Risk Indicators of Caries Experience in Deciduous Teeth in Junior Elementary Students, Ban Pet Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

Abstract

Dental caries in deciduous teeth is  an important dental public health problem in  junior elementary  students, This cross - sectional study aimed to investigate risk indicators  of caries experience in deciduous teeth in  junior elementary  students, Ban  Pet  Subdistrict, Mueang  District, Khon  Kaen Province. Grade 1^st-3^rd  students were recruited to the study.  Data collection was done with 2 tools, questionnaires and oral examination records that administrated during September to December in 2019. Descriptive statistics such as percentage, mean, standard deviation were benefited to communicate general characteristics and multiple logistic regression was used to investigate risk indicators  of caries experience in deciduous teeth. The results revealed that 236 students with the average age 7.92 ± 0.82 years took part in research. There were 3 risk indicators of caries experience in deciduous teeth when controlling confounding factors. 1). Nutritional level: children with obesity had deciduous dental caries less than normal nutritional children by adjusted Odds Ratio 0.16 (95% CI = 0.04-0.68). 2) Underlying disease condition: children with underlying disease had deciduous dental caries  more than  children who without underlying disease by adjusted Odds Ratio 8.66 (95% CI = 2.73-27.45) and 3) Family income situation: children  who had family income ≤20,000 baht/month had deciduous dental caries more than  children who had median family income >20,000 baht/month  by adjusted Odds Ratio 3.54 (95% CI =1.16-10.81). The results of this study uses to promote and prevent oral health and general health in elementary school students in Ban  Pet  Subdistrict, Mueang  District, Khon Kaen  Province.

Keywords : Risk  indicators , Dental  caries ,  Deciduous Teeth