ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Oral Health-related Behaviors in 18-Year-Old Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- The Impact of Limited Access to Dental Care on Emergency Room Service Utilization: A Study of Primary Healthcare in a Rural Inland Region of Portugal.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Influence of Rural and Urban Environments on Lifestyle, Dietary Patterns, and Oral Health Among Adolescents in Mallorca: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Is the Sense of Coherence Associated With Flossing Among Southern Brazilian Male Adolescents? A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dental hygiene · 2026Article
- Human iPSC-derived salivary gland organoids model diabetic salivary gland dysfunction.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal study of factors predicting toothbrushing less than twice daily at age 2 years in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study.European journal of oral sciences · 2025Article
- Socio-economic inequalities in oral health among Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Persistent Social Inequality in Adolescent Health Indicators 1991-2022: Trend Study From Denmark.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic Inequalities and Toothbrushing Frequency among Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years in a Multi-Site Study of Mexican Cities: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsThis study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequalities in oral health-related behaviors, such as frequency of toothbrushing, flossing, and dental appointments, in 18-year-old Portuguese adolescents. MATERIALS AND
methodsData were obtained from the third National Prevalence Study of Oral Health Diseases (III ENPDO), which was carried out in Portugal between 2012 and 2013. This study included 1075 adolescents aged 18 years. The information on socioeconomic status and oral health behaviors was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Binary logistic regression models were used to assess the association between social determinants and oral health-related behaviors. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios and confidence intervals were estimated.
resultsThe results found that father's educational level and both father's and mother's employment status were associated with adolescents not visiting a dental professional before the last 12 months. Male sex, living in a rural area, and lower adolescent's educational level were associated with toothbrushing less than twice a day. Furthermore, father's educational level and mother's employment status were also associated with a lower frequency of toothbrushing, whereas only mother's employment status was associated with a lower frequency of flossing.
conclusionThese findings demonstrated that socioeconomic inequalities in oral health-related behaviors of 18-year-old adolescents were associated with parental employment status and educational level, adolescent's educational level, sex, and residential zone.
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