Department of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, N. 187. Centro, 39.100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Department of Dentistry of the Institute of Life Sciences, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - Campus Governador Valadares, Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2024 Oct;25(5):715-720. doi: 10.1007/s40368-024-00933-3. Epub 2024 Sep 13.
To investigate the association between presence of caries in anterior teeth and bullying victimization in schoolchildren.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Brazil with a sample of 387 schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years. The presence of moderate/extensive dental caries was assessed using the International System for the Evaluation and Detection of Dental Caries (ICDAS-II). The children answered the "Olweus Bullying" (QBO). Descriptive analyses were performed, and the associations between bullying victimization and independent variables collected were determined by univariate and multivariate Poisson regression.
The prevalence of bullying victimization was 66.4%. Bullying victimization was higher among children who had moderate/extensive caries in some anterior teeth (p = 0.010). 8-year-old (p = 0.048), 9-year-old (p = 0.001), and 10-year-old (p = 0.002) children reported greater bullying victimization when compared to 6-year-olds.
The presence of moderate/extensive dental caries in anterior teeth is associated with bullying victimization in schoolchildren.
探讨儿童前牙龋齿与在学校被欺凌之间的关系。
本研究在巴西进行了一项横断面研究，样本为 387 名 6 至 10 岁的在校儿童。使用国际龋病评估和检测系统（ICDAS-II）评估中/重度龋齿的存在情况。儿童回答“Olweus 欺凌”（QBO）问卷。进行描述性分析，并通过单变量和多变量泊松回归确定欺凌受害与收集的独立变量之间的关联。
被欺凌的发生率为 66.4%。在一些前牙有中/重度龋齿的儿童中，欺凌受害的发生率更高（p=0.010）。与 6 岁儿童相比，8 岁（p=0.048）、9 岁（p=0.001）和 10 岁（p=0.002）的儿童报告了更多的欺凌受害情况。
前牙中/重度龋齿的存在与在校儿童被欺凌有关。
