Dental caries in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and controls: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal utilization of dental caries data is crucial in epidemiological research of individuals with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aims were to: explore whether caries is more prevalent among children and adolescents with JIA compared to controls; examine presence of caries according to JIA group, socio-behavioral and intraoral characteristics, and the extent to which surface-specific caries varies between and within individuals; assess whether surface-specific caries varies according to JIA group and dentition; and investigate whether disease-specific clinical features of JIA are associated with presence of caries.

Methods

In this comparative cross-sectional study, calibrated dentists examined index teeth (primary 2. molars, 1. permanent molars) of 4-1

SUBMITTER: Gil EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390188 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature