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Artigo de Periodico Acesso aberto Autoestima e cárie dentária em adolescentes: um estudo seccional(2016) Lunardelli, Sandra Espíndola; Traebert, Eliane; Lunardelli, Abelardo Nunes; Martins, Luiz Gustavo Teixeira; Traebert, JeffersonIntroduction: Dental caries in adolescents remains an important public health problem, but its relationship with psychological factors are poorly studied. Objective: To study the possible association between aspects of self-esteem and dental caries in adolescents. Material and method: A cross-sectional study involving a sample of 409 adolescents from 13 Southern Brazilian municipalities was carried out. Dental caries status was assessed through the World Health Organization criteria. For questions related to self-esteem the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used. The outcomes were each question of the scale. The chi-square test was used to determine statistical significance of associations. To adjust for confounding variables, the Poisson loglinear with robust estimator was used. Result: Positive associations were observed for the presence of decayed teeth and “At times, I think I am no good at all” (p<0.001), “I wish I could have more respect for myself ” (p= 0.016), “I certainly feel useless at times” (p= 0.022) and negative association with “On the whole, I am satisfied with myself ” (p= 0.022). In the adjusted analysis, adolescents with decayed teeth had a higher prevalence of positive responses to “At times, I think I am no good at all” [(PR= 1.23 (CI 95% 1.05; 1.44)], and negative responses for “On the whole, I am satisfied with myself ” [(PR= 1.12 (CI 95% 1.02; 1.24)]. Conclusion: Aspects of self-esteem were significantly and independently associated with the presence of decayed teeth.