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0366/2016 - Prevalence and factors associated with enamel defects among preschool childrena southeastern city in Brazil
Prevalência e fatores associados aos defeitos de desenvolvimento de esmalte em crianças pré-escolares de uma cidade do sudeste do Brasil

Author:

• Luciana Fonseca Pádua Tourino - Tourino, Luciana Fonseca Pádua - Centro Universitário de Lavras, Pediatric Dentistry - <lucianapaduatourino@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Patrícia Maria Pereira de Araújo Zarzar - Zarzar, P.M.P.A - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics - <patyzarzar@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-5767
• Patrícia Corrêa Corrêa-Faria - Corrêa-Faria, Patrícia Corrêa - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics - <patriciafaria.faria09@gmail.com>
• Saul Paiva - Paiva, Saul - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics - <smpaiva@uol.com.br>
• Miriam Pimenta Vale - Vale, Miriam Pimenta - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics - <miriamodonto@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

This study sought to determine the prevalence of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) among preschool children and investigate associations with sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors and weight status. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 118 children aged 3 to 5 years. Data were collected via clinical examinations and a self-administered questionnaire completed by the parents. The diagnosis of DDE was performed using the modified DDE Index. Information on socioeconomic indicators (mother’s schooling, monthly income per capita), child’s sex and age, and age of mother at the birth of the child were obtained by questionnaire. The children’s weight status was determined based on weight-for-age at the time of the exam. Statistical analysis involved the chi-squared test and Poisson regression with robust variance. The prevalence of DDE was 50.0%. DDE were more frequent in males (p=0.025) and children whose families were classified as being at poverty line (p=0.040). In the Poisson model controlled for child’s sex and mother’s schooling, children whose families were classified as being at the poverty line had a greater prevalence rate of DDE (PR:1.25; 95% CI:1.00-1.57). In conclusion, the prevalence of DDE was high in the present sample and associated with lower household income. Weight status was not associated with DDE.

Keywords:

Dental EnamelWeight by AgeChild

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Tourino, Luciana Fonseca Pádua, Zarzar, P.M.P.A, Corrêa-Faria, Patrícia Corrêa, Paiva, Saul , Vale, Miriam Pimenta. Prevalence and factors associated with enamel defects among preschool childrena southeastern city in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jul). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prevalence-and-factors-associated-with-enamel-defects-among-preschool-childrena-southeastern-city-in-brazil/15792?id=15792



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