Dental caries prevalence, prospects, and challenges for Latin America and Caribbean countries: a summary and final recommendations from a Regional Consensus

Sampaio, Fábio Correia; Bönecker, Marcelo; Paiva, Saul Martins; Martignon, Stefanía; Filho, Antônio Pedro Ricomini; Pozos‐Guillén, Amaury; Oliveira, Branca Heloísa de; Bullen, Miriam; Naidu, Rahul; Guarnizo-Herreño, Carol C; Gómez, Juliana; Malheiros, Zilson; Stewart, Bernal; Ryan, Maria Emanuel; Pitts, Nigel

doi:10.1590/1807-3107bor-2021.vol35.0056

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“…A limitation of these studies, particularly in the area of oral health, is the poor quality or lack of data on the main problems in oral health, such as dental caries, that are discussed in greater detail in papers 1 and 5 of this LAOHA caries consensus. 13,14 The main repository of WHO-sponsored oral health data, the Oral Health Country/Area Profile Project (see at https://capp.mau. se/) maintained by Malmö University presents data from virtually every country in the world.…”

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Risk factors for dental caries in Latin American and Caribbean countries

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Identifying the risk factors for dental caries is vital in epidemiology and clinical practices for developing effective preventive strategies, both, at the individual and collective levels. Different causality/determination models have been proposed to understand the development process of dental caries. In the present review, we designed a model inspired by the world-known social determinants models proposed in the 90s and more recently in the 10s, wherein the contextual factors are placed more externally and encompass the individual factors. The contextual factors included those related to the cultural and societal values, as well as the social and health government policies. The individual factors were classified into the following categories: socioeconomic (social class, occupation, income, and education level), demographic characteristics (age, sex, and ethnicity), behavioral factors (non-use of fluoride dentifrice, sugar consumption, poor oral hygiene, and lack of preventive dental care), and biological factors (recent caries experience/active caries lesions, biofilm retentive factors, developmental defects of the enamel, disabilities, saliva amount and quality, cariogenic biofilm). Each of these variables was addressed, while focusing on the current evidence from studies conducted in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACC). Based on the proposed model, educational aspects were addressed, and individual caries risk assessment and management decisions were proposed; further, implications for public health policies and clinical practice were described. The identification of modifiable risk factors for dental caries should be the basis for multi-strategy actions that consider the diversity of Latin American communities.

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“…As has been previously determined, because dental caries is a prevalent disease worldwide [ 24 , 25 ] and can appear at any time of life [ 26 , 27 ], the development of a vaccine would be an ideal method of prevention to reduce the impact of this pathology, even with the uncertainty and lack of scientific agreement found on the subject, it would limit the population from various complications present in this pathology, both medical and social [ 28 ]. The importance of the present study lies in providing an overview of the production in the scientific field, observing quantitatively, and prioritizing its relevance by promoting future research.…”

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Bibliometric Analysis of the Current Landscape of Global Scientific Production on the Development of Vaccines against Dental Caries

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Objective. To perform a bibliometric analysis of the scientific research on the development of vaccines against dental caries. Methods. An extraction of the scientific production published on the development of vaccines against dental caries between 2011 and 2020 was carried out from the Scopus database. Microsoft Excel was used for the elaboration of tables and SciVal for the bibliometric analysis of the data, which were divided into indicators of production, impact, and collaboration. Finally, VOSviewer was used for co-occurrence analysis of keywords and collaborative networks. Results. 106 studies were retrieved from the Scopus database, which were conducted on the development of dental caries vaccines within the years 2011–2020. Wuhan University, in China, was the university with the highest scientific production on the subject, with 4 publications. Regarding the most productive journals, the first place was occupied by the Journal of Dental Research with 7 publications. Regarding the most productive journals, the first place was occupied by the Journal of Dental Research with 7 publications. The highest percentage of the documents analyzed was in quartile 1 journals and in the national collaboration pattern. Conclusion. Most of the manuscripts regarding the development of vaccines against dental caries were published in China and in Q1 quartile journals. In addition, Yan Huimin, Yang Jingyi, Zhou Dihan, Yang Yi, Li Yuhong and Fan Mingwen were found to top the list of most productive authors. The Journal of Dental Research was also identified as the most productive and cited journal.

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“…The majority of the evidence focused on strategies based on fluoride use, and the results of this review are important in the context of the changes in our understanding of dental caries and possible ways to control it, defining new perspectives to control the disease in LACC. 48 Dental caries, previously considered to be a transmittable infectious disease, has now been clearly understood as a non-communicable disease that can be controlled. 1 This paradigm shift is also reflected in the strategies employed by LACC to control the disease.…”

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