Objective. To evaluate the caries experience of people with Down syndrome (DS) compared to people without DS. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted. The caries experience was assessed by a crude DMFT score and an adjusted DFT score expressed as a percentage of caries-affected teeth to compensate for hypodontia in the DS group. Multiple logistic and linear regressions were used to compare the outcomes of both groups, controlling for all predictors. Results. Of the 44 DS and 84 non-DS subjects, the adjusted DFT score showed non-significant differences between them (p = 0.18). The crude DMFT score displayed borderline significance (p = 0.06), while people without DS had a higher likelihood of a caries experience compared to the DS group (OR, 4.6; 95% CI, 1.5--14.0). Conclusions . Independent of other predictors, the caries experience was greater among people without DS, without adjusting for the number of teeth. However when this factor is considered, the caries experience is the same among both groups.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.80267 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Fung, Karen |
| Contributors | Allison, Paul J. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Faculty of Dentistry.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 002141494, proquestno: AAIMQ98636, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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