Dental caries determinants in an adult Portuguese population and a comparison with Norwegian adults

Authors

  • Harald M. Eriksen Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, and Research Center for Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Manuel Desport Marques Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, and Research Center for Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Espen Bjertness Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, and Research Center for Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Bente Moe Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, and Research Center for Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/00016359609003509

Keywords:

Dental caries, epidemiology, Portugal

Abstract

The present epidemiologic dental caries study indicates a high number of decayed surfaces (mean, 13.5 ± 11.8 (SD)) in a Portuguese population of 30- to 39-year-olds from Porto. The most influential determinants for variation in carious surfaces were oral hygiene, gender, salivary buffer capacity, and missing teeth. By entering the most influential independent variables in a final multiple classification analysis, the total explained variance in carious surfaces was 27%. A comparison with results from a similar Norwegian dental health study showed that the biologic factors of importance for number of carious surfaces were the same, whereas the sociocultural determinants differed.

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Published

1996-01-01

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 1 (1996): Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Section

Articles