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- Title
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oral health literacy exert an influence on the occurrence of dental caries in early adolescence.
- Authors
de Moura, Mirella de Fátima Liberato; Neves, Érick Tássio Barbosa; Firmino, Ramon Targino; Costa, Edja Maria Melo de Brito; Ferreira, Fernanda Morais; Granville‐Garcia, Ana Flávia
- Abstract
Little is known regarding the influence of psychosocial factors on dental caries at early adolescence. The study aimed to investigate associations between family environment, attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oral health literacy (OHL) with dental caries experience in early adolescence. A cross‐sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of 448 12‐year‐old adolescents at public and private schools in North‐eastern Brazil. Parents/guardians and teachers answered the Brazilian version of the inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity subscales (SNAP‐ IV) for the evaluation of ADHD and a sociodemographic questionnaire. An OHL instrument (BREALD‐30) and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales (FACES III) were administered to the adolescents. Caries experience (DMFT) was the dependent variable. Data analysis involved Poisson regression with robust variance (α = 5%). Adolescents with more symptoms of ADHD (teachers' reports) (RR: 1.73; 95% CI: 1.31‐2.28), those with lower OHL (RR: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.01‐2.51), those with a lower family income (RR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.03‐1.83), and those from families with a greater number of residents in the home (RR: 1.18; 95% CI: 1.06‐1.31) had greater caries experience. Family adaptability and cohesion were not associated with caries experience. Dental caries experience in early adolescence was influenced by symptoms of ADHD, OHL, and sociodemographic factors.
- Subjects
ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; ORAL health; HEALTH literacy; DENTAL caries; ADOLESCENCE; CROSS-sectional method; REGRESSION analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors
- Publication
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 6, p691
- ISSN
0960-7439
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ipd.12756