Caries Prevalence Associated with Oral Health-Related Behaviors among Romanian Schoolchildren.

ABSTRACT: Oral health-related behaviors and living conditions play an important role in general and oral health. This study aimed to evaluate caries prevalence and severity in schoolchildren residing in rural and urban areas of Romania, and to correlate these with oral health-related behaviors. An estimation of the required sample size was conducted (sampling error of ±3% at a 95% confidence level), followed by the stratification of administrative units and then the selection of 49 schools. The Hurdle approach was used to analyze the dataset, requiring two sets of analyses for each outcome variable: a multilevel binary model to predict prevalence, and a multilevel Poisson analysis using only non-zero values. The mean and standard deviation (SD) for the dentinal caries index was 4.96 (5.33). Girls we

SUBMITTER: Sava-Rosianu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296518 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature