Susana Sul, Liliana Ferreira, Ana Catarina Maia, Anabela Coelho, Andreia Costa
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Health Literacy: A Community-Based Preventive Program
Journal of primary care & community health
aim study assess prevalence dental caries 11yearold children related water fluoridation family affluence scale fas indicator socioeconomic status ses korea total eight areas selected study four areas fluoridated piped water wf areas four areas nonfluoridated piped water nonwf areas nonwf areas similar economic level population size compared wf areas total 1446 elementary school students 11 years age included examined questionnaires completed parents analyzed questionnaire information gender fas indicator ses occasions daily cariogenic snack intake occasions daily cariogenic beverage intake drinking piped water cooking piped water usage oral hygiene supplemental measures surveyed bivariate association characteristics subjects number decayed filled missing permanent teeth dmft score analyzed independent samples ttest difference mean dmft score different fas groups analyzed dmft ratio adjusting gender oral health behaviors usage piped water variables dmft ratio calculated poisson regression model dmft score normally distributed significant association fas mean dmft score areas bivariate analysis adjusting group confounders significant association 95 ci 10321513 found fas mean dmft scores nonwf areas however significant difference observed wf areas 95 ci 07661382 study supported water fluoridation could lead lower prevalence dental caries also help reduce effect ses inequalities oral health