title: Relationship between premature loss of primary teeth with oral hygiene, consumption of soft drinks, dental care, and previous caries experience.
abstract: We determine the relationship between premature loss of primary teeth and oral hygiene, consumption of soft drinks, dental care and previous caries experience. This study focused on 833 Mexican schoolchildren aged 6-7. We performed an oral examination to determine caries experience and the simplified oral hygiene index. The dependent variable was the prevalence of at least one missing tooth (or indicated for extraction) of the primary dentition; this variable was coded as 0 = no loss of teeth and 1 = at least one lost primary tooth. The prevalence of at least one missing tooth was 24.7% (n = 206) (95% CI = 21.8-27.7). The variables that were associated with the prevalence of tooth loss (p < 0.05) included: the largest number of decayed teeth (OR = 1.11), the largest number of filled teeth (OR = 1.23), the worst oral hygiene (OR = 3.24), a lower frequency of brushing (OR = 1.60), an increased consumption of soda (OR = 1.89) and use of dental care (curative: OR = 2.83, preventive: OR = 1.93). This study suggests that the premature loss of teeth in the primary dentition is associated with oral hygiene, consumption of soft drinks, dental care and previous caries experience in Mexican schoolchildren. These data provide relevant information for the design of preventive dentistry programs.
authors.affiliation: Academic Area of Dentistry of Health Sciences Institute at Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Mexico.
authors.forename: Sandra Aremy
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: López-Gómez
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Department, ISSSTE, Culiacan, Mexico.|School of Dentistry of Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, México.
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Villalobos-Rodelo
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Research Centre at National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ávila-Burgos
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche, México.
authors.forename: Juan Fernando
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Casanova-Rosado
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche, México.
authors.forename: Ana Alicia
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vallejos-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Advanced Studies and Research Center in Dentistry "Dr. Keisaburo Miyata" of School of Dentistry at Autonomous University State of Mexico, Toluca, México.
authors.forename: Salvador Eduardo
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lucas-Rincón
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Laboratory of Dental Sciences Doctorate Program at Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patiño-Marín
authors.affiliation: Academic Area of Dentistry of Health Sciences Institute at Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Mexico.|Advanced Studies and Research Center in Dentistry "Dr. Keisaburo Miyata" of School of Dentistry at Autonomous University State of Mexico, Toluca, México.
authors.forename: Carlo Eduardo
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Medina-Solís
mesh_terms: D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D002648:Child; D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D015995:Prevalence; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*