Journal
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 451-461Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0300060516675682
Keywords
Caries; risk assessment; social economical; adults; behaviour
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Objective To explore the potential presence of a social/behavioural gradient in dental health among Italian adults using a cross-sectional study. Methods Caries indices were recorded among 480 subjects (52.9% men, 47.1% women) who also completed a structured self-administered social and behavioural questionnaire. A social/behavioural gradient was generated as the sum of the worst circumstances recorded on the questionnaire (cariogenic diet, smoking, lowest occupational profile, brushing teeth
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