The association between low-socioeconomic status mother’s Sense of Coherence and their child’s utilization of dental care

Silva, Andréa Neiva da; Mendonça, Maria Helena Magalhães de; Vettore, Mário Vianna

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00576.x

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“…Several publications have shown declining trends in caries experience, thus many researchers studied the factors associated with this decline [1][2][3][4] . Among the studied factors are family income and mother's education level [1][2] .…”

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Dental caries trends among preschool children in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil

Amaral¹,

Batista²,

Meirelles³

et al. 2014

Braz. J. Oral Sci.

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Aim: To evaluate caries experience and associated factors in 5-year-old preschool children in the city of Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, representative study, conducted from an epidemiological oral health survey (2010) with 303 children. The sample was established by the systematic probabilistic method, in public and private schools, in accordance with WHO criteria. The sample was checked for caries experience (dmft) by four trained and calibrated dentists, reaching acceptable levels of agreement for data collection. Parents or guardians answered questions related to their education and monthly income, and the children answered questions related to dental care and pain. Descriptive and bivariate analyses of independent variables were performed. Variables with p<0.20 were included in the model (Poisson regression analysis). Results: The sample consisted of 151 boys and 152 girls, with a mean dmft of 1.46. The reasons for visiting a dentist due to pain or need for treatment were associated with dmft > 0 (PR=3.76, 95%CI=2.06-6.84) after adjustment of the regression model. Conclusions: Among the preschool children of this study, pain or need for treatment due to caries disease in the primary dentition and the reason to visit the dentist due pain emphasizing the importance of the professional not only in curative actions, but as a health promoter at the first contact with the child.

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“…Among the studied factors are family income and mother's education level [1][2] . According to the SB Brazil 2010 data, there was a 17% reduction in the 'decayed' component of dmft index in 5-year-old children, with a decrease in the mean dmft value from 2.8 in 2003 to 2.3 in 2010 5 .…”

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Dental caries trends among preschool children in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil

Amaral¹,

Batista²,

Meirelles³

et al. 2014

Braz. J. Oral Sci.

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“…Supportive social ties can affect oral health by favouring engagement on health-promoting behaviours and preventing harmful habits. In addition, psychosocial factors originated from social relationships have been related to patterns of use of health care services [Berkman and Glass, 2000;Sisson, 2007;da Silva et al, 2011;Jordão et al, 2014]. Another mechanism linking social support with health is the 'stress buffering' effect of psychosocial factors, which helps individuals to cope with negative effects of environmental stressors [Cohen and Wills, 1985].…”

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The Association between Participation of Adolescents in Community Groups and Dental Caries in a Deprived Area in Brazil

Silva¹,

Vieira

Rebelo

et al. 2015

Caries Res

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There is limited evidence concerning the role of social networks on the oral health of adolescents. This study assessed the association between the participation of adolescents in community groups and dental caries. A cross-sectional household-based study was carried out involving 200 subjects aged 15-19 years living in a deprived area in the state of Amazon, Brazil. Dental caries was assessed through dental examinations using the DMFT index conducted by a single examiner who was previously calibrated. Four dental caries outcomes were investigated, including caries experience (DMFT score), current caries (number of current decayed teeth), missing teeth due to caries, and the care index (ratio between number of filled teeth and DMFT score). Details of participation of adolescents in community groups, demographic and socioeconomic data and information on dental visiting were obtained through individual interviews. All caries measures were significantly higher in adolescents who did not participate in community groups compared to their counterparts. Multivariate Poisson regression showed that participation of adolescents in community groups was independently associated with all dental caries outcomes. After adjusting for confounders, participation in community groups was statistically associated with lower DMFT score (ratio of mean, RM: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.24-0.46), fewer decayed teeth (RM: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.11-0.47), fewer missing teeth (RM: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.17-0.47), and higher care index (RM: 1.69, 95% CI: 1.24-2.29) than those who did not participate. Participation of adolescents in community activities was related to lower levels of dental caries.

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“…Indeed, individuals with a strong SOC are more likely to exhibit self-control in their lives and thereby maintain adequate health (10). With regards to oral health in preschool children, studies demonstrated that weak parental sense of coherence is related to the occurrence of dental caries and its consequences (8) as well as more visits to the dentists (25). Probably, children with dental caries are more prone to toothaches and consequently experience a negative impact on self-confidence, which underscores the importance of identifying and modifying psychosocial factors that may have an influence on health, such as a sense of coherence.…”

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Oral Problems and Self-Confidence in Preschool Children

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of clinical oral factors, socioeconomic factors and parental sense of coherence on affected self-confidence in preschool children due to oral problems. A cross-sectional study with probabilistic sampling was conducted at public and private preschools with 769 five-year-old children and their parents/caretakers. A questionnaire addressing socio-demographic characteristics as well as the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for Five-Year-Old Children (SOHO-5) and the Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13) were administered. The dependent variable was self-confidence and was determined using the SOHO-5 tool. Dental caries (ICDAS II), malocclusion and traumatic dental injury (TDI) were recorded during the clinical exam. Clinical examinations were performed by examiners who had undergone training and calibration exercises (intraexaminer agreement: 0.82-1.00 and inter-examiner agreement: 0.80-1.00). Descriptive statistics and Poisson regression analysis were performed (α=5%). Among the children, 91.3% had dental caries, 57.7% had malocclusion, 52.8% had signs of traumatic dental injury and 26.9% had bruxism. The following variables exerted a greater negative impact on the self-confidence of the preschool children due to oral problems: attending public school (PR=2.26; 95% CI: 1.09-4.68), a history of toothache (PR=4.45; 95% CI: 2.00-9.91) and weak parental sense of coherence (PR=2.27; 95% CI: 1.03-5.01). Based on the present findings, clinical variables (dental pain), socio-demographic characteristics and parental sense of coherence can exert a negative impact on self-confidence in preschool children due to oral problems.O r a l P r o b l e m s a n d S e l fConfidence in Preschool Children

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The association between low-socioeconomic status mother’s Sense of Coherence and their child’s utilization of dental care

Abstract: Mother's SOC was a psychosocial factor associated with their child's pattern of use of dental care services in low-socioeconomic status families.

Cited by 39 publications

References 42 publications

Dental caries trends among preschool children in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil

Dental caries trends among preschool children in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil

The Association between Participation of Adolescents in Community Groups and Dental Caries in a Deprived Area in Brazil

Oral Problems and Self-Confidence in Preschool Children

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