ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Impact of Socioeconomic Inequalities on Dental Caries Status in Sardinian Children.
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- Caries Rates in Different School Environments Among Older Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northeast Germany.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe association between oral health of schoolchildren living in the North Sardinia area and socioeconomic deprivation was assessed to evaluate a potential spatial correlation.
methodsA total of 10,947 subjects were examined (5281 aged 3-5-years, and 5666 aged 6-11-years). The WHO dmft index score was calculated following clinical examination by calibrated examiners. The Sardinian Deprivation Index (IDMS) of the children's municipalities was also considered. Descriptive, bivariate and multinomial data analysis was conducted to assess the association between clinical data and socioeconomic deprivation. The presence of systematic spatial variation regarding caries experience (dmft) and deprivation status was investigated using a spatial autoregressive analysis.
resultsCaries figures were statistically different in the two age groups (dmf > 0, 13.79% in the younger group vs. dmf > 0, 34.20% in the older one,
conclusionsThe deprivation index significantly increased the risk of caries for all categories of caries experience and prevalence compared to caries-free. The relationship between IDMS and caries data was also confirmed by spatial analysis.
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