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Psychosocial Factors and the Epidemiology of Oral Diseases
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Psychosocial Factors and the Epidemiology of Oral Diseases

A special issue of BioMed (ISSN 2673-8430).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 3379

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Morenike O. Folayan

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Guest Editor
Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Interests: oral health; epidemiology; caries in children

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This research factors will like to explore how the social context of individuals, families, communities and societies affects oral disease prevention and treatment. These include exploring how (i) the governing process, economic and social policies affect pay, working conditions, housing, and education; and how these all affect the oral health of children, adolescents, adults and elderlies; (ii) how psychological factors influence the experience of oral health, oral diseases and oral health behaviors; and (iii) how acculturation, age, behavior norms, country of origin, education, ethnicity, gender, language, manners, non-verbal communication, race, rules, social grouping and relationships, sexual orientation, values, religion, spiritual beliefs and socioeconomic class affects oral health prevention and treatment.

Prof. Dr. Morenike O. Folayan
Guest Editor

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Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Prevalence and Patterns in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital: A 5-Year Retrospective Study
by Opeyemi Adeola, Olawunmi Fatusi, Azuka Njokanma and Adewale Adejobi
BioMed 2023, 3(4), 507-515; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomed3040040 - 21 Nov 2023
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Mandibular third molars are the most commonly impacted teeth. The prevalence and pattern of impacted mandibular third molars in patients presenting to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, a tertiary hospital in south-western Nigeria, are largely unknown. This retrospective study examined 469 [...] Read more.
Mandibular third molars are the most commonly impacted teeth. The prevalence and pattern of impacted mandibular third molars in patients presenting to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, a tertiary hospital in south-western Nigeria, are largely unknown. This retrospective study examined 469 patient records, extracting socio-demographic and clinical information for analysis. It also determined the prevalence and pattern of impacted mandibular third molars from January 2015 to December 2019. The positioning of impacted teeth was assessed via periapical radiographs utilizing Winter’s classification. Data were subjected to analysis with IBM SPSS version 20, utilizing frequencies, percentages, and likelihood ratios, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. The prevalence of impacted mandibular third molars within the study cohort was 2.51%, with a higher incidence observed in the 21–29 age group (p < 0.001). Mesioangular impaction was the most prevalent, with pericoronitis being the primary reason for extraction, and periodontal pockets being the most common associated pathology. Full article
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Association between Family Level Influences and Caries Prevention Views and Practices of School Children in a Sub-Urban Nigerian Community
by Abiola Adetokunbo Adeniyi, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Olaniyi Arowolo, Nneka Maureen Chukwumah and Maha El Tantawi
BioMed 2023, 3(1), 124-134; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomed3010011 - 13 Feb 2023
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Little is known about how family-level factors influence children’s caries prevention views and practices in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to assess the associations between family level characteristics and caries prevention views and practices of 6–11-year-old primary school children. Data was [...] Read more.
Little is known about how family-level factors influence children’s caries prevention views and practices in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to assess the associations between family level characteristics and caries prevention views and practices of 6–11-year-old primary school children. Data was collected through a cross-sectional survey of 1326 children in Ile-Ife, a Nigerian suburb. The child’s family structure, size, and birth rank were independent variables while the child’s caries prevention views and self-care practices were dependent variables. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify risk indicator(s) for caries prevention views and practices. The study participants’ mean (SD) age was 8.7 (1.9) years, 407 (30.7%) children had positive caries prevention views, and 106 (8.0%) children did not use the recommended self-care caries preventive methods. Children from larger families had significantly lower odds of having positive prevention views (AOR: 0.572; p = 0.002). Children who were not living with both parents had higher odds of using recommended self-care caries preventive methods (AOR: 3.165; p = 0.048). The findings suggest that family size and family living structure may be social determinants of caries risks in children 6–11 years old in the study population. These findings need to be studied further. Full article
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