Influence of social capital on self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need

Autor: Sandra Denise Fachini Sedrez, Ana Paula Terossi de Godoi, Marcelo de Castro Meneghim, Silvia Amélia Scudeler Vedovello, Giovana Cherubini Venezian, Carolina Carmo de Menezes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol 19 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1677-3225
DOI: 10.20396/bjos.v19i0.8656537
Popis: Aim: To evaluate the influence of social capital on self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 578 11-16 years-old adolescents from a city in southern Brazil. Social capital was evaluated using the Social Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students (SCQ-AS). Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) assessed malocclusion and self-perception related to orthodontic treatment need. Sociodemographic aspects of adolescents were also evaluated. Individual analyses were performed, relating the study variables to the outcome, estimating the odds ratio with the respective confidence intervals of 95%. The variables with p
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