Factors associated with prevalence of oral lesions and oral self-examination in young adults from a birth cohort in Southern Brazil

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Sandra Beatriz Chaves Tarquinio²  Luisa Jardim Correa De Oliveira²  Marcos Britto Correa²  Marco Aurélio Peres¹  Karen Glazer Peres¹  Denise Petrucci Gigante²  Bernardo Lessa Horta²  Flávio Fernando Demarco² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de PelotasPelotas,Brasil

关键词: Mouth Diseases;    Mouth Mucosa;    Self-Examination;    Doenças da Boca;    Mucosa Bucal;    Auto-Exame;    Enfermedades de la Boca;    Mucosa Bucal;    Autoexamen;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2013000100018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of oral lesions and oral self-examination and the association between these variables and life course determinants in a young population. A representative sample (n = 720) of all births occurring in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in 1982, was investigated and the outcomes were assessed in 2006. Data regarding exploratory variables was collected from other cohort waves. The prevalence of oral lesions was 23.3% (95%CI: 20.3-26.6). A total of 31% of individuals (95%CI: 27.6-34.4) reported never having performed oral self-examination. Multivariable analysis showed that low socio-economic status at birth, lack of oral hygiene instruction from a dentist up to the age of 15 years and smoking habits at the age of 22 year were associated with the presence of oral lesions. Performing oral self-examination was associated with high levels of maternal schooling at birth and having received oral hygiene orientation from a dentist up to the age of 15 years. Socioeconomic and behavioral factors are associated with both presence of oral mucosal lesions and the habit of performing self-examination.

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