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The prevalence of dental trauma and its association with illicit drug use among adolescents
Author(s) -
Oliveira Filho Paulo Messias,
Jorge Kelly Oliva,
Paiva Paula Cristina Pelli,
Ferreira Efigênia Ferreira e,
RamosJorge Maria Letícia,
Zarzar Patrícia Maria
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/edt.12059
Subject(s) - medicine , dental trauma , poisson regression , illicit drug , overjet , dentistry , drug , environmental health , psychiatry , family medicine , population , malocclusion
Background/Aim Dental trauma has been associated with predisposing factors such as gender and age, and biological characteristics such as overjet and socio‐economic factors. However, research literature associating the use of illicit drugs with dental trauma is scarce. The aim of this survey is to investigate the prevalence of dental trauma and the association of the same with the use of illicit drugs among adolescents. Material and Methods A transversal analysis was conducted using a representative sample of 701 students between the ages of 14 and 19. Data were gathered by means of clinical examinations and self‐administered questionnaires. The ABA ‐ ABIPEME tool was adopted for the assessment of socio‐economic conditions and ASSIST ( S creening T est for Involvement with A lcohol, C igarettes, and O ther S ubstances) as a standard for the consumption of illicit drugs. Results The prevalence of dental trauma was 26.6% (183/687) and that of illicit drug use 7% (48/684). Dental trauma was more prevalent among older adolescents ( P = 0.010) with overjet greater than 3 mm ( P = 0.005) in males ( P = 0.001) who had used marijuana and/or cocaine in their lifetime ( P = 0.005). The Poisson regression results revealed that illicit drug use was still associated with dental trauma independent of other variables [ PR = 1.54 (95% CI : 1.06–2.24) P = 0.022]. Conclusions The prevalence of dental trauma was high and associated with the use of illicit drugs.