Davoglio Rosane Silvia, Abegg Claídes, Fontanive Victor Nascimento, Oliveira Mônica Maria Celestina de, Aerts Denise Rangel Ganzo de Castro, Cavalheiro Charles Henrique
Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA, School of Medicine, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, School of Dentistry, Department of Preventive and Social, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Braz Oral Res. 2016 May 20;30(1). doi: 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2016.vol30.0056.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Sense of Coherence (SOC) and oral health clinical variables (number of teeth present and absence of need for dental prostheses). The sample consisted of 720 adults and elderly Brazilians. The data were collected at home using the SOC-13 scale - a form of clinical examination for the evaluation of oral conditions - and a questionnaire evaluating socioeconomic aspects and the use of dental services. Statistical analysis, both univariate and multivariate, was performed by Poisson regression with robust variance adjustment. The average age of the participants was 60.2 years, and they were predominantly female (57.8%). Among the participants who had a strong SOC, the absence of the need for dental prostheses was 34% higher than among those with a weak SOC, demonstrating a significant difference between the groups (PR = 1.34, 95%CI = 1.06-1.70; p = 0.015). Individuals who had a strong SOC had a 5% higher prevalence of 14 or more existing teeth than those with a weak SOC, which was statistically significant after adjustment for co-factors (PR = 1.05, 95%CI = 1.01-1.11, p = 0.033). A strong personal Sense of Coherence has a beneficial influence on the oral health of adults and older people in Brazil.
本研究的目的是调查连贯感（SOC）与口腔健康临床变量（现存牙齿数量和是否需要假牙）之间的关系。样本包括720名巴西成年人和老年人。数据通过在家使用SOC-13量表（一种用于评估口腔状况的临床检查形式）以及一份评估社会经济方面和牙科服务使用情况的问卷收集。单变量和多变量统计分析均采用泊松回归并进行稳健方差调整。参与者的平均年龄为60.2岁，且以女性为主（57.8%）。在具有强烈连贯感的参与者中，不需要假牙的比例比连贯感较弱的参与者高34%，表明两组之间存在显著差异（PR = 1.34，95%CI = 1.06 - 1.70；p = 0.015）。具有强烈连贯感的个体现有14颗或更多牙齿的患病率比连贯感较弱的个体高5%，在对协变量进行调整后具有统计学意义（PR = 1.05，95%CI = 1.01 - 1.11，p = 0.033）。强烈的个人连贯感对巴西成年人和老年人的口腔健康有有益影响。
