Socioeconomic Inequality in Professionally Administered Topical Fluoride among Mexican Schoolchildren

Casanova-Rosado, Alejandro José; Medina-Solís, Carlo Eduardo; Casanova-Rosado, Juan Fernando; Ávila-Burgos, Leticia; Vallejos-Sánchez, Ana Alicia; Márquez-Rodríguez, Sonia; Márquez-Corona, M.L.; Maupomé, Gerardo

doi:10.7727/wimj.2014.361

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“…Previous studies have confirmed that self-care devices such as brushing teeth with toothpaste, flossing or using mouthwash increase the likelihood of using dental services for regular recall examination or receiving preventive treatments 12 14 19 32 34 35. The findings of this study reveal that, although individuals who use self-care devices are more likely to visit dental offices seeking both types of services, the effect of this variable is greater on preventive services.…”

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“…The mechanisms involved are likely a combination of healthy behaviours, healthy lifestyles and improved access to medical care 29. In several studies carried out around the world, it has been observed that variables related to socioeconomic status are good predictors of DHSU, such as education level 12 29 30 33 35 36. Mothers’ education level was associated with using dental services in our study, which presumably indicates that lower access to knowledge and poorer understanding of oral health may be associated with unhealthy behaviours; it is unclear whether such scenario leads to lower engagement in preventive and curative treatment.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…For example, in Brazil a higher prevalence of DHSU was observed in individuals who rated their oral health as ‘good’ compared with those who rated it as ‘poor’ 29 32. At a perhaps simplistic level of analysis, such consistent performance of a single item rating perceived oral health makes it an attractive option for a screening factor in some population groups 31 35…”

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Clinical and non-clinical variables associated with preventive and curative dental service utilisation: a cross-sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Central Mexico

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ObjectiveThe present study aimed to identify preventive and curative dental health service utilisation (DHSU) in the context of associated clinical and non-clinical factors among adolescents and young adults in Mexico.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingApplicants to a public university in Mexico.ParticipantsParticipants were 638 adolescents and young adults aged 16–25 randomly selected from university applicants.InterventionsData were collected using a self-administered questionnaire filled out by the students. For assessment of dental caries experience, we used the index of decayed, missing and filled teeth.Primary outcomeThe dependent variable was DHSU in the previous 12 months, coded as 0=non-use, 1=use of curative services and 2=use of preventive services.ResultsThe mean age was 18.76±1.76 years, and 49.2% were women. The prevalence of DHSU was 40.9% (95% CI 37.1 to 44.8) for curative services and 22.9% (95% CI 19.7 to 26.3) for preventive services. The variables associated with curative services were age, sex, mother’s education, dental pain in the previous 12 months, caries experience, use of self-care devices and oral health knowledge. For preventive services, the variables associated were mother’s education, dental pain in the previous 12 months, caries experience, use of self-care devices and self-perception of oral health.ConclusionsWhile differences emerged by type of service, a number of variables (sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics as well as dental factors) remained in the final model. Greater oral health needs and socioeconomic inequalities remained as predictors of both types of DHSU. Given the differences revealed by our study, oral health policies should refer those seeking dental care for oral diseases to preventive services, and promote the use of such services among the poorer and less educated population groups.

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Clinical and non-clinical variables associated with preventive and curative dental service utilisation: a cross-sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Central Mexico

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“…Thereby, Casanova-Rosado et al, 51 Manfredini et al, 52 and Wieckiewicz et al 53 recommend the use of validated tools such as the RDC/TMD in order to increase the level of reliability among studies in children and adolescents. This tool has been used as a method of diagnosis for both children and adults.…”

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Association between bruxism and temporomandibular disorders in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Reis

Ribeiro

Martins

et al. 2019

Int J Paed Dentistry

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Background Bruxism in children and its relation to the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has not been clearly determined yet. Aim The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the possible association between bruxism and TMD in children. Design Seven databases were searched, and 497 articles were assessed. Methodological quality was assessed through Newcastle‐Ottawa Scale. The meta‐analysis was performed with the articles in which extraction of data was possible and the summary effect measure through odds ratio (OR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to assess the certainty of evidence. Results Ten cross‐sectional studies were included in the systematic review. Of these, 8 showed a statistically significant association between bruxism and TMD. Seven studies however presented a high risk of bias. The meta‐analysis was performed with 3 articles and obtained an OR of 2.97 (95% CI ranging from 1.72‐5.15), indicating that children with bruxism are 2.97 times more likely to present TMD, with very low level of certainty defined by GRADE. Conclusions Although the studies showed high risk of bias, the qualitative analysis of individual studies showed that the children with bruxism have greater chance of developing TMD.

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“…Thus, the pain experience is a good risk indicator of the existence of dental disease. In México, too is reported that preventive dental services utilisation is very low (20).…”

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Factors Associated with Dental Caries in Primary and Permanent Dentition in Patients Aged 2 to 12 Years who Attended a University Clinic

Hernández-Martínez¹,

Robles-Bermeo²,

Lara-Carrillo³

et al. 2017

West Indian Med J

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Objectives: To determine the factors associated with dental caries in the primary and permanent dentition of children attending a paediatric dentistry clinic at a public university in central Mexico. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using the medical records from 309 patients aged 2 to 12 years who attended the Paediatric Dentistry Specialty Clinic at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico between January 2014 and December 2015. The dependent variables were the experience of caries for each dentition (dmft index for primary dentition and DMFT index for permanent dentition), which were obtained from the clinical history in the diagnostic records. The independent variables were diverse sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and oral and general health indicators. Statistical analysis was performed using nonparametric tests in Stata. Results: The mean age was 5.71±2.43 years and 50.8% were men. The mean dmft index was 8.53±4.18 (prevalence=99%), while the DMFT index was 1.91±2.02 (prevalence=58.9%). The variables age, number of siblings, presence of syndrome, dental pain experience, dental pain presence, as well as oral hygiene with help showed statistically significant differences with dmft. Similarly, age, number of siblings, and dental pain experience were statistically significant with DMFT. Conclusions: The caries experience observed in this sample of self-selected patients was high. We identified several variables associated with dental caries in both dentitions.

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Socioeconomic Inequality in Professionally Administered Topical Fluoride among Mexican Schoolchildren

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Clinical and non-clinical variables associated with preventive and curative dental service utilisation: a cross-sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Central Mexico

Clinical and non-clinical variables associated with preventive and curative dental service utilisation: a cross-sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Central Mexico

Association between bruxism and temporomandibular disorders in children: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Factors Associated with Dental Caries in Primary and Permanent Dentition in Patients Aged 2 to 12 Years who Attended a University Clinic

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