements. The recognised challenge will be to train and develop clinicians to address the changing needs concomitant with the population demographics.</p>","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40336506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Oral health status and absence from school among 12 year olds. 12岁儿童的口腔健康状况和缺课情况。
IF 1.7 4区 医学
Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-06-10 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00280Singh06
A. Singh, B. Purohit, A. Purohit, S. Taneja, Nilima
{"title":"Oral health status and absence from school among 12 year olds.","authors":"A. Singh, B. Purohit, A. Purohit, S. Taneja, Nilima","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00280Singh06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00280Singh06","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE\u0000To assess dental caries, periodontal status, malocclusion and absenteeism from school among 12-year-olds in Bhopal district, Central India.\u0000\u0000\u0000MATERIALS AND METHODS\u0000Two-stage random sample of 1238 school children. Decayed missing filled teeth (DMFT), Significant caries index (SiC), community periodontal index (CPI) and dental aesthetic index (DAI) were used to record dental caries, periodontal status and malocclusion. Information on absence from school in the previous year due to pain/discomfort in the teeth or mouth was collected via interviews. Generalized structural equation modelling (GSEM) examined the direct and indirect predictors of absence from school.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000A total of 39.1%, 17.3% and 23.9% of children had dental caries, calculus and gingival bleeding respectively. Mean DMFT and SiC scores were 1.82± 1.36 and 3.15 ± 1.47. 5,127 school hours were missed due to oral health problems per 1,000 children. None of the studied variables predicted absence from school. Utilization of dental care was associated directly with gender and malocclusion (p⟨ 0.001). Periodontal status was associated with male gender, nuclear families, tobacco consumption, and malocclusion (p⟨ 0.001). Higher DMFT was associated with male gender, malocclusion and experience of pain/discomfort (p⟨ 0.001).\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Poor oral health and a high prevalence of untreated dental caries were noted. Despite a considerable number of missed school hours reported due to dental conditions, none of the studied variables predicted absence from school.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45862455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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