The national child odontology registry (SCOR): a valuable resource for odontological and public health research
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The national child odontology registry (SCOR) : a valuable resource for odontological and public health research. / Nygaard, Nikoline; Ängquist, Lars; Belstrøm, Daniel; Stankevic, Evelina; Hansen, Torben; Olsen, Anja; Rosing, Kasper; Markvart, Merete.
I: BMC Oral Health, Bind 23, 608, 2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The national child odontology registry (SCOR)
T2 - a valuable resource for odontological and public health research
AU - Nygaard, Nikoline
AU - Ängquist, Lars
AU - Belstrøm, Daniel
AU - Stankevic, Evelina
AU - Hansen, Torben
AU - Olsen, Anja
AU - Rosing, Kasper
AU - Markvart, Merete
N1 - © 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - BACKGROUND: Since 1972 The National Child Odontology Registry has collected data on the oral health of most of all Danish children and adolescents. However, comprehensive information on the registry has not previously been available, making it difficult to approach and use the registry for research purposes.METHODS: By combining historical documentation and simple descriptive statistics we provide an overview of major events in the timeline of The National Child Odontology Registry and discuss how they impact the available data. We provide a broad overview of the dental variables in the registry, and how the registration criteria for some of the core dental variables (gingivitis, periodontitis, and dental caries) have changed over time. We then provide examples of how aggregate variables for the core dental diseases, allowing for comparison across registration criteria, can be created.RESULTS: Most of the Danish population born during or after 1965 have a least one entry in the National Child Odontology Registry, with 68% having entries spanning their entire childhood and adolescence. The prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis seem to increase significantly in the years immediately following changes in how registration criteria for these variables, raising questions as to whether these diseases are generally underreported, or subject to overreporting in the years following the registration changes. The mandatory ages of registration instituted in 2003, do not appear to have had a strong impact on the ages at which registrations are made. For variables not directly comparable across datasets due to changes in registration criteria aggregate variables of measurements can be computed in most cases.CONCLUSIONS: The National Child Odontology Registry provides a unique opportunity to study the impact of childhood oral health on life trajectories, but using the registry is not without issues, and we strongly recommend consulting with experts in the field of odontology to ensure the best use of available data.
AB - BACKGROUND: Since 1972 The National Child Odontology Registry has collected data on the oral health of most of all Danish children and adolescents. However, comprehensive information on the registry has not previously been available, making it difficult to approach and use the registry for research purposes.METHODS: By combining historical documentation and simple descriptive statistics we provide an overview of major events in the timeline of The National Child Odontology Registry and discuss how they impact the available data. We provide a broad overview of the dental variables in the registry, and how the registration criteria for some of the core dental variables (gingivitis, periodontitis, and dental caries) have changed over time. We then provide examples of how aggregate variables for the core dental diseases, allowing for comparison across registration criteria, can be created.RESULTS: Most of the Danish population born during or after 1965 have a least one entry in the National Child Odontology Registry, with 68% having entries spanning their entire childhood and adolescence. The prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis seem to increase significantly in the years immediately following changes in how registration criteria for these variables, raising questions as to whether these diseases are generally underreported, or subject to overreporting in the years following the registration changes. The mandatory ages of registration instituted in 2003, do not appear to have had a strong impact on the ages at which registrations are made. For variables not directly comparable across datasets due to changes in registration criteria aggregate variables of measurements can be computed in most cases.CONCLUSIONS: The National Child Odontology Registry provides a unique opportunity to study the impact of childhood oral health on life trajectories, but using the registry is not without issues, and we strongly recommend consulting with experts in the field of odontology to ensure the best use of available data.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Humans
KW - Child
KW - Dental Caries/epidemiology
KW - Public Health
KW - Registries
KW - Data Collection
KW - Gingivitis
KW - Toothache
U2 - 10.1186/s12903-023-03199-1
DO - 10.1186/s12903-023-03199-1
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37644412
VL - 23
JO - BMC Oral Health
JF - BMC Oral Health
SN - 1472-6831
M1 - 608
ER -
ID: 365662362