دورية أكاديمية
The effect of socio-economic status on children's dental health.
| العنوان: | The effect of socio-economic status on children's dental health. |
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| المؤلفون: | Theristopoulos A; Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece., Agouropoulos A; Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece., Seremidi K; Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece., Gizani S; Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece., Papaioannou W; Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece. |
| المصدر: | The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry [J Clin Pediatr Dent] 2024 Jul; Vol. 48 (4), pp. 52-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 03. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: MRE Press Country of Publication: Singapore NLM ID: 9100079 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1557-5268 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10534628 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Pediatr Dent Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2022->: Singapore : MRE Press Original Publication: Birmingham, AL : Journal of Pedodontics, Inc., [1990]- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Oral Health* , Social Class*, Humans ; Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Male ; Feeding Behavior ; Oral Hygiene/statistics & numerical data ; Income/statistics & numerical data ; Educational Status ; Dental Caries/epidemiology ; DMF Index ; Parents/education ; Risk Factors ; Greece/epidemiology |
| مستخلص: | The aim of the present study was to record the oral health status of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds and correlate these findings with parent-associated factors. It comprised a cross-sectional study of healthy children, aged 6-12 years, attending either the Reception and Solidarity Center of the Municipality of Athens or the Postgraduate Paediatric Dentistry Department (NKUA) for dental care. Data regarding the demographics of both parents-guardians, as well as the children, and oral hygiene and dietary habits were collected through a structured questionnaire. This was followed by a thorough clinical examination evaluating oral hygiene status, gingival inflammation and caries experience. Analysis was based on the socioeconomic status (SES) of the parents which was according to the family income. Families with a monthly income of <1400 euros were considered as being of a low SES and families with incomes of >1400 euros as medium. Data were presented in frequency tables and significance of calculated differences was tested using chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. Multivariate regression analysis was used to detect possible risk factors for development of poor dental health. The sample consisted of 216 children (146 from a low and 70 from a medium SES) with a mean chronological age of 9.19 years. Parents from low SES were younger, of lower education, had lived abroad most of their lives and were unemployed or worked in the private sector. Children from low SES backgrounds reported infrequent dental visits, consumed more meals and had more sugary snacks. This was reflected in their worse dental health with significantly higher values for oral hygiene and caries indices. Despite the above differences, none of the parent-associated factors were significantly correlated to worse dental health. In conclusion, SES of parents is reflected in the oral health of children, although it is not a significant predictor of dental health. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. Sotiria Gizani is serving as one of the Editorial Board members of this journal. We declare that Sotiria Gizani had no involvement in the peer review of this article and has no access to information regarding its peer review. Full responsibility for the editorial process for this article was delegated to VG. (©2024 The Author(s). Published by MRE Press.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Dental caries; Dietary habits; Oral health; Oral hygiene habits; Risk factors; Socio-economic status |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240801 Date Completed: 20240801 Latest Revision: 20240801 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240801 |
| DOI: | 10.22514/jocpd.2024.078 |
| PMID: | 39087214 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1557-5268 |
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| DOI: | 10.22514/jocpd.2024.078 |