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Dental Public Health in Action: Delivering a domestic violence and abuse screening and identification training programme in North Staffordshire-based dental practices. 牙科公共卫生在行动:在北斯塔福德郡的牙科诊所提供家庭暴力和虐待筛查和识别培训方案。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00153Doughty06

J L Doughty, H Ferns, K Taylor-Weetman, J Allbutt, L Breeze, G Brown, A Bedwell, C Banks

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Hospitalisations due to pulp and periapical conditions in Australian children from 1998-99 to 2017-18. 1998-99年至2017-18年澳大利亚儿童因牙髓和根尖周疾病住院的情况。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00208Aminian05

P Aminian, E Kruger, M Tennant

{"title":"Hospitalisations due to pulp and periapical conditions in Australian children from 1998-99 to 2017-18.","authors":"P Aminian, E Kruger, M Tennant","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00208Aminian05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00208Aminian05","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To assess the demographic and time trends in hospitalisation rate for Pulp and Periapical Diseases (P&PDs) over 20-years (1998-99 to 2017-18), amongst children and adolescents (under age 19 years) in all states and territories of Australia. P&PDs are considered potentially preventable, with the possibility of them resulting in emergency presentations if timely treatment is not provided. They can result in treatment under general anaesthesia, which is costly.Design: Retrospective analysis of hospitalisation for pulp and periapical diseases.Setting: Public and private hospitals across Australia.Main outcome measures: The number of hospitalisations (measured using the number of separations or cases of hospital admission) for all pulp and periapical diseases by age-group.Results: There were about 40,000 hospitalisations regarding P&PDs over the 20 years among Australian children under 19 years old. The rate of admissions ranged from means of 28.5 to 44.1 per 100,000 population. The number of admissions increased over 20 years for all children, except those younger than 4 years. Children aged 5-9 years had the highest rate of admissions and, more days in hospital per admission than other age groups. Most children only had one-day admissions.Conclusion: Pulp and periapical diseases hospitalisation rates have increased over two decades. Additional approaches to improve child dental health in Australia need to be considered.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"42-46"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9408109","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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Parents' Perception of Fissure Sealant Therapy in 6-12 Year Old Children: Evaluating a theory-driven intervention. 家长对6-12岁儿童裂隙封闭剂治疗的认知:评估理论驱动的干预措施。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00123Hosseini07

Z Hosseini, M Jafari, S Mohseni, T Aghamolaei, S Dadipoor, S Hosseini Teshnizi, S Esmaeli

{"title":"Parents' Perception of Fissure Sealant Therapy in 6-12 Year Old Children: Evaluating a theory-driven intervention.","authors":"Z Hosseini, M Jafari, S Mohseni, T Aghamolaei, S Dadipoor, S Hosseini Teshnizi, S Esmaeli","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00123Hosseini07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00123Hosseini07","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Dental caries is considered a major global health issue and among the most challenging diseases worldwide. An effective way of preventing dental caries is the fissure sealant (FS) therapy.Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention developed based on the health belief model (HBM) for parents' perception of FS therapy for their children.Methods: Quasi-experiment among 300 parents of 6-12 year-old children, 150 in the intervention group (IG) and 150 in the control (CG), in the south of Iran recruited via both clustering and convenience sampling. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire collecting demographic information, knowledge and data on HBM constructs and FS behaviour. Eight intervention sessions, 40-60 minutes long, were held for over month. The primary outcome was child's receipt of fissure sealants 3 months after the intervention.Results: The two groups had similar knowledge and the HBM constructs at baseline. After the intervention, the receipt of FS therapy was 65% and 12% in the IG and CG, respectively (p ⟨ 0.001, Chi Sq.). ANCOVA supported post-test differences between the intervention and control groups when accounting for baseline scores (p⟨0.05).Conclusions: The educational HBM-based intervention improved parents' perceptions and their children's receipt of FS therapy. The intervention affected the HBM constructs. Barriers to healthy oral/dental behaviours may be reduced by interventions at multiple layers (beyond the individual level).","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10829782","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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Contextual and individual determinants of tooth loss in the Afro-descendant older adult populations of different countries: a scoping review. 不同国家非洲裔老年人口牙齿脱落的背景和个体决定因素:范围审查。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00121dosSantos07

L R Dos Santos, F N Hugo, C M Costa, M A Brondani, C M Coelho Alves

{"title":"Contextual and individual determinants of tooth loss in the Afro-descendant older adult populations of different countries: a scoping review.","authors":"L R Dos Santos, F N Hugo, C M Costa, M A Brondani, C M Coelho Alves","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00121dosSantos07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00121dosSantos07","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The Black population has poorer oral health than other racial groups; however, little is known about the mechanisms that explain this difference.Objective: To study the association between race and tooth loss and map the evidence on factors associated with tooth loss in Black older populations.Methods: Scoping review following the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews conducted according to the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute. A three-step search strategy was applied, and data were collected between April and July 2021. Searches were performed in the PubMed, Lilacs, and SciELO databases. The grey literature was searched using Google Scholar (https://www.scholar.google.com/). The reference lists of included studies were used as additional sources. Studies published in English and Portuguese of the association between tooth loss and different racial groups and the factors associated with tooth loss and tooth retention in Black older adult populations were included.Results: Twenty-one of 913 original articles published between 1995 and 2020 were included. Of these, 75% were research articles, 15% were reports, and 10% dissertations. Eighty per cent reported cross-sectional and 20% longitudinal data. African ancestry was associated with increased odds of tooth loss in older adult populations. Periodontal disease, female sex, and advanced age were the exposures most frequently associated with tooth loss.Conclusion: Race, educational level, advanced age, and oral diseases such as periodontitis are associated with increased tooth loss in Afro-descendant older populations.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9082850","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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Reciprocity in the intercultural conference space to improve Aboriginal oral health: A qualitative study. 跨文化会议空间互惠性改善原住民口腔健康:一项质性研究。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_0000146Durey07

A Durey, N Naylor, L Slack-Smith

{"title":"Reciprocity in the intercultural conference space to improve Aboriginal oral health: A qualitative study.","authors":"A Durey, N Naylor, L Slack-Smith","doi":"10.1922/CDH_0000146Durey07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_0000146Durey07","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Despite high rates of oral disease in Indigenous communities globally, progress is slow in implementing policies and practices so the depth of inequity is addressed and oral health outcomes improve. Indigenous communities are often poorly consulted in the process. This paper responds to this inequity by seeking to create a respectful intercultural space at international dental conferences where Aboriginal health practitioners and dental public health researchers can discuss ways forward for oral health in Indigenous communities.Methods: Participatory action research informed by Indigenist methodologies guided this research. Two roundtable discussions between Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants were recorded, transcribed and analysed for themes related to problems and potential solutions to dental disease in Indigenous communities. Follow-up discussions on participants' reflections engaging in this intercultural space were recorded and analysed.Results: Two Aboriginal health practitioners and five non-Aboriginal international dental public health researchers identified the importance of inclusion where intercultural engagement and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples were integral to conducting research in this context and improving oral health outcomes.Conclusions: Creating a safe, respectful space between Aboriginal health practitioners and non-Aboriginal dental public health researchers at an international conference fostered dialogue to better understand barriers and enablers to good oral health outcomes. Intercultural engagement and discussion is a step towards mutual understanding of oral health perspectives and experiences that can foster equity and enable more collaborative responses to improve oral health outcomes.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"16-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10831000","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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Is There An Association Between Periodontitis And Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 牙周炎与非酒精性脂肪肝有关联吗?系统回顾和荟萃分析。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00180Xu06

F Xu, J Tang

{"title":"Is There An Association Between Periodontitis And Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"F Xu, J Tang","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00180Xu06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00180Xu06","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Studies have reported varying relationships between periodontitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This review aimed to summarise evidence by pooling published data on the association between periodontitis and NAFLD.Methods: PubMed, CENTRAL, Web of Science, and Embase databases were searched for cross-sectional, case-control, or cohort studies published up to 20th June 2022. The PICO statement was: In the general Population does the presence of periodontitis (Intervention) as compared to no periodontitis (Comparison) lead to NAFLD (Outcome). All included studies were to report the association between periodontitis and NAFLD using odds ratios (OR) or risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Random effects meta-analysis was conducted to obtain pooled OR with 95% CI.Results: Meta-analysis of seven studies with data of 192,815 participants found no association between periodontitis and NAFLD (OR: 1.04 95% CI: 0.97, 1.12). There was medium heterogeneity in the meta-analysis (I²=58%). The results did not change with the exclusion of any study. A small risk of NAFLD was noted in periodontitis patients on analysis of two cohort studies. Results were non-significant for other study types. Subgroup analysis based on the study population and diagnostic method for NAFLD also failed to find relationships.Conclusion: Current evidence fails to demonstrate a link between periodontitis and NAFLD.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"47-52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10831002","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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Effectiveness of strategies to increase participation in school-based epidemiological surveys: a rapid review. 提高学校流行病学调查参与战略的有效性:快速审查。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00242Dyer07

T A Dyer, A-M Glenny, L MacDonald, Z Marshman, K Jones

{"title":"Effectiveness of strategies to increase participation in school-based epidemiological surveys: a rapid review.","authors":"T A Dyer, A-M Glenny, L MacDonald, Z Marshman, K Jones","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00242Dyer07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00242Dyer07","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Rapid review of the literature on strategies to increase participation rates in school-based epidemiological surveys.Basic research design: Rapid review. MEDLINE and Embase databases were searched for articles written in English from 2000 onwards. Synthesised evidence and primary research were included as data sources from peer reviewed journals and reports.Interventions: Any strategy aiming to increase participation in school-based health surveys. The comparator was usual procedure or an alternative strategy to increase participation.Main outcome measures: Primary outcomes included participation and consent rates. Secondary outcomes were feasibility, acceptability and adverse effects.Results: The search identified 591 unique records, of which 587 were excluded. Four studies were suitable for inclusion, including one systematic review, one randomised controlled trial, one cross-sectional study and one retrospective analysis. Based on very low certainty evidence, recommendations for maximising participation rates in one systematic review of US studies included: promoting the survey to school staff, parents and students; disseminating study information using direct rather than mediated methods; offering incentives to schools, staff and participants; following up non-responders; and employing a research team member to co-ordinate and monitor recruitment. However, UK studies found that different strategies did not increase participation more than that achieved by a standard approach (delivery of covering letter/consent forms via the child with no follow-up of non-responders).Conclusion: Given the lack of evidence of effectiveness of alternative strategies in the UK, additional measures beyond existing standard approaches for active consent cannot be recommended.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"53-59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9391708","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 Establishing Dental Access for Preventable Infectious Dental Diseases (PIDD) in Medical Settings: Case Study from Rural Wisconsin. 在医疗环境中为可预防的传染性牙科疾病(PIDD)建立牙科通道的影响:来自威斯康星州农村的案例研究。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00102Shimpi07

N Shimpi, I Glurich, R Gabor, P-H Chyou, G Nycz, A Acharya

{"title":"Impact of Establishing Dental Access for Preventable Infectious Dental Diseases (PIDD) in Medical Settings: Case Study from Rural Wisconsin.","authors":"N Shimpi, I Glurich, R Gabor, P-H Chyou, G Nycz, A Acharya","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00102Shimpi07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00102Shimpi07","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The frequency of Preventable Infectious Dental Disease (PIDD) visits in medical centers was examined pre and post establishment of expanded dental access and adoption of an integrated medical-dental care delivery model.Methods: A retrospective observational study of patient attributes and frequency of unscheduled PIDD visits between January 1, 1990 and February 29, 2020. Chi-squared tests compared (a) the number of PIDD visits (pre/post dental center establishment), (b) age at first diagnosis, (c) gender, (d) race, (e) primary insurance at the time of PIDD visits and (f) healthcare setting where visit occurred.Results: System-wide, 21,957 unique patients were documented with a total of 34,892 PIDD visits as the primary diagnosis. Patients between 18-30 years and patients with Medicaid had the highest frequency of PIDD visits in medical settings. Following the establishment of dental centers, reduced relative risk of PIDD visits was observed for patients with no health insurance or self-pay/other coverage. PIDD visits in primary care settings was 0.87 times as likely as PIDD visits at ED/UCs after dental centers opened.Conclusions: The number of PIDD visits to medical centers increased before the dental infrastructure was established, followed by a decline afterwards, inclusive of disparity populations. Some residual persistence of PIDD visits to primary care settings was identified. This study reinforced importance of dental healthcare access for achieving appropriate PIDD management while reducing PIDD visits to medical settings.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"23-29"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10830002","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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Illness perception amongst individuals with periodontal diseases. 牙周病患者的疾病感知。

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00147Joudi05

A Joudi, K Sargeran, Z Pouraskari, M E Darijani, J Golrezaei, H Hessari

{"title":"Illness perception amongst individuals with periodontal diseases.","authors":"A Joudi, K Sargeran, Z Pouraskari, M E Darijani, J Golrezaei, H Hessari","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00147Joudi05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00147Joudi05","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To describe illness perception among patients with periodontal diseases in relation to socio-demographic predictors, oral signs and symptoms.Basic research design: Cross-sectional analytical study.Participants: Stratified quota sample of 353 consecutive adults with periodontal diseases attending university dental clinics in Iran.Main outcome measures: The illness perception of periodontal diseases measured using the Brief-Illness Perception Questionnaire.Results: Participants' mean age was 38.7 years and 53% were female. The most frequent symptoms were tooth sensitivity, inflamed and painful gingiva, and halitosis. The symptoms that participants associated with periodontal diseases were inflamed and painful gingiva, bleeding while brushing, flossing or eating, and gingival recession. Illness perception was associated with education level, the patient's experience of periodontal symptoms, individuals' attitudes about an association between oral signs and symptoms with periodontal diseases and clinical attachment loss.Conclusion: Understanding how patients perceive their disease is a crucial step to motivating and engaging them in periodontal therapy and in the healthcare process.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"37-41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9408107","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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Ethnicity, Social Support and Oral Health Among English Individuals. 英语个体的种族、社会支持与口腔健康

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Community dental health Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1922/CDH_00277Amininia07

M Amininia, E Bernabe, E K Delgado-Angulo

{"title":"Ethnicity, Social Support and Oral Health Among English Individuals.","authors":"M Amininia, E Bernabe, E K Delgado-Angulo","doi":"10.1922/CDH_00277Amininia07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1922/CDH_00277Amininia07","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine whether social support explains ethnic inequalities in oral health among English individuals.Methods: Data from 42704 individuals across seven ethnic groups in the Health Survey for England (1999-2002 and 2005) were analysed. Oral health was indicated by self-reports of edentulousness and toothache. Social support was indicated by marital status and a 7-item scale on perceived social support. Confounder-adjusted regression models were fitted to evaluate ethnic inequalities in measures of social support and oral health (before and after adjustment for social support).Results: Overall, 10.4% of individuals were edentulous and 21.7% of dentate individuals had toothache in the past 6 months. Indian (Odd Ratio: 0.50, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.32-0.78), Pakistani (0.50, 95%CI: 0.30-0.84), Bangladeshi (0.29, 95%CI: 0.17-0.47) and Chinese (0.42, 95%CI: 0.25-0.71) individuals were less likely to be edentulous than white British individuals. Among dentate participants, Irish (1.21, 95%CI: 1.06-1.38) and black Caribbean individuals (1.37, 95%CI: 1.18-1.58) were more likely whereas Chinese individuals (0.78, 95%CI: 0.63-0.97) were less likely to experience toothache than white British individuals. These inequalities were marginally attenuated after adjustment for marital status and perceived social support. Lack of social support was associated with being edentulousness and having toothache whereas marital status was associated with edentulousness only.Conclusion: The findings did not support the mediating role of social support in the association between ethnicity and oral health. However, perceived lack of social support was inversely associated with worse oral health independent of participants' sociodemographic factors.","PeriodicalId":10647,"journal":{"name":"Community dental health","volume":"40 1","pages":"60-66"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10830999","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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