Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2011 Aug;27(8):1569-80. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2011000800012.
The aim of this study was to describe the methodology and results of oral health studies nested in a birth cohort in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. For the oral health studies a sub-sample (n = 900) was selected from the cohort and dental examinations and interviews were performed at ages 15 (n = 888) and 24 years (n = 720; 81.1%). Data collection included dental outcomes, dental care, oral health behaviors, and use of dental services. Mean DMF-T varied from 5.1 (SD = 3.8) to 5.6 (SD = 4.1) in the study period. The proportion of individuals with at least one filled tooth increased from 51.9% to more than 70%. Individuals who had always been poor used dental services less and had fewer healthy teeth on average than those who had never been poor. Individuals with decreasing or increasing family income trajectories showed intermediate values. An increase was seen in the number of healthy teeth from age 15 to 24 only among those who had never been poor. A history of at least one experience with poverty had a negative impact on oral health in adulthood.
本研究旨在描述巴西南部皮拉塔斯出生队列中嵌套的口腔健康研究的方法和结果。对于口腔健康研究，从队列中选择了一个子样本（n=900），并在 15 岁（n=888）和 24 岁（n=720；81.1%）时进行了牙齿检查和访谈。数据收集包括口腔健康结果、口腔保健、口腔健康行为和口腔卫生服务的使用情况。DMF-T 均值在研究期间从 5.1（SD=3.8）变化到 5.6（SD=4.1）。至少有一颗补牙的个体比例从 51.9%增加到 70%以上。一直处于贫困状态的个体使用口腔卫生服务的次数较少，平均拥有的健康牙齿也较少，而从未处于贫困状态的个体则较多。家庭收入轨迹下降或上升的个体则处于中间水平。只有那些从未处于贫困状态的个体，其在 15 岁至 24 岁之间的健康牙齿数量才有所增加。至少有一次贫困经历的历史对成年人的口腔健康有负面影响。
