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Perception of parents and caregivers about the need for dental appointments for adolescents from a Brazilian birth cohort.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Tillmann TFF; Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; de Camargo MBJ; Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Cascaes AM; Department of Public Health, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.; Barros AJD; Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Santos IS; Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Corrêa MB; Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Matijasevich A; Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.; D'Ávila OP; Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.; Silva AER; Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Source
Publisher: Munksgaard International Publishers Country of Publication: Denmark NLM ID: 0410263 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1600-0528 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03015661 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the perception of parents or caregivers regarding the need for dental appointments for adolescents aged 12-13 years and associated factors.
Methods: Data from the Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort were used. The outcome variable was the need for dental appointments for young adolescents perceived by parents or caregivers. Demographic and economic exposure variables were obtained from the first (2004) and sixth general follow-up (2015), respectively. The exposure variables 'previous history of dental pain', 'self-rated oral health', clinical variables and the outcome variable were obtained from the second oral health follow-up (2017). Unadjusted and adjusted multivariate Poisson regression analyses provided prevalence ratios (PR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Results: At the first oral health follow-up (2009), 1303 five-year-old children were recruited, 996 of whom were reassessed and underwent oral health examinations at 12 and 13 years of age (response rate: 76.4%). The findings showed that 72.4% of parents/caregivers perceived that the adolescents needed dental appointments. No associations were found between the outcome and sociodemographic or economic variables. After adjustments, the outcome remained positively associated with previous history of toothache (PR 1.22; 95% CI 1.14-1.32), self-rated oral health as fair or poor (PR 1.26; 95% CI 1.15-1.39), the presence of dental caries (PR 1.27; 95% CI 1.20-1.38) and severe or disabling malocclusion (PR 1.14; 95% CI 1.05-1.25).
Conclusions: The perception of parents/caregivers regarding the need for dental appointments on the part of their adolescent sons and daughters was associated with oral health problems, and these findings can serve as the basis for creating and improving oral health programmes that seek a better understanding on the part of parents and caregivers regarding the importance of integral care for their adolescent children.
(© 2023 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Methods: Data from the Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort were used. The outcome variable was the need for dental appointments for young adolescents perceived by parents or caregivers. Demographic and economic exposure variables were obtained from the first (2004) and sixth general follow-up (2015), respectively. The exposure variables 'previous history of dental pain', 'self-rated oral health', clinical variables and the outcome variable were obtained from the second oral health follow-up (2017). Unadjusted and adjusted multivariate Poisson regression analyses provided prevalence ratios (PR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Results: At the first oral health follow-up (2009), 1303 five-year-old children were recruited, 996 of whom were reassessed and underwent oral health examinations at 12 and 13 years of age (response rate: 76.4%). The findings showed that 72.4% of parents/caregivers perceived that the adolescents needed dental appointments. No associations were found between the outcome and sociodemographic or economic variables. After adjustments, the outcome remained positively associated with previous history of toothache (PR 1.22; 95% CI 1.14-1.32), self-rated oral health as fair or poor (PR 1.26; 95% CI 1.15-1.39), the presence of dental caries (PR 1.27; 95% CI 1.20-1.38) and severe or disabling malocclusion (PR 1.14; 95% CI 1.05-1.25).
Conclusions: The perception of parents/caregivers regarding the need for dental appointments on the part of their adolescent sons and daughters was associated with oral health problems, and these findings can serve as the basis for creating and improving oral health programmes that seek a better understanding on the part of parents and caregivers regarding the importance of integral care for their adolescent children.
(© 2023 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)