Some coadjutant factors of child's wellbeing and their relation to oral health

Authors

  • María Elena Quiñones Ybarría Facultad de Estomatología. Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Pedro Pablo Ferro Benítez Clínica Estomatológica Docente de Bauta. Filial de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Humberto Martínez Canalejo Hospital Pediátrico Docente Juan Manuel Márquez.
  • Ledia Salamanca Villazón Facultad de Estomatología. Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Sonia Felipe Torres Facultad de Estomatología. Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Keywords:

oral health, Birth weight, gestational age, Breastfeeding

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to determine the relation existing among some indicators influencing on oral health during childhood. METHODS: an analytical case and control study was conducted in the municipality of Bauta, Havana province, from June 2005 to June 2006. The universe was composed of 2 408 children aged 2-5. A sample of 400 children was taken from it. The following variables were used: oral health status, birth weight, gestational age and maternal breastfeeding. The odds ratio was obtained whenever it was possible for the variables whose association with the oral health state proved to be significant aimed at identifying the increase or reduction of the probability of having a poor oral health in the presence of the risk factors taken into account. RESULTS: 10 % of the low birth weight children had an affected oral health state, 6.5 % of the preterm children were considered cases, and oral health declined in 39.5 % of the children that were not breast-fed. CONCLUSIONS: low birth weight and the non-maternal lactation affect the oral health state, but gestational age does not.

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Published

2008-08-15

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Quiñones Ybarría ME, Ferro Benítez PP, Martínez Canalejo H, Salamanca Villazón L, Felipe Torres S. Some coadjutant factors of child’s wellbeing and their relation to oral health. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 7];45(3-4):4-15. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2588

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 3-4 (2008): JUL- DEC

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Research Article

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