Impact of Socioeconomic Inequalities on Dental Caries Status in Sardinian Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between oral health of schoolchildren living in the North Sardinia area and socioeconomic deprivation was assessed to evaluate a potential spatial correlation.

Methods

A 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.

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SUBMITTER: Dettori M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10814925 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature