Root caries analysis in working population of 35-44 years of age (Spain)
| Autor: | Llodra-Calvo Jc, Calvo-Bonacho E, Cortés-Arcas Mv, Fernández-Meseguer A, Saura-Moreno C |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Toothbrushing Cross-sectional study Population Dentistry Oral Health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Working population Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education General Dentistry Root caries Male gender UNESCO:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS education.field_of_study Oral Medicine and Pathology Snacking business.industry Research 030206 dentistry Stratified sampling Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Otorhinolaryngology Root Caries Spain Cohort Surgery business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Saura-Moreno C, Cortés-Arcas MV, Fernández-Meseguer A, Calvo-Bonacho E, Llodra-Calvo JC. Root caries analysis in working population of 35-44 years of age (Spain). Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2017 Sep 1;22 (5):e527-35. Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal |
| Popis: | Background: The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of socio-demographic variables, toothbrushing frequency, frequency of snacking between meals, and tobacco and alcohol consumption, in root caries in the Spanish working population of Valencia and Murcia regions. Material and Methods: Cross sectional study of 458 workers 35-44 years of age, who underwent a routine work-related check-up, from June 2009 to April 2010, and were also examined, following the WHO methodology, by a calibrated dentist. Stratified random sampling. Participants fulfilled a questionnaire comprising demographic data, toothbrushing frequency, snacking frequency and tobacco and alcohol consumption. Results: The DFS index (root caries) in the employed population of 35-44 years was 0.45 ± 1.3, with a root caries prevalence of 18.6% and an active root caries prevalence of 13.5%. Higher root caries prevalence and active root caries prevalence were associated with male gender, manual occupations, foreign country of origin, lower levels of education and income, lower brushing frequency and higher frequency of snacking between meals. The DFS index was associated with all studied socio-demographic variables, but gender, and it was also associated with brushing frequency. The mean number of root decayed teeth was associated with all socio-demographic variables, but country of origin, and it was also associated with brushing frequency. Conclusions: Adult workers 35-44 years of age showed worse root condition in regard to caries than general population of this age cohort. In this study, the frequency of toothbrushing and snacking between meals were the variables that influenced more in root caries. Key words:Root caries, working population, epidemiological studies, toothbrushing, snacking. |
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