Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations
Objective. Food insecurity (FI) is a priority for government and health organizations. Over 95% of the world’s population has a carious lesion or will develop one before death. This study evaluated the association between FI and oral health in two rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Methods. The s...
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| author | César Iván Romo-Sáenz Erika Marlene Chavez-Reyes Ricardo Gomez-Flores María Norma González-Flores Ricardo Sosa-Martínez Norma Cruz-Fierro Jose Elizondo–Elizondo Myriam Angelica de la Garza-Ramos |
| author_facet | César Iván Romo-Sáenz Erika Marlene Chavez-Reyes Ricardo Gomez-Flores María Norma González-Flores Ricardo Sosa-Martínez Norma Cruz-Fierro Jose Elizondo–Elizondo Myriam Angelica de la Garza-Ramos |
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| description | Objective. Food insecurity (FI) is a priority for government and health organizations. Over 95% of the world’s population has a carious lesion or will develop one before death. This study evaluated the association between FI and oral health in two rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Methods. The study was conducted with patients attending an oral health campaign for dental checkups. Data were collected between April and August 2017 using the Latin-American and Caribbean Scale of Food Security (ELCSA) and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). We included 209 participants from Siltepec and Huehuetan, Mexico; 67% were women. Results. The results of the ELCSA were mild FI in 43% (n = 91), moderate FI in 22% (n = 45), and severe FI (n = 6) in 3%; 32% had food security. The ICDAS results were initial decay with a mean of 6.22, moderate decay with a mean of 1.81, and extensive decay with a mean of 1.77. Conclusions. FI is associated with dental caries, and food-insecure individuals have a higher probability of severe dental caries. In this study, the FI level was lower than in other rural populations in Mexico. Identifying these individuals and addressing the factors related to FI can be useful in the rural communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1486889892db4f56b24ddaf5a1aa45a92023-10-14T00:00:01ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87362023-01-01202310.1155/2023/6694259Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican PopulationsCésar Iván Romo-Sáenz0Erika Marlene Chavez-Reyes1Ricardo Gomez-Flores2María Norma González-Flores3Ricardo Sosa-Martínez4Norma Cruz-Fierro5Jose Elizondo–Elizondo6Myriam Angelica de la Garza-Ramos7Laboratorio de Inmunología y VirologíaFacultad de OdontologíaLaboratorio de Inmunología y VirologíaLaboratorio de Inmunología y VirologíaFacultad de OdontologíaFacultad de OdontologíaFacultad de OdontologíaFacultad de OdontologíaObjective. Food insecurity (FI) is a priority for government and health organizations. Over 95% of the world’s population has a carious lesion or will develop one before death. This study evaluated the association between FI and oral health in two rural communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Methods. The study was conducted with patients attending an oral health campaign for dental checkups. Data were collected between April and August 2017 using the Latin-American and Caribbean Scale of Food Security (ELCSA) and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). We included 209 participants from Siltepec and Huehuetan, Mexico; 67% were women. Results. The results of the ELCSA were mild FI in 43% (n = 91), moderate FI in 22% (n = 45), and severe FI (n = 6) in 3%; 32% had food security. The ICDAS results were initial decay with a mean of 6.22, moderate decay with a mean of 1.81, and extensive decay with a mean of 1.77. Conclusions. FI is associated with dental caries, and food-insecure individuals have a higher probability of severe dental caries. In this study, the FI level was lower than in other rural populations in Mexico. Identifying these individuals and addressing the factors related to FI can be useful in the rural communities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6694259 |
| spellingShingle | César Iván Romo-Sáenz Erika Marlene Chavez-Reyes Ricardo Gomez-Flores María Norma González-Flores Ricardo Sosa-Martínez Norma Cruz-Fierro Jose Elizondo–Elizondo Myriam Angelica de la Garza-Ramos Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations |
| title_full | Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations |
| title_fullStr | Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations |
| title_short | Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in Rural Mexican Populations |
| title_sort | food insecurity and dental caries in rural mexican populations |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6694259 |
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