TY - JOUR AU - Tagliaferro, Elaine Pereira da Silva AU - Rocha Correa da Silva, Silvio AU - Lopez Rosell, Fernanda AU - Valsecki Junior, Aylton AU - Riley III, Joseph L. AU - Gilbert, Gregg H. AU - Gordan, Valeria Veiga PY - 2020/02/06 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Methods for caries prevention in adults among dentists from a brazilian community JF - Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences JA - Braz. J. Oral Sci. VL - 19 IS - SE - Article DO - 10.20396/bjos.v19i0.8656224 UR - https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8656224 SP - e206624 AB - <p>Little is known about dental practice patterns of caries prevention in adults among Brazilian dentists. <strong>Aim:</strong> To quantify procedures used for caries prevention for adult patients among dentists from a Brazilian community. <strong>Methods:</strong> Dentists (n=197) who reported that at least 10% of their patients are more than 18 years old participated in the first Brazilian study that used a translated version of the “Assessment of Caries Diagnosis and Caries Treatment” from the U.S. National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. A questionnaire about characteristics of their practice and patient population were also completed by the dentists. Generalized linear regression models and a hierarchal clustering procedure were used (p&lt;0.05). <strong>Results:</strong> In-office fluoride application was the preventive method most often reported. The main predictors for recommending some preventive agent were: female dentist (dental sealant; in-office fluoride; non-prescription fluoride) and percentage of patients interested in caries prevention (dental sealant; in-office fluoride; non-prescription fluoride). Other predictors included private practice (dental sealant), percentage of patients 65 years or older (in-office fluoride), graduation from a private dental school (non-prescription fluoride), years since dental school graduation (chlorhexidine rinse) and using a preventive method (recommending sealant/fluoride/chlorhexidine rinse/sugarless, xylitol gum). Cluster analysis showed that dentists in the largest subgroup seldom used any of the preventive agents<strong>. Conclusion:</strong> Dentists most often reported in-office fluoride as a method for caries prevention in adults. Some practitioner, practice and patients’ characteristics were positively associated with more-frequent use of a preventive agent.</p> ER -