Persistent oral health inequality in children-repeated cross-sectional studies in 2010 and 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Children growing up in vulnerable circumstances have a higher risk of caries experience. Tracking the development of caries in relation to socioeconomic variables over time is essential for fair resource distribution to groups with higher caries risk and to even out inequalities in oral health. The aim was therefore to analyse the association between 6-year-olds´ caries prevalence and socioeconomic variables at family and residential area levels in 2010 and 2019 as well as potential differences in the association between 2010 and 2019.

Methods

The study design is an epidemiological registry-based, repeated cross-sectional study based on caries data (grouped as 0, 1-3 and > 3 dmft) for the population of 6-year-olds in 2010 (n = 4,408, 95% coverage) and 2019

SUBMITTER: Blomma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658173 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature