The Impact of Gender on Caries Prevalence and Risk Assessment

✍ Scribed by Martinez-Mier, Esperanza Angeles; Zandona, Andrea Ferreira

• Book ID: 120177307
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 142 KB
• Volume: 57
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-8532
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.01.001

✦ Synopsis

Dental caries Risk assessment Risk management Gender disparities

KEY POINTS

A gender gap created by biologic and cultural influences, including behavioral and dietary variations, places women at a disadvantage in oral health. Cultural and social differences between men and women influence their oral health status by affecting their exposure to risk factors and shaping their access to protective factors and care. The large biologic differences between men and women and their relationship to oral health have not been sufficiently studied. There is a definite lack of evidence in regard to gender differences and dental caries. Therefore, there is a need to develop the evidence necessary to meet the oral health needs of both women and men.