do Nascimento Lidiane Jacinto, Santos Alane Tamyres Dos, Campos Mirella Tavares, Barreira Alice Kelly, Colares Viviane
Universidade of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2025 Jul 11. doi: 10.1007/s40368-025-01079-6.
A few studies address tooth loss in foster care adolescents, whose social vulnerability requires specific health attention. This study aimed to assess tooth loss in foster care adolescents, and compare the findings with adolescents who lived with their families.
This is a comparative, cross-sectional, observational study, whose sample was divided into two groups: foster care adolescents (CG) and adolescents who lived with their families (FG). Data were collected in foster care institutions and public schools in Recife, Brazil, in 2022, with adolescents aged 15-18 years. They underwent clinical dental examinations, which recorded tooth loss with the DMFT index (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) and secondary data. The sample had 31 participants in CG and 93 in FG.
Of the foster care adolescents, 22.6% had at least one missing tooth, in contrast with 7.5% tooth loss prevalence in those who lived with their families, representing a significant difference (p = 0.023).
Hence, foster care adolescents had a higher prevalence of tooth loss, about three times greater than those who lived with their families.
一些研究关注寄养青少年的牙齿脱落情况，他们的社会脆弱性需要特别的健康关注。本研究旨在评估寄养青少年的牙齿脱落情况，并将结果与与家人同住的青少年进行比较。
这是一项比较性、横断面观察性研究，样本分为两组：寄养青少年（CG组）和与家人同住的青少年（FG组）。2022年，在巴西累西腓的寄养机构和公立学校收集了15至18岁青少年的数据。他们接受了临床牙科检查，用DMFT指数（龋、失、补牙）记录牙齿脱落情况及二手数据。CG组有31名参与者，FG组有93名。
在寄养青少年中，22.6%至少有一颗牙齿缺失，相比之下，与家人同住的青少年牙齿脱落患病率为7.5%，差异有统计学意义（p = 0.023）。
因此，寄养青少年的牙齿脱落患病率更高，约为与家人同住青少年患病率的三倍。
