Association between Sense of Coherence and Caries Activity and Caries Experience among Male Adolescents from Southern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: This cross-sectional study assessed the association between sense of coherence (SoC) and caries activity (number of active caries lesions) and caries experience (DMFT index) among 18-19-year-old male adolescents who joined the Brazilian Army as draftees for mandatory military service (n = 507).

Methods: Data collection included a questionnaire (level of education, family income, and tooth brushing frequency), the Brazilian short version of the SoC scale (SOC-13), and clinical caries examination (noncavitated/cavitated, inactive/active). The main predictor variable was SoC, categorized as low, moderate, or high.

Sense of coherence and oral health-related quality of life among southern Brazilian male adolescents.

This study evaluated the association between sense of coherence (SoC) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among conscripts of the Brazilian Army, in two cities of southern Brazil. A cross-sectional study included all 18-19-year-old adolescents who joined the Brazilian Army as draftees for mandatory military service in the cities of Itaqui, RS, and Santiago, RS (n = 505). Data collection was conducted from 2019 to 2021, and included the application of questionnaires and a clinical oral examination to record gingivitis, malocclusion, and dental caries.

Association between obesity and early tooth eruption in adolescents: Findings from a popu-lation-based cohort study in southern Brazil.

Background: Obesity is a prevalent chronic condition affecting children and adults worldwide, and it seems to influence the timing of tooth eruption. The aim of this study was to assess the as-sociation between weight status at age 12 and the eruption of permanent teeth at ages 12 and 14-15 among schoolchildren from southern Brazil.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, and included a representative sample of 1,528 12-year-old schoolchildren.

Sex differences in the association between obesity and gingivitis among 12-year-old South Brazilian schoolchildren.

Objective: To assess the association between weight status and gingivitis in a representative sample of 12-year-old schoolchildren from South Brazil.

Background: An association between obesity and gingivitis in children and adolescents has been observed; however, the present evidence has major limitations.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Porto Alegre, South Brazil, from September 2009 to December 2010 and included a representative sample of 1528 12-year-old schoolchildren attending public and private schools.

Obesity and dental caries among South Brazilian schoolchildren: a 2.5-year longitudinal study.

The aim of this study was to assess the association between weight status and ΔDMFS among 12-year-old schoolchildren from South Brazil. A total of 801 12-year-old schoolchildren were followed-up for 2.5 ± 0.