Majid Ghasemianpour|Soheila Bakhshandeh|Armin Shirvani|Naghmeh Emadi|Hamid Samadzadeh|Nadereh Moosavi Fatemi|Anoosheh Ghasemian
Dental caries experience and socio-economic status among Iranian children: a multilevel analysis
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences|Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
abstract background socioeconomic factors considered main determinants causing disparities oral health across different countries aim present study investigate associations social economic factors dental caries experience among 6 12yearold iranian children methods crosssectional study total 31146 students aged 6 12 years old enrolled 31 provinces iran based standardized world health organization criteria oral health surveys dental caries indices primary permanent teeth assessed clinical examination schools data socioeconomic status obtained modified questionnaire national data bank decayed missing filled teeth dmftdmft indices primary permanent dentition compared individual provincial levels using multilevel regression analysis poisson regression analysis used evaluate association social demographic behavioral determinants dental caries indices among individuals assess causes difference dental caries indices across provinces justifiable economic factors also analyzed using poisson regression analysis results mean se dmft dmft 584 005 184 003 6and 12yearold children respectively differences dental caries indices statistically significant among provinces higher level parental education negatively related dental caries indices age groups rural residency positively dental flossing reversely associated dmft index 6yearold children negative associations found frequency tooth brushing preventive dental utilization dmft dmft indices gross domestic product gdp index negative consumer price index cpi positive associations dmft dmft indices age groups however positive relationships observed gini index dmft index among 12yearold children well number dentists per capita dmft index among 6yearold children conclusion sociodemographic behavioral factors found associated dental caries experience however economic indicators greatest importance