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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde

versión impresa ISSN 1679-4974versión On-line ISSN 2237-9622

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CORREA, Lívia Litsue Gushi; SOUSA, Maria da Luz Rosário de; FRIAS, Antônio Carlos  y  ANTUNES, José Leopoldo Ferreira. Factors associated with dental caries in adolescents: a cross-sectional study, São Paulo State, Brazil, 2015. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2020, vol.29, n.5, e2019523.  Epub 22-Sep-2020. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742020000500007.

Objective:

To analyze association between prevalence and severity of dental caries and demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral and oral health status in adolescents.

Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study with secondary data on 5,558 adolescents examined in the São Paulo State Oral Health Survey in 2015. The zero-inflated negative binomial regression model was used, considering sample weights. Prevalence ratios (PR), ratios of mean (RM) and confidence intervals (CI) were estimated.

Results:

Caries prevalence was 71.7%, and was higher in females (PR=1.09 - 95%CI 1.04;1.15), associated with being behind at school (PR=1.11 - 95%CI 1.03;1.18), dental calculus (PR=1.10 - 95%CI 1.01;1.20) and no access to fluoridated water (PR=1.21 - 95%CI 1.01;1.45).

Conclusion:

Identification of factors associated with dental caries can instruct the programming of health services aimed at controlling the disease.

Palabras clave : Dental Caries; Adolescents; Oral Health; Socioeconomic Factors, Cross-Sectional Study.

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