Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Syrian Immigrant Children Aged 6–12 Years
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design of the Study and Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
2.4. Ethics
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations and Strengths
5. Conclusions
5.1. Conclusions of the Study
5.2. Implications for Future Practice and Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Features | ||
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Age (years), Median (Min–Max) | 7.0 (6.0–12.0) | |
Age groups, n (%) | 6–7 years | 327 (59.6) |
8–9 years | 115 (20.9) | |
10–12 years | 107 (19.5) | |
Gender, n (%) | Female | 276 (50.3) |
Male | 273 (49.7) | |
Parents’ education *, n (%) | Illitarete | 75 (13.7) |
Literate | 36 (6.6) | |
Primary school | 207 (37.7) | |
Secondary school | 156 (28.4) | |
High school | 44 (8.0) | |
Univesity or higher | 30 (5.5) |
n (%) | ||
---|---|---|
Orthodontic treatment | No | 549 (100.0) |
Yes | 0 (0.0) | |
Gingival bleeding | No | 519 (94.9) |
Yes | 28 (5.1) | |
Own toothbrush | No | 159 (29.1) |
Yes | 388 (70.9) | |
Frequency of tooth brushing | No brushing | 155 (28.3) |
Once daily | 149 (27.2) | |
2-4 times in a day | 107 (19.5) | |
Irregularly | 137 (25.0) | |
Use of interdental brush or floss | No | 545 (99.8) |
Yes | 1 (0.2) | |
Reason for last visit to the dentist | No dental visit before | 332 (61.3) |
Pain and complaints | 189 (34.9) | |
Treatment or follow-up | 20 (3.7) | |
Annual check-up without complaints | 1 (0.2) | |
The presence of a retainer in the mouth | No | 547 (100.0) |
Yes | 0 (0.0) | |
Fluoride varnish application | No | 507 (94.6) |
Yes | 29 (5.4) |
Tooth Brushing | p Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gender | Female | 143 (51.8) | 133 (48.2) | 0.486 |
Male | 149 (54.8) | 123 (45.2) | ||
Age group | 6–7 years | 162 (49.5) | 165 (50.5) | 0.027 |
8–9 years | 61 (53.5) | 53 (46.5) | ||
10–12 years | 69 (64.5) | 38 (35.5) | ||
College graduate parent | No | 282 (54.7) | 234 (45.3) | 0.005 |
Yes | 9 (29.0) | 22 (71.0) | ||
Dentist visit before | No | 184 (55.4) | 148 (44.6) | 0.180 |
Yes | 104 (49.5) | 106 (50.5) |
Child | Gender | Age | Own Tooth Brush | Tooth Brushing | Dental Examination before |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | M | 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2. | M | 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
3. | M | 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
4. | F | 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
5. | F | 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
6. | F | 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
7. | M | 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
8. | F | 6 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
9. | M | 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
10. | F | 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
11. | M | 6 | Yes | Yes | No |
12. | F | 7 | Yes | Yes | No |
13. | F | 6 | No | No | No |
14. | F | 8 | No | No | Yes |
15. | F | 7 | No | No | Yes |
Factors | DMFT | p Value | DMFT | p Value | |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
Gender | Female | 5.30 ± 3.07 | 0.133 | 1.05 ± 1.75 | 0.497 |
Male | 5.72 ± 3.42 | 0.95 ± 1.51 | |||
Age group | 6–7 years | 6.45 ± 3.33 | <0.001 | 1.07 ± 1.73 | 0.158 |
8–9 years | 4.98 ± 2.78 | 1.04 ± 1.66 | |||
10–12 years | 3.22 ± 2.02 | 0.73 ± 1.25 | |||
Own toothbrush | No | 5.60 ± 3.11 | 0.704 | 1.15 ± 1.73 | 0.178 |
Yes | 5.49 ± 3.31 | 0.94 ± 1.59 | |||
Tooth brushing more than once a day | No | 5.36 ± 3.19 | 0.240 | 1.10 ± 1.72 | 0.150 |
Yes | 5.69 ± 3.33 | 0.89 ± 1.52 | |||
Dentist visit before | No | 5.60 ± 3.23 | 0.548 | 1.04 ± 1.70 | 0.356 |
Yes | 5.42 ± 3.29 | 0.91 ± 1.51 | |||
College graduate parent | No | 5.58 ± 3.26 | 0.053 | 0.99 ± 1.65 | 0.725 |
Yes | 4.42 ± 2.96 | 1.09 ± 1.35 | |||
Gingival bleeding | No | 5.53 ± 3.23 | 0.398 | 1.02 ± 1.66 | 0.470 |
Yes | 5.00 ± 3.59 | 0.79 ± 1.20 | |||
Fluoride varnish application | No | 5.56 ± 3.23 | 0.064 | 0.99 ± 1.61 | 0.388 |
Yes | 4.41 ± 3.31 | 0.72 ± 1.33 |
Variables | p Value | OR | 95% C.I. for OR | |
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Lower | Upper | |||
Gender | 0.241 | 1.245 | 0.863 | 1.797 |
Age (6–7 years) * | <0.001 | 9.863 | 5.285 | 18.407 |
Age (8–9 years) * | <0.001 | 4.358 | 2.175 | 8.732 |
Fluoride varnish application | 0.058 | 2.345 | 0.970 | 5.667 |
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Altaş, Z.M.; Sezerol, M.A. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Syrian Immigrant Children Aged 6–12 Years. Children 2023, 10, 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10061000
Altaş ZM, Sezerol MA. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Syrian Immigrant Children Aged 6–12 Years. Children. 2023; 10(6):1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10061000
Chicago/Turabian StyleAltaş, Zeynep Meva, and Mehmet Akif Sezerol. 2023. "Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Syrian Immigrant Children Aged 6–12 Years" Children 10, no. 6: 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10061000
APA StyleAltaş, Z. M., & Sezerol, M. A. (2023). Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dental Caries in Syrian Immigrant Children Aged 6–12 Years. Children, 10(6), 1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10061000