Association between familial risk and caries risk in 5 year old scholars

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association of familial social risk and caries risk in 5-year-old school students from the municipality of Coari. Methods: The sample consisted of 361 students from 3 schools in the city. Data were collected from file A of the Basic Attention Information System and from records of families enrolled in Family Health Units for the classification of families according to Family Social risk and caries risk was classified according to the Secretary of Health of São Paulo. A descriptive data analysis and a multiple logistic regression were performed to verify the possible association of family social risk with family social risk and demographic variables. Results: The results showed that 51% of the sample were female, the prevalence of caries was 67.6%; and dmf-t 3.16. There was an association of high social risk with prevalence, and high risk of caries. Conclusion: Therefore, children at high risk of caries were more likely to belong to families with higher social risk. Thus, this research indicates that the present tool for assessing family social risk can be used in other studies related to planning, organization and access to oral health services.

Association Between Water Sanitation and Living Conditions and Dental Caries in Brazilian Schoolchildren

“…Of children who used well or spring as water supply, 56.0% had caries experience, while this same prevalence was approximately 60% lower in children assisted by the official water supply network. These findings confirm data from literature, which point to the consumption of fluoridated water as a protective factor against dental caries compared to populations deprived of water fluoridation [5,6,11,17].…”

“…Studies have shown that caries disease affects populations unevenly [1,5,6,10,11]. While in the past, the focus of studies on dental caries was the relationship between biological and dietary variables in the process of the appearance of dental caries, in the last decades, there has been greater interest in researching how demographic and socioeconomic characteristics play a role in the prevalence of this disease in the population [2].…”

“…While in the past, the focus of studies on dental caries was the relationship between biological and dietary variables in the process of the appearance of dental caries, in the last decades, there has been greater interest in researching how demographic and socioeconomic characteristics play a role in the prevalence of this disease in the population [2]. Worse oral health rates are observed in low-income children [1,3,5,[11][12][13][14][15]. Regarding sociodemographic variables, a statewide study carried out in Minas Gerais found higher dental caries prevalence in 12-year-old children when comparing countryside cities with the state capital [16].…”

“…Access to fluoride in fluoridated water benefits mainly the most vulnerable children, because the caries-preventing power of fluorination is relatively more effective in situations of greater economic and social inequality. However, for the population to have access to treated water, sanitation should be implemented, thus guaranteeing a better quality of life for the population [5,11,17].…”