Caries Experience Differs between Females and Males across Age Groups in Northern Appalachia
Joint Authors
Govil, Manika
Weyant, Robert J.
Shaffer, John R.
Leslie, Elizabeth J.
Feingold, Eleanor
McNeil, Daniel W.
Marazita, Mary L.
Crout, Richard
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sex disparities in dental caries have been observed across many populations, with females typically exhibiting higher prevalence and more affected teeth.
In this study we assessed the sex disparities in two Northern Appalachian populations from West Virginia (WV, N = 1997 ) and Pennsylvania (PA, N = 1080 ) by comparing caries indices between males and females across four phases of dental development: primary dentition in children aged 1–5 years, mixed dentition in children aged 6–11 years, permanent dentition in adolescents aged 12–17 years, and permanent dentition in adults aged 18–59 years.
No significant sex differences were observed for children aged 1–5 years.
Contrary to national and international trends, WV girls aged 6–11 years had 1.5 fewer affected teeth than boys ( p < 0.001 ) .
However, by ages 12–17, caries indices in the WV girls matched those in boys.
In both WV and PA adults, women and men had similar total counts of affected teeth (i.e., DMFT), although women had more dental restorations ( p < 0.001 ) and men had more current decay ( p < 0.001 ) .
These results suggest that in some Appalachian populations, young girls benefit from protection against caries that is lost during adolescence and that adult women utilize dental health care to a greater degree than men.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaffer, John R.& Leslie, Elizabeth J.& Feingold, Eleanor& Govil, Manika& McNeil, Daniel W.& Crout, Richard…[et al.]. 2015. Caries Experience Differs between Females and Males across Age Groups in Northern Appalachia. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaffer, John R.…[et al.]. Caries Experience Differs between Females and Males across Age Groups in Northern Appalachia. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaffer, John R.& Leslie, Elizabeth J.& Feingold, Eleanor& Govil, Manika& McNeil, Daniel W.& Crout, Richard…[et al.]. Caries Experience Differs between Females and Males across Age Groups in Northern Appalachia. International Journal of Dentistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1065491