TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of Dental Caries Experience Among Adolescents in Kazakhstan
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Zhumadilova, Anara
AU - Supiyev, T.
AU - Abralina, Sh
AU - Yeslyamgaliyeva, A.
AU - Kulmirzayeva, A.
AU - Supiyev, A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the research grant titled, “Study of biomarkers associated with oral cavity diseases among the adolescents from different region of Kazakhstan” of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (#АР05132694). The funding body had no role either in the design of the study, data collection, analysis and interpretation of results, or in the writing of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 by New Century Health Publishers, LLC
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The aim of the present study was to estimate the mean, prevalence, and severity of dental caries, and to identify the factors associated with these characteristics in a population of school-aged children from four regions in Kazakhstan. A total of 2,149 school children aged 11-15 years from four regions of Kazakhstan were examined; the overall response rate was 68%. Results from dental examinations and standardized questionnaires were used to gather sociodemographic and oral health behavior information. The overall prevalence of dental caries was 74%, and obviously decayed teeth were found in 44% of the participants; only 6% had missing teeth and 24% had their teeth treated. Age, region, ethnicity, dietary habits, and dental attendance pattern were found to be significantly associated with the predicted degree of caries experience among those with caries experience. The high prevalence of dental caries might be related to rapid westernization in Kazakhstan and associated nutritional transition. Moreover, an increased burden of untreated caries in less advantaged populations was observed. Parental education and material deprivation may be very important determinants of oral health among adolescents in Kazakhstan.
AB - The aim of the present study was to estimate the mean, prevalence, and severity of dental caries, and to identify the factors associated with these characteristics in a population of school-aged children from four regions in Kazakhstan. A total of 2,149 school children aged 11-15 years from four regions of Kazakhstan were examined; the overall response rate was 68%. Results from dental examinations and standardized questionnaires were used to gather sociodemographic and oral health behavior information. The overall prevalence of dental caries was 74%, and obviously decayed teeth were found in 44% of the participants; only 6% had missing teeth and 24% had their teeth treated. Age, region, ethnicity, dietary habits, and dental attendance pattern were found to be significantly associated with the predicted degree of caries experience among those with caries experience. The high prevalence of dental caries might be related to rapid westernization in Kazakhstan and associated nutritional transition. Moreover, an increased burden of untreated caries in less advantaged populations was observed. Parental education and material deprivation may be very important determinants of oral health among adolescents in Kazakhstan.
KW - Caries prevalence
KW - Deprivation
KW - Dietary habits
KW - DMF
KW - Kazakhstan
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U2 - 10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.19:388-397
DO - 10.37290/ctnr2641-452X.19:388-397
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126910139
SN - 1540-7535
VL - 19
SP - 388
EP - 397
JO - Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research
JF - Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research
IS - 4
ER -