Socioeconomic Factors Associated With the Risk and Prevalence of Dental Caries and Dental Treatment Trends in Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) Data, 2016-2019.
fluoride varnish
healthcare insurance
household income
medical home
odds ratio
prevalence study
socioeconomic factors
tooth decay
dental caries
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
accepted:
01
11
2021
entrez:
7
12
2021
pubmed:
8
12
2021
medline:
8
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Introduction In the United States of America, early childhood caries (ECC) is the most common chronic childhood disease of early onset, with dental caries being the most prevalent chronic disease among children aged 6-19 years. Children without an established medical home, from low-income households, and who are uninsured have historically shown to be prone to dental caries and attribute to higher health care costs. Early recognition of these risk factors by a pediatrician helps prevent the development of medical and psychosocial complications in the child. Methods The cross-sectional data of the prevalence of dental caries and dental treatment trends in children and three socioeconomic risk factors, namely establishment of a medical home, household income, and child's health insurance, were accessed from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) for the years 2016-2019. The association of the risk factors with the prevalence of dental caries and with the prevalence of dental treatment were analyzed using two-sample proportion tests and chi-square (χ
Identifiants
pubmed: 34873524
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19184
pmc: PMC8635037
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
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Copyright © 2021, Vasireddy et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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