Global and regional burden and inequalities of oral conditions in children, adolescents, and young adults (0-39 years), 1990 to 2021.

ABSTRACT: Previous Global Burden of Disease studies often encompassed the entire age spectrum or treated adolescents and young adults as a single cohort. This methodology has limited the opportunity for a detailed analysis and modelling of oral health within specific subgroups of the younger population. This study examines the lifecycle-specific burden, trends, and inequalities of oral disorders among children, adolescents, and young adults from 1990 to 2021, utilizing data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021. Age-standardized Years Lived with Disability (YLD) rates were calculated by sex, age subgroups, and sociodemographic index (SDI) quintiles, followed by incidence and prevalence calculations. The study utilized Joinpoint regression, decomposition analysis, slope/concentration index, and soci

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510561 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature