Access to Dental Services and Related Factors in Adolescents from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2011

Emerich, Tatiana Breder; Pacheco, Karina Tonini dos Santos; Carvalho, Raquel Baroni de; Muniz, Elizabeth Nogueira; Sarcinelli, Gabriel Pfister; Sarti, Thiago Dias

doi:10.4034/pboci.2015.151.27

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“…Routine visit to the dentist was reported by half of adolescents, corroborating the findings of previous study conducted in Southeastern Brazil [30,31] Patients with eating disorders are more likely to hide and deny their condition, thus avoiding the help of health professionals [26]. After evaluating women aged 18 years or older with diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, US researchers found that the majority (70.8%) reported that they had not talked with oral health professionals about their problem, and the causes related to this barrier between patient and oral health professional were mainly embarrassment (81.1%), shame (77.6%) and fear (54.2%) [22].…”

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Association Between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries in Brazilian Teenagers with and without Risk for Eating Disorders

Aragão¹,

Fernandes²,

Brandt³

et al. 2016

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Objective: To evaluate the relationship between nutritional status and dental caries in Brazilian female adolescents with and without behavioral risk for eating disorders. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 60 girls, 15 to18 years old, randomly selected from public and private schools. Risk behavior for eating disorder was assessed by the Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh, anthropometric measurements were taken to calculate the body mass index, dental examinations were performed to verify the caries experience and a questionnaire to collect sociodemographic data was applied. Data were analyzed descriptively and analytically using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 18.0 software. The level of statistical significance was set at 5%, with a 95% confidence interval. Results: Most of the girls studied in public school (75,0%), had no partner (95,0%) and had a monthly family income above the minimum wage (63,3%). The prevalence of dental caries was high (86.7%). The most used practice for weight loss was the act of purge (18.3%). There was no statistically significant association between dental caries and Body Mass Index (p=0,655), however, it was observed that adolescents with high Body Mass Index had a higher risk for Eating Disorders (p<0,05). Conclusion: The nutritional status was not associated with dental caries, however the monitoring of girls with high Body Mass Indexis important due to the increased risk of eating disorders.

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Association Between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries in Brazilian Teenagers with and without Risk for Eating Disorders

Aragão¹,

Fernandes²,

Brandt³

et al. 2016

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“…In addition, in a study with adolescents aged 15-19 years, it was observed that most of those who have never been to the dentist were male [20]. However, although sex may affect the oral care level of individuals [21], periodontal conditions evaluated in this study were similar, regardless of sex.…”

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“…Some researchers have shown that women have better health-related attitudes and behaviors, with a higher frequency in dental care services [20] and better oral hygiene performance [18]. In addition, in a study with adolescents aged 15-19 years, it was observed that most of those who have never been to the dentist were male [20].…”

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Assessment of Oral Hygiene Level and Periodontal Condition in Brazilian Adolescents

Santos¹,

Aguiar²,

Cavalcanti³

et al. 2016

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Objective: To evaluate the oral hygiene level and periodontal condition of adolescents aged 15-19 years and socioeconomic factors. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study with 630 adolescents from public schools randomly selected in the city of Campina Grande, Brazil. For data collection, a form containing socioeconomic variables and those related to oral hygiene was used. The oral hygiene level was measured through the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and periodontal condition was evaluated by the Community Periodontal Index (CPI). Data were descriptively and inferentially analyzed using the chi-square test, adopting significance level of 5%. Results: Adolescents were mostly females (59.5%), aged 16 years (32.4%), non-white (77.8%), with family income lower than US $ 612.00 (55.1%), with parental schooling of up to high school (50%). Periodontal condition showed no significant association with any of the socioeconomic factors (p> 0.05). All participants reported using toothbrush; however, the control of interproximal plaque with flossing was reported by only 44.1%, being higher among females (p = 0.028), and its use has been associated with periodontal status (p = 0.026). The oral hygiene level was satisfactory for 59.7% of adolescents, while CPI showed that only 1.6% of them had healthy periodontium and gingival bleeding (34.4%) and presence of dental calculus (37, 8%) were the most prevalent alterations. Conclusion: Adolescents showed satisfactory oral hygiene condition; however, there was a high prevalence of gingival bleeding and dental calculus. Periodontal condition was associated with flossing; however, association with socioeconomic factors was not observed.

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“…A predominance of females (66.1%) among victims was observed, corroborating previous findings. [ 3 ] However, there may have been underreporting of accidents by male students since as women are more cautious about their health and tend to have greater preventive self-care,[ 12 17 ] they are possibly more attentive to the need to follow postexposure protocols and therefore cause a greater demand for the service.…”

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Needlestick and sharp instruments injuries among Brazilian dentistry students

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Background:The occurrence of occupational accidents is common among students and dentists. The present study is aimed to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of needlestick and sharp instrument injuries among dentistry students.Materials and Methods:A documentary research was carried out with data being obtained from the analysis of 137 medical records of injuries caused by needlestick and sharp instruments occurring in the period from 2012 to 2016 and were analyzed regarding the characteristics of the victim (gender and age) and the accident (year, time, environment, and time interval between exposure and search for care). Data were organized in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 18 and were presented through descriptive statistics.Results:The occurrence of accidents was high (43.1%), with the predominance of female victims (66.1%) and aged up to 23 years (55.9%). The majority of events occurred in the afternoon (54.4%), in the clinical setting (70.7%), and in 75% of the cases, the search for care occurred within 2 h after exposure.Conclusion:Accidents with needlestick and sharp instruments have high frequency and involve mainly female students. They are more common in the afternoon and in the clinical setting and the time interval was between exposure and the search for care complied with recommendations of the Brazilian legislation.

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Access to Dental Services and Related Factors in Adolescents from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2011

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Association Between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries in Brazilian Teenagers with and without Risk for Eating Disorders

Association Between Nutritional Status and Dental Caries in Brazilian Teenagers with and without Risk for Eating Disorders

Assessment of Oral Hygiene Level and Periodontal Condition in Brazilian Adolescents

Needlestick and sharp instruments injuries among Brazilian dentistry students

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