Priyanka Gollapalli Gouri, Kote Sowmya, Sravanthi Karukonda Veera, Chethan Megha, Anand Anjana, Jain Meena, Singh Shilpi
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Reader, KIMS Dental College, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, KGF College of Dental Sciences, Kolar, Karnataka, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jul;8(7):2506-2510. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_305_19.
To assess the association of dental caries with health capital among 12-year old in Private and Government school children with differing family-related characteristics.
To know the influence of height, weight, and family-related characteristics on dental caries.
A cross-sectional study was done on a sample of 800 students. Stratified systematic random sampling technique was used. Data were collected on health variables that include their height and weight; family characteristics include type of family and time spent with their mothers in a school day and number of children in their family. Clinical examination was done using dentition status and treatment needs.
The prevalence of dental caries in government school was 64% and in private school was 59.2%. Logistic regression analysis identified that dental caries was significantly associated with type of school, height, and socioeconomic status and the factors which are not significantly associated are weight, time spent with their mothers, number of siblings, dental visits, and type of family.
This study reported dental caries prevalence to be 61.6% with a mean DMFT (Decayed Missing Filled Teeth) of 1.26 ± 1.32 in 12-year old children. The cooperation of dentists and pediatricians is necessary in assessment of general and dental health in a holistic context throughout the life course to enhance the well-being of adolescents.
评估私立和公立学校中具有不同家庭相关特征的12岁儿童龋齿与健康资本之间的关联。
了解身高、体重和家庭相关特征对龋齿的影响。
对800名学生样本进行了横断面研究。采用分层系统随机抽样技术。收集了包括身高和体重在内的健康变量数据；家庭特征包括家庭类型、在学校日与母亲相处的时间以及家庭中的孩子数量。使用牙列状况和治疗需求进行临床检查。
公立学校龋齿患病率为64%，私立学校为59.2%。逻辑回归分析表明，龋齿与学校类型、身高和社会经济地位显著相关，而与体重、与母亲相处的时间、兄弟姐妹数量、看牙医次数和家庭类型等因素无显著关联。
本研究报告12岁儿童龋齿患病率为61.6%，平均龋失补牙数（DMFT）为1.26±1.32。在整个生命过程中，牙医和儿科医生的合作对于全面评估一般健康和口腔健康、提高青少年的幸福感是必要的。
