Inequality in utilization of dental services: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SF Reda, SM Reda, WM Thomson… - … journal of public …, 2018 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Background. Dental diseases are among the most prevalent conditions worldwide, with
universal access to dental care being one key to tackling them. Systematic quantification of …

Does the decline in caries prevalence of Latin American and Caribbean children continue in the new century? Evidence from systematic review with meta-analysis

T Gimenez, BA Bispo, DP Souza, ME Viganó… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To carry out a systematic review with meta-analysis of prevalence of caries in Latin
America and Caribbean children considering studies performed in this new century …

Feeding practices in infancy associated with caries incidence in early childhood

BW Chaffee, CA Feldens… - … dentistry and oral …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Early‐life feeding behaviors foretell later dietary habits and health outcomes.
Few studies have examined infant dietary patterns and caries occurrence prospectively …

Children's use of dental services: influence of maternal dental anxiety, attendance pattern, and perception of children's quality of life

ML Goettems, TM Ardenghi, FF Demarco… - … dentistry and oral …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of a child's clinical
condition; maternal characteristics such as dental anxiety and dental visit pattern; …

Socioeconomic and psychosocial predictors of dental healthcare use among Brazilian preschool children

RV Machry, S Tuchtenhagen, BA Agostini… - BMC Oral Health, 2013 - Springer
Background Disparities in utilization of oral healthcare services have been attributed to
socioeconomic and individual behavioral factors. Parents' socioeconomic status …

Utilization of dental services and associated factors among preschool children in China

X Gao, M Ding, M Xu, H Wu, C Zhang, X Wang, X Feng… - BMC Oral Health, 2020 - Springer
Background This study sought to evaluate dental utilization among 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old
children in China and to use Andersen's behavioural model to explore influencing factors …

Oral health‐related quality of life and sense of coherence regarding the use of dental services by preschool children

MF Perazzo, MC Gomes, ÉT Neves… - … journal of paediatric …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is a need for studies on the biopsychosocial factors that influence the use
of dental services by preschoolers. Aim To evaluate the influence of the perceptions of …

Parental oral health literacy influences preschool children's utilization of dental services

BLV Menoncin, AFA Crema, FM Ferreira… - Brazilian Oral …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Parental behavior towards their children's oral health is strongly influenced by parent's Oral
Health Literacy (OHL) level. This study evaluated the impact of parental OHL on preschool …

Maternal perception about child oral health is associated to child dental caries and to maternal self-report about oral health

MG Cademartori, NB Custodio, AL Harter… - Acta Odontologica …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To test the association between maternal perception about child's oral health and
child dental caries experience and maternal self-perception about oral health. Materials and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with the utilization of dental health services by the pediatric population: an integrative review

DSC Curi, ACL Figueiredo, SR Jamelli - Ciencia & saude coletiva, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
O objetivo desta revisão integrativa da literatura foi analisar estudos publicados entre 2006-
2016, disponibilizados em português, inglês ou espanhol, sobre fatores associados à …