Association between untreated carious lesions and asthma in adults at Rabat University Hospital, Morocco: a cross sectional study

Association between untreated carious lesions and asthma in adults at Rabat University Hospital, Morocco: a cross sectional study

Depending on risk factors, cumulative risk of developing more dental caries by age has been reported. However, the association between dental caries and asthma is less studied among adults. The aims of this study were to evaluate the severity of untreated carious lesions in a population of asthmatic...

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Published in:BMC research notes Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 221
Main Authors: Chala, Sanaa, Rouiffi, Saloua, Soualhi, Mouna, Bourkadi, Jamal Eddine, Abouqal, Redouane, Abdallaoui, Faïza
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26-06-2017
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Subjects:
Adult
Age
Analysis
Asthma
Asthma - complications
Asthma - epidemiology
Chronic illnesses
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Complications and side effects
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Dental caries
Dental Caries - complications
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Diagnosis
Female
Gender
Health care
Hospitals
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Morocco
Multivariate Analysis
Oral health behaviors
Oral hygiene
Patients
Preventive medicine
Risk factors
Social determinants
Socioeconomic Factors
Teeth
Variables
Morocco
Dental caries
Oral health behaviors
Social determinants
Asthma
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Summary:Depending on risk factors, cumulative risk of developing more dental caries by age has been reported. However, the association between dental caries and asthma is less studied among adults. The aims of this study were to evaluate the severity of untreated carious lesions in a population of asthmatic adults and to evaluate the mediation of socio-economic and oral health behaviour variables. The study involved participants with diagnosed asthma (N = 100) and control (N = 100) subjects attending a tertiary hospital. Groups were matched by age and gender. Asthma was the exposure of interest. The outcome measure was the rate of carious lesions. Recorded variables included demographics, socio-economic status, tooth brushing habits and oral health status using WHO criteria. Poisson regression analysis examined the association between asthma and untreated dental caries. The adjusted model, after the inclusion of individuals' behaviours regarding oral health, social determinants and asthma, revealed a significant association between the number of untreated carious lesions and asthma (PR = 1.23; 95% CI 1.23-1.58; p < 0.001). Patients with asthma showed a greater number of untreated carious lesions. Looking forward, better understanding of the association between asthma and oral health may require exploiting the interactions of behavioural, social determinant and biological factors.
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ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-017-2548-2