Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc47/2/7
Socioeconomic Status and Dental Injury Repetition in Children
Tomislav Škrinjarić
; Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ivana Čuković-Bagić
; Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Goršeta
; Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Verzak
; Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ilija Škrinjarić
; Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Some children are more frequently affected with traumatic dental injuries (TDI) than others. Higher prevalence of injuries was observed in children with low socioeconomic status (SES). The objective of this study was to investigate whether the SES of children with injury repetition (IR) differs from those with single injury (SI). The aim was also to establish whether lower SES represents a risk factor for injury repetition in children with dental trauma. Material and Methods: The study comprised a sample of 151 children with TDI aged 6 – 17 years (99 males and 52 females) who were treated for TDI. Social status of children was assessed by means of the Hollingshead Two-Factor Index of Social Position. All subjects were categorized into three social classes: 1. upper, 2. middle, and 3. lower social class. Comparison between groups was made by using Student’s t test, and chi-square test. Pearson correlation and odds ratios (OR) were used to estimate association of SES to injury repetition. Results: Majority of injury repeaters belonged to the lower
social class displaying higher ISP value (42.89) compared to subjects with SI (38.5) (p = 0.018). Patients from lower social class have 1.54 times higher risk for injury repetition than those from upper social class (OR = 1.542; CI = 0.564-4.214). Conclusion: Children with IR significantly differ from that with SI with regard of ISP and SES. Belonging to the lower social class can imply an increased risk for injury repetition.
Keywords
Dental trauma; Socioeconomic status; Injury repetition
Hrčak ID:
104984
URI
Publication date:
4.7.2013.
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