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Caries experience and risk indicators in a Portuguese population : a cross-sectional study
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guerreiro, Eduardo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Botelho, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Machado, Vanessa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Proença, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendes, José João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Manso, Ana Cristina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-09T15:46:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-09T15:46:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Oral health surveys are essential for assessing the dental caries experience and to influence national policies. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to analyze dental caries experience for which dental treatment was sought in a reference university dental hospital at the Lisbon Metropolitan Area between January 2016 and March 2020. Full-mouth examination, and sociodemographic, behavior, and medical information were included. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression analysis were applied to ascertain risk indicators associated with dental caries experience. A final sample of 9349 participants (5592 females/3757 males) were included, aged 18 to 99 years old. In this population, caries experience was 91.1%, higher in female participants. Age (OR = 1.01, 95% CI [1.00–1.02], occupation (OR = 2.94, 95% CI [2.37–3.65], OR = 3.35, 95% CI [2.40–4.67], OR = 2.55, 95% CI [1.66–3.91], for employed, unemployed, and retired, respectively), overweight (OR = 1.52, 95% CI [1.18–1.96]), reporting to have never visited a dentist (OR = 0.38, 95% CI [0.23–0.64], and self-reported week teeth status (OR = 2.14, 95% CI [1.40–3.28]) were identified as risk indicators for the presence of dental caries, according to adjusted multivariable logistic analyses. These results highlight a substantial rate of dental experience in a Portuguese cohort and will pave the way for future tailored oral public health programs in Portugal. | eng |
| dc.identifier.citation | Guerreiro E, Botelho J, Machado V, Proença L, Mendes JJ, Manso AC. Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2511. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032511 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph20032511 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/61564 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032511 | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | dental caries | |
| dc.subject | caries experience | |
| dc.subject | epidemiology | |
| dc.subject | prevalence | |
| dc.subject | risk | |
| dc.subject | public health | |
| dc.title | Caries experience and risk indicators in a Portuguese population : a cross-sectional study | eng |
| dc.type | contribution to journal | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 3 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 2511 | |
| oaire.citation.title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 20 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |