Impact of Oral Health Behaviors on Dental Caries in Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Guangzhou, China

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ID15510073
AuthorsZifeng Liu (0000-0002-1392-8698, Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), Dongsheng Yu (0000-0002-2176-9308, Stomatology Hospital), Wei Luo (0000-0003-2826-1723, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University), Jing Yang (0009-0004-1715-4513, Sun Yat-sen University), Jiaxuan Lu (Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University), Shuo Gao (0000-0003-2239-5982, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University), Wen-Qing Li (0000-0002-8336-5552, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University), Wenqing Li (0009-0004-0886-5591, Sun Yat-sen University), Wei Zhao (0000-0003-3892-2361, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University), Mou You (0000-0003-1036-9816, Sun Yat-sen University)
Year2014
Volume11
Issue10
Pages11015-11027
Publication date2014-10-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph111011015
PMID25340906
PMCIDPMC4211020
OpenAlexW2089313317
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited33

Dental care is consistently reported as one of the primary medical needs of children with disabilities (IDC). The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of oral health behaviors on the caries experience in children with intellectual disabilities in Guangzhou, China. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 477 intellectually disabled children, 12 to 17 years old, who were randomly selected from special educational schools in Guangzhou. A self-administered parental questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics and oral health behavior variables, and 450 valid questionnaires were returned. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the factors associated with dental caries. The average age of those in the sample was 14.6 years (SD = 1.3), 68.4% of whom were male, and the caries prevalence rate was 53.5% (DMFT = 1.5 ± 2.0). The factors significantly affecting the development of dental caries in IDC included gender, the presence or absence of cerebral palsy, and the frequency of dental visits and toothbrushing. In conclusion, the presence of cerebral palsy contributed to an increase risk of caries experience in intellectually disabled children, while toothbrushing more than twice a day and routine dental visits were caries-protective factors. Oral health promotion action may lead to a reduction in dental caries levels in IDC

Cerebral palsy · Cross-sectional study · Dental care · Environmental health · Family medicine · Oral health · Oral health care · Promotion (chess · Psychiatry · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dentistry · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Medicine

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