Perceived dental care need and actual oral health status in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the performance of subjective self-assessment of dental care need with objective oral disease status in a sample of Hispanics/Latinos.

Methods

Data from 13,561 participants of the 2008-2011 Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos were analyzed using complex survey procedure in SAS 9.4. Subjective self-reports of types of dental care needed (check-up or cleaning, teeth filled, teeth pulled, gum treatment, denture repair) were validated against objectively determined oral disease status [dental decay, periodontitis, bleeding on probing (BOP) and count of missing teeth].

Results

Individuals who reported needing a cleaning/checkup were twice as likely to present with BOP upon oral examination (POR = 2.01, 95% CI: 1.54, 2.63). Similarly, ind

SUBMITTER: Akinkugbe AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10890782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature