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ArticleDentistry journal2024

Social Inequalities and Geographical Distribution in Caries Treatment Needs among Schoolchildren Living in Buenos Aires City: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Fiorella Ventura, Maria Rocio Lazzati, Pablo Andres Salgado, Glenda Natalia Rossi, Thomas G Wolf, Aldo Squassi, Guglielmo Campus

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Fiorella VenturaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria-Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud Pública, (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear 2142, Buenos Aires C1122AAH, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0003-1155-0633
Maria Rocio LazzatiUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Instituto de Investigación en Salud Pública (Institute of Public Health Research, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear 2142, Buenos Aires C1122AAH, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-8974-2833
Pablo Andres SalgadoUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria-Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud Pública, (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear 2142, Buenos Aires C1122AAH, Argentina.
Glenda Natalia RossiUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria-Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud Pública, (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear 2142, Buenos Aires C1122AAH, Argentina.
Thomas G WolfDepartment of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4044-1893
Aldo SquassiUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Odontología Preventiva y Comunitaria-Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud Pública, (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Buenos Aires), Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear 2142, Buenos Aires C1122AAH, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-7687-5805
Guglielmo CampusDepartment of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8573-485X

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Abstract

backgroundCaries experience in Argentine children is quite high and no national data are present.

aimThis cross-sectional observational survey aimed to assess the oral health status of schoolchildren in Buenos Aires (CABA) using CTNI and to evaluate the ecological association between health inequalities and caries prevalence.

designData were collected, via a clustered procedure, during the 2016-2018 school years. Children were examined at school to determine dental status according to the CTNI performed under standardized conditions, using light, dental mirrors, WHO probes and magnification (2.5×). Secondary sources were used to acquire socio-demographic and epidemiological data. A hierarchical cluster analysis was carried out with the municipalities of the CABA as the dependent variable and the socio-demographic factors.

resultsThe study population consisted of 62,904 schoolchildren, 43,571 of whom were enrolled into the study. Total caries prevalence was 67.78% while severe caries prevalence was 28.29%, which was statistically associated with the year of the survey (

conclusionThe social inequalities between municipalities of the CABA were statistically associated with high inequalities in oral health needs.

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Argentinacaries epidemiologycaries treatment needs indexchildrenpaediatric dentistrypublic health dentistrysocial inequalitiesSouth America

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