[need For Orthodontic Treatment Among Brazilian Adolescents: Evaluation Based On Public Health].


Autoria(s): Freitas, Carolina Vieira de; Souza, João Gabriel Silva; Mendes, Danilo Cangussu; Pordeus, Isabela Almeida; Jones, Kimberly Marie; Martins, Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS

Data(s)

01/03/2015

27/11/2015

27/11/2015

Resumo

To identify the prevalence and the severity of malocclusions and to analyze factors associated with the need for orthodontic treatment of Brazilian adolescents. This exploratory, cross-sectional study was carried out based on secondary data from the national epidemiological survey on oral health in Brazil (2002-2003). Socio-demographic conditions, self-perception, and the existence and degree of malocclusion, using the Dental Aesthetic Index, were evaluated in 16,833 adolescent Brazilians selected by probabilistic sample by conglomerates. The dependent variable - need orthodontic treatment - was estimated from the severity of malocclusion. The magnitude and direction of the association in bivariate and multivariate analyzes from a Robust Poisson regression was estimated RESULTS: The majority of the adolescents needed orthodontic treatment (53.2%). In the multivariate analysis, the prevalence of the need for orthodontic treatment was larger among females, non-whites, those that perceived a need for treatment, and those that perceived their appearance as normal, bad, or very bad. The need for orthodontic treatment was smaller among those that lived in the Northeast and Central West macro-regions compared to those living in Southeast Brazil and it was also smaller among those that perceived their chewing to be normal or their oral health to be bad or very bad. There was a high prevalence of orthodontic treatment need among adolescents in Brazil and this need was associated with demographic and subjective issues. The high prevalence of orthodontic needs in adolescents is a challenge to the goals of Brazil's universal public health system.

Identificador

Revista Paulista De Pediatria : Orgao Oficial Da Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo. , 2015-Mar.

1984-0462

10.1016/j.rpped.2014.04.006

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25769190

http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/202215

25769190

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Relação

Revista Paulista De Pediatria : Orgao Oficial Da Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo

Rev Paul Pediatr

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Copyright © 2014 Associação de Pediatria de São Paulo. Publicado por Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

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PubMed

Palavras-Chave #Adolescent #Adolescente #Malocclusion #Má Oclusão #Oral Health #Public Health #Saúde Bucal #Saúde Pública
Tipo

Artigo de periódico