Abstract

LUCCA, Mylene Quintela  and  LOUREIRO, Carlos Alfredo. Experience of caries in patients with cerebral palsy. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2011, vol.59, n.3, pp. 387-393. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objective To analyze the factors associated with the experience of caries in individuals with cerebral palsy. Methods A total of 543 individuals in the 2-34 age range was included in the study. To evaluate their economic class, the National Association for Business Research form was used. A descriptive analysis of the variables was made and the experience of caries was calculated both in deciduous teeth (ceo-d ≠ 0), and in permanent teeth (DMF-T ≠ 0). Differences between the two groups were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney test. For samples with three or more groups, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used. The category variables were compared using the Pearson's chi-square test. For multivariate analysis, logistic binary regression was used to describe the ratio between covariates and the variable response. The models were adjusted by means of Hosmer & Lemeshow statistics and the R2 determination coefficient. Results The results showed that in both dentitions, individuals with cerebral palsy have less chance of having caries than the subjects in the comparison groups. Patients of the D and E economic class are more likely to have caries than those in Class A, B or C in both groups. There is a positive ratio between age and the chance of having cavities. Conclusion We can conclude that the differences between the results found in the literature and in this research are justified, mainly because the answers were established based on multiple regression analysis, which indicated different results from those obtained with univariate analysis.

Keywords : Dental caries.; Social conditions.; Risk factors.; Cerebral palsy..