Sense of coherence and the relationship with caries severity, and associated factors in pediatric patients
Objective: To investigate the association between the Sense of Coherence (SOC) of guardians and the severity of carious lesions in pediatric patients. Material and methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out at the Dentistry School Clinic of the Fed...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) |
| Repositorio: | Research, Society and Development |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/29773 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/29773 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Senso de Coerência Cárie dentária Odontopediatria Ensino. Sentido de coherencia Caries dental Odontopediatría Enseñanza. Sense of Coherence Dental caries Pediatric dentistry Teaching. |
| Sumario: | Objective: To investigate the association between the Sense of Coherence (SOC) of guardians and the severity of carious lesions in pediatric patients. Material and methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out at the Dentistry School Clinic of the Federal University of Ceará - Campus Sobral, with a sample of 43 patients and their guardians, treated at the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. The research included a survey of dental records to quantify the dmft\DMFT index and a questionnaire on oral health and hygiene, sociodemographic and Sense of Coherence (SOC-13) applied to those responsible. Data were analyzed by Fisher's exact test (p < 0.05). Results: The DMFT found was 5.21 (SD+-2.19). Of the patients analyzed, 69.8% (n=30) had high caries severity (DMFT ≥ 5), associated with a lower age group (p=0.01). The SOC of those responsible had a median of 37 points, showing a tendency of Strong Sense of Coherence in the studied population. There was no statistically significant association between dental caries severity and caregivers' SOC (p = 0.09). Conclusion: The guardians' Sense of Coherence was not associated with the severity of carious lesions in the analyzed patients. |
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