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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a life course study from birth to age 12 yr |
Author: | Bastos, J. De Anselmo Peres, M. Glazer De Anselmo Peres, K. Araujo, C. Menezes, A. |
Citation: | European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2008; 116(5):458-466 |
Publisher: | Munksgaard Int Publ Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 0909-8836 1600-0722 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Joao Luiz Bastos, Marco Aurelio Peres, Karen Glazer Peres, Cora L. P. Araujo, Ana M. B. Menezes |
Abstract: | This study estimated the lifetime prevalence of toothache at ages 6 and 12 yr, the prevalence of toothache during the last month, and their association with social, behavioural and clinical exposures in the course of life of 339 12-yr-old children from a birth cohort in Pelotas, Brazil. Exploratory variables were collected in the perinatal study and during several follow-up studies. Prevalence ratios were calculated using Poisson regression, following a hierarchical conceptual model. The lifetime prevalence of toothache at ages 6 and 12 yr were 39% [95% confidence interval (CI) = (34;45)] and 63% [95% CI = (58;69)], respectively. Toothache during the last month was reported by 11% [95% CI = (8;15)]. Children who did not live with their biological father at birth, and children with higher dmf-t counts, reported a higher lifetime prevalence of toothache at age 6 yr. Children experiencing poverty between ages 0 and 4 yr, with higher dmf-t and DMF-T indexes presented a greater lifetime prevalence of toothache at 12 yr. Toothache within the last month was more likely to be reported by girls and by children who did not live with their biological father at birth. Preventive strategies should be implemented in early stages of the life cycle, taking into account the socio-economic and family context in which pain mostly occurs. |
Keywords: | Brazil cohort studies risk factors socio-economic factors toothache |
Rights: | © 2008 The Authors. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00566.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00566.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Dentistry publications |
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