Women Are More Susceptible to Caries but Individuals Born with Clefts Are Not
Joint Authors
Jindal, Aditi
McMeans, Michelle
Brandon, Carla A.
Letra, Ariadne
Carvalho, Flavia M.
Castilla, Eduardo E.
Jain, Shilpa
Resick, Judith M.
Mereb, Juan C.
Lopez-Camelo, Jorge S.
Rose, Erin K.
Marazita, Mary L.
Vieira, Alexandre Rezende
Menezes, Renato
Poletta, Fernando A.
Narayanan, Somnya
Orioli, Iêda M.
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The identification of individuals at a higher risk of developing caries is of great interest.
Isolated forms of cleft lip and palate are among the most common craniofacial congenital anomalies in humans.
Historically, several reports suggest that individuals born with clefts have a higher risk for caries.
Caries continues to be the most common infectious noncontagious disease worldwide and a great burden to any health system.
The identification of individuals of higher susceptibility to caries is of great interest.
In this paper, we assessed caries experience of 1,593 individuals from three distinct populations.
The study included individuals born with clefts, their unaffected relatives, and unrelated unaffected controls that were recruited from areas with similar cultural pressures and limited access to dental care.
DMFT/dmft scores were obtained, and caries experience rates were compared among the three groups in each geographic area.
Individuals born with clefts did not present higher caries experience in comparison to their unaffected relatives or unrelated unaffected controls.
Women tend to present higher caries rates in comparison to men.
Our work provides strong evidence that individuals born with clefts are not at higher risk to caries; however, women tend to have more severe caries experience.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jindal, Aditi& McMeans, Michelle& Narayanan, Somnya& Rose, Erin K.& Jain, Shilpa& Marazita, Mary L.…[et al.]. 2011. Women Are More Susceptible to Caries but Individuals Born with Clefts Are Not. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jindal, Aditi…[et al.]. Women Are More Susceptible to Caries but Individuals Born with Clefts Are Not. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jindal, Aditi& McMeans, Michelle& Narayanan, Somnya& Rose, Erin K.& Jain, Shilpa& Marazita, Mary L.…[et al.]. Women Are More Susceptible to Caries but Individuals Born with Clefts Are Not. International Journal of Dentistry. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472878