Neighborhood Social Capital and Dental Injuries in Brazilian Adolescents

Pattussi, Marcos Pascoal; Hardy, Rebecca; Sheiham, Aubrey

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.066159

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“…and stress, which would influence health-related behaviors 19,30,31,32 . Another important factor in the prevention of oral diseases is fluoridation of the public water supply, considered one of the ten most relevant public health measures in the 20 th century 33 .…”

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The association between individual and contextual factors and functional dentition status among adults in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: a multilevel study

Koltermann¹,

Giordani²,

Pattussi³

2011

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Functional dentition plays an important role in maintaining masticatory function, which is closely related to the number of teeth present in the mouth. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between individual and contextual factors and functional dentition (defined IntroductionTooth loss is one of the main public health problems affecting the adult population worldwide 1 . This situation directly and indirectly influences the individual's overall health. Compromised masticatory function affects quality of diet, increasing the risk of various health problems like cardiovascular diseases, physical disabilities and even death 2,3 . Edentulous individuals show lower consumption of important macro and micronutrients as compared to those with functional dentition 4,5 . For example, edentulism without rehabilitation with prostheses has been associated with reduced intake of carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals 4 . Obesity 3 and malnutrition 5 have also been linked to tooth loss.There are various causes of tooth loss, the main ones being dental caries and periodontal disease. Other factors include access to dental services, health system organization, and oral health care 6,7 . Higher tooth loss rates have been associated with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions 8,9 .Functional dentition plays an important role in maintaining masticatory function, which is closely related to the number of teeth present in the mouth 10,11,12 . According to this concept, maintenance of functionality requires a minimum of 20 teeth well distributed in the upper and lower dental arches. In 1992, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the lifetime reten-ARTIGO ARTICLE

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The association between individual and contextual factors and functional dentition status among adults in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: a multilevel study

Koltermann¹,

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Pattussi³

2011

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“…Other studies have dealt with the association between social capital and health within the Brazilian population [11][12][13]. Research that investigates the association between quality of life and social capital in this age range is scarce, however, in this light, the present study aimed to measure social capital and analyse its possible relation to quality of life among adolescents.…”

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Social capital and quality of life in adolescent apprentices in Brazil: An exploratory study

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Borges²,

Leles³

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Background: Adolescents who rely on social aid networks tend to be more socially competent and enjoy higher levels of quality of life than those who interact only with their own limited groups of family and friends. In this light, the present study aimed to measure social capital and analyse its possible relation to adolescents' quality of life. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analytical study with 363 adolescents from the Brazilian NGO. The instruments used included a short Portuguese version of the Integrated Questionnaire to Measure Social Capital (SC-QI) from the World Bank and its abbreviated Portuguese version from the World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref (WHOQoL-Bref) used to measure the quality of life. To measure social capital, the present study chose to use a segmentation analysis, along with the Two-Step Cluster method, applying Euclidian distance and the criteria of centroid aggregation. The MannWhitney test was used to compare the scores of WHOQoL-Bref domains among the clusters, at a significance level of 5%. Results: The segmentation analysis resulted in two clusters, with 160 (44.1%) adolescents classified as Low Social Capital (LSC) and 178 (49%) classified as High Social Capital (HSC). Participation in activities for the good of the community (p < 0.001), opinion regarding the differences between people in the community (p = 0.002), and number of community meetings (p < 0.001) constituted the decisive variables for determining the separation of the clusters. When quality of life among the newly formed clusters was compared, the highest average score in the HSC cluster was found in the Psychological Domain (75.4 ± 11.9), whereas in the LSC cluster, the highest average score was found in the Physical Domain (74.6 ± 12.6). Lower quality of life scores was found in the environmental domain for both the LSC clusters (51.3 ± 14.0) and the HSC clusters (54.7 ± 15.5). This difference proved to be statistically significant (p = 0.009). Conclusions: The results showed that adolescents with higher social capital also presented higher scores concerning quality of life. For the studied population, a positive relation between the two concepts was verified.

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“…Ao contrário do que ocorre com outras patologias bucais, como cárie e doenças periodontais, ainda existe deficiência de informações sobre lesões traumáticas envolvendo a região da boca e dentes em diversas partes do mundo, principalmente nos países em desenvolvimento 10 . Por outro lado, a relação entre a ocorrência destes agravos com determinantes socioambientais, incluindo violência e acidentes em espaços urbanos, tem sido explorada em estudos no Brasil e em outros países 11,12 .…”

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Perfil epidemiológico dos atendimentos de emergência por lesões bucodentais decorrentes de causas externas, Brasil, 2006 e 2007

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Neighborhood Social Capital and Dental Injuries in Brazilian Adolescents

Abstract: Social capital may explain inequalities in rates of dental injury, especially among boys.

Cited by 100 publications

References 38 publications

The association between individual and contextual factors and functional dentition status among adults in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: a multilevel study

The association between individual and contextual factors and functional dentition status among adults in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: a multilevel study

Social capital and quality of life in adolescent apprentices in Brazil: An exploratory study

Perfil epidemiológico dos atendimentos de emergência por lesões bucodentais decorrentes de causas externas, Brasil, 2006 e 2007

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