Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review

Introduction. Economic inequality, political instability and globalization have contributed to the constant growth of the migration phenomenon in recent years. In particular, a total of 4.2 million people migrated to Europe during 2019 and most of them settled in Germany, France and Italy. Objective...

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Autores principales:	Dorina Lauritano, Giulia Moreo, Francesco Carinci, Vincenzo Campanella, Fedora Della Vella, Massimo Petruzzi
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	oral health migrants oral health inequalities migration to Europe socioeconomic status Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:011ff9a8ebe242e3932ff3a2fc6425432021-11-25T17:51:56ZOral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review10.3390/ijerph1822122031660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/011ff9a8ebe242e3932ff3a2fc6425432021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12203https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Introduction. Economic inequality, political instability and globalization have contributed to the constant growth of the migration phenomenon in recent years. In particular, a total of 4.2 million people migrated to Europe during 2019 and most of them settled in Germany, France and Italy. Objectives. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of studies analyzing the oral health condition among migrants from middle- and low-income countries to Europe and assessing the eventual association between their sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics and oral health status. Materials and Methods. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Science Direct databases. After titles, abstracts and full-text examination, only 27 articles were selected on the basis of inclusion criteria and consequently included for quality assessments and data extraction. Results. Most of the studies reported a higher prevalence of caries experience, a poorer periodontal health and more difficulties in accessing dentalcare services among migrant groups compared with the non-migrant population. Inequalities were mostly associated with ethnic background, economic condition and social grade. Conclusion. Our review demonstrates the lack of dental health among migrants, underlining that their cultural beliefs and their social and economic living conditions could influence their oral health.Dorina LauritanoGiulia MoreoFrancesco CarinciVincenzo CampanellaFedora Della VellaMassimo PetruzziMDPI AGarticleoral healthmigrantsoral health inequalitiesmigration to Europesocioeconomic statusMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12203, p 12203 (2021)
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spellingShingle	oral health migrants oral health inequalities migration to Europe socioeconomic status Medicine R Dorina Lauritano Giulia Moreo Francesco Carinci Vincenzo Campanella Fedora Della Vella Massimo Petruzzi Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review
description	Introduction. Economic inequality, political instability and globalization have contributed to the constant growth of the migration phenomenon in recent years. In particular, a total of 4.2 million people migrated to Europe during 2019 and most of them settled in Germany, France and Italy. Objectives. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of studies analyzing the oral health condition among migrants from middle- and low-income countries to Europe and assessing the eventual association between their sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics and oral health status. Materials and Methods. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Science Direct databases. After titles, abstracts and full-text examination, only 27 articles were selected on the basis of inclusion criteria and consequently included for quality assessments and data extraction. Results. Most of the studies reported a higher prevalence of caries experience, a poorer periodontal health and more difficulties in accessing dentalcare services among migrant groups compared with the non-migrant population. Inequalities were mostly associated with ethnic background, economic condition and social grade. Conclusion. Our review demonstrates the lack of dental health among migrants, underlining that their cultural beliefs and their social and economic living conditions could influence their oral health.
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author	Dorina Lauritano Giulia Moreo Francesco Carinci Vincenzo Campanella Fedora Della Vella Massimo Petruzzi
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title	Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review
title_short	Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review
title_full	Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr	Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed	Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review
title_sort	oral health status among migrants from middle- and low-income countries to europe: a systematic review
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review

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