Oral health follow-up studies in the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study: methodology and principal results

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Marco A. Peres²  Aluísio Jardim Barros¹  Karen Glazer Peres²  Cora Luiza Araújo¹  Ana M. B. Menezes¹  Pedro C. Hallal¹  Cesar G. Victora¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva Florianópolis,Brasil

关键词: Oral Health;    Cohort Studies;    Child;    Adolescent;    Saúde Bucal;    Estudos de Coorte;    Criança;    Adolescente;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2010001000016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to describe oral health follow-up studies nested in a birth cohort. A population-based birth cohort was launched in 1993 in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Two oral health follow-up studies were conducted at six (n = 359) and 12 (n = 339) years of age. A high response rate was observed at 12 years of age; 94.4% of the children examined at six years of age were restudied in 2005. The mean DMF-T index at age 12 was 1.2 (SD = 1.6) for the entire sample, ranging from 0.6 (SD = 1.1) for children that were caries-free at age six, 1.3 (SD = 1.5) for those with 1-3 carious teeth at six years, and 1.8 (SD = 1.8) for those with 4-19 carious teeth at six years (p < 0.01). The number of individuals with severe malocclusions at 12 years was proportional to the number of malocclusions at six years. Oral health problems in early adolescence were more prevalent in individuals with dental problems at six years of age.

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