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Besiroglu-Turgut E, Kayaalti-Yuksek S, Bulut M. Evaluation of the relationship between dental anxiety and oral health status of mothers and their children. BMC Oral Health 2024; 24:749. [PMID: 38943136 PMCID: PMC11212381 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04530-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Mothers usually have the primary role in raising children and developing health-related behaviors. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between dental anxiety and oral hygiene status of mothers and children's dental anxiety and gingival health. METHODS The study included 305 children, aged 4-12 years, who came to the dentist for the first time and their mothers. All the demographic and oral hygiene information were collected through a questionnaire. The dental anxiety of the mothers and children was assessed using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Venham Picture Test (VPT), respectively. The oral examination of the mother and children was performed, and their PI, GI, and DMFT scores were recorded. RESULTS While the correlation between MDAS and VPT was positive and strong in children aged 8-12, it was positive but weak in the 4-7 age group. A significant relationship was detected between the mother's PI, GI, DMFT, and the child's VPT score. According to the mothers' dental anxiety, there were no statistically significant differences in PI, GI, and dmft values in children aged between 4 to 7. A moderately positive and statistically significant relationship between maternal dental anxiety and children's DMFT was identified in children aged 8-12. CONCLUSIONS Children's dental anxiety was significantly influenced by maternal dental anxiety, post-treatment complications experienced by the mother, and the oral health status of the mother. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials-ID: NCT05563532; Registration Date: 17.09.2022.
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- Ekin Besiroglu-Turgut
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hakeem FF, Hammudah HA, Masoudi AA, Habeeb AT, Aljohani RM, Almutairi SN. Is Parental Rating of Child's Oral Health Associated with Caries Experience in Children? A Cross-Sectional Study. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent 2023; 13:485-492. [PMID: 38304534 PMCID: PMC10829284 DOI: 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_110_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Aim The Parents' view to the oral health of their children is a significant factor that can impact oral health practices and behaviors. The aim of this research was to investigate how parental assessment of their child's oral health associates with caries experience in children receiving dental treatment at the hospital of Taibah University Dental College. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled 127 children who underwent dental treatment at Taibah University Dental College and Hospital during 2020-2021. Dental caries experience was assessed using the dmft/DMFT index, and parental rating of oral health was obtained through a questionnaire. Three logistic regression models were used to assess the correlation between dental caries experience and parental rating of oral health while controlling for sociodemographic and behavioral factors. Results Most parents rated the oral health of their child as good (60.4%), followed by excellent (18.8%) and very good (15.6%). The mean dmft/DMFT score was 3.47 ± 3.46, with 43.8% of children having high/very high dental caries experience. Logistic regression analysis showed that children whose parents rated their oral health as poor were more likely to have high/very high dental caries experience compared to those rated as excellent/very good/good/fair (adjusted odds ratio = 4.45, 95% confidence interval 1.23-16.07). Conclusion This study suggests a link between parental assessment of their child's oral health and an elevated prevalence of dental caries in children. The study found that children whose parents rated their oral health as suboptimal had higher odds of having high dental caries experience. These findings emphasize the significance of parental perception of their child's oral health and suggest a necessity for customized interventions to enhance parental knowledge and practices concerning children's oral health.
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- Faisal F Hakeem
- Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
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Karam SA, Costa FDS, Correa MB, Bertoldi AD, Barros FC, Demarco FF. Socioeconomic inequalities related to maternal perception of children's oral health at age 4: Results of a birth cohort. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2023; 51:872-878. [PMID: 35906753 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To estimate socioeconomic inequalities in the maternal perception of children's oral health from a birth cohort study in Brazil. METHODS The data from this study were collected through perinatal interviews and at the 48-month follow-up from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study. The main outcome was the maternal perception of children's oral health, dichotomized into positive (good/very good) and negative (fair/bad/very bad). The secondary outcome was untreated dental caries (absence and presence, according to the ICDAS index - International Caries Detection and Assessment System). For the statistical analysis, the absolute inequality index (Slope Index of Inequality - SII) and the relative concentration index (Concentration Index - CIX) were used. Analyses were stratified by maternal educational level, family income and wealth index. RESULTS The prevalence of outcomes was 19.4% (95% CI 18.2; 20.7) for the negative maternal perception of children's oral health and 15.6% (95% CI 14.4; 16.8) for untreated dental caries. Socioeconomics inequalities were observed in negative maternal perception of children's oral health in both absolute and relative terms. A SII of -16.6 (95% CI -20.8; -12.5) was observed for family income, with higher prevalence in poor families. A higher prevalence of the negative maternal perception of children's oral health was observed in mothers without any educational level or a few years of study (CIX -21.1 [95% CI -24.5; -17.7]). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates socioeconomics disparities in the maternal perception of children's oral health and in the prevalence of untreated caries in children. A higher concentration of negative maternal perception of children's oral health was identified among the most socioeconomically vulnerable individuals. The findings reinforce the presence of socioeconomic inequalities in subjective measures about children's oral health.
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- Sarah Arangurem Karam
- Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Martin MA, Avenetti D, Lee HH, Nordgren R, Berbaum ML, Edomwande Y, Cui L, Sandoval A. Community health worker intervention to improve tooth brushing in young children: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2023; 51:503-511. [PMID: 35766288 PMCID: PMC9797618 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Coordinated Oral health Promotion (CO-OP) Chicago is a cluster randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a community health worker (CHW) intervention to improve tooth brushing in low-income children. METHODS Four hundred twenty children under 3 years old (mean 21.5 months) were recruited from 20 sites in or near Chicago, IL. Children were identified mainly as Black race (41.9%) or Hispanic ethnicity (53.8%) and most (85.2%) had Medicaid. Intervention families were offered four CHW home visits over 1 year. Brushing frequency was self-reported. Plaque score was determined from images collected in homes using disclosing solution. Analyses used GEE logistic models with variable selection at p < .05. RESULTS At enrolment, 45.0% of families reported twice a day or more child brushing frequency, and child plaque scores were poor (mean of 1.9, SD: 0.6). Data were obtained from 87.1% of children at 6 months and 86.2% at 12 months. In the CHW intervention arm (10 sites, N = 211), 23.7% received 4 visits, 12.8% 3 visits, 21.3% 2 visits, 23.2% 1 visit and 19% no visits from CHWs. No intervention effect was seen for brushing frequency or plaque score. Child brushing frequency improvement over time was associated with a range of child and caregiver factors. The only factor associated with a change in plaque score over time was parent involvement in brushing. CONCLUSIONS Oral-health-specific CHW services were not associated with improved brushing behaviours in these young children. However, caregiver involvement with brushing supported more quality brushing. More robust interventions are needed to support families during this critical developmental period.
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- University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hu X, Fan X, Tian J, Zhang B, Huang R. Utilization of dental care service and associated factors among pre-school children in northwest China over the past decade. BMC Oral Health 2023; 23:54. [PMID: 36717826 PMCID: PMC9887760 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-02736-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors influencing the utilization of oral health care among 5 years old children. METHODS We conducted two observational cross-sectional studies. The studies were conducted in 2005 and 2015 and included 5-year-old children who underwent dental examination by trained dentists and the caregivers of the children were requested to answer the questionnaire. Multi-level stratified sampling method was used. Chi-square tests were used to analyze the utilization of dental care and other socio-economic variables. Logistic regression models were employed to explore the primary factors influencing the use of dental care among pre-school children. RESULTS In 2005, a total of 399 and in 2015, 492 child-caregiver pairs were included. The majority of the caregivers in both surveys were females, comprising 68.2% and 74.8% of the caregivers in 2005 and 2015, respectively. 75.2% and 87.0% (p < 0.05) of the respondents had an education level of lesser than 9 years. The prevalence of caries was higher in 2015 (63.2%) (p < 0.05) than in 2005 (53.4%). In 2005 and 2015, the utilization of dental care services was 20.8% and 20.0%, respectively. A statistically significant association was observed between caries and dental care use in 5-year-olds over the past decade. After adjusting for confounders, dental service usage among children in urban areas was 1.62 times higher than that of rural areas in 2005 (95% CI 0.069-0.571), and the self-assessment of caregivers regarding their child's oral health significantly improved oral health use in 2015. CONCLUSION The utilization of dental care services over the past decade is insufficient among pre-school children in northwest China. Hence, with the decreasing gap about economic and health service resources, policymakers should place greater emphasis on raising awareness among caregivers about the oral health status of their children.
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- Xiao Hu
- grid.43169.390000 0001 0599 1243Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China ,grid.43169.390000 0001 0599 1243Clinical Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Dental and Maxillofacial Disease, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- grid.43169.390000 0001 0599 1243Clinical Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Dental and Maxillofacial Disease, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- grid.43169.390000 0001 0599 1243Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- grid.43169.390000 0001 0599 1243Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. .,Clinical Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Dental and Maxillofacial Disease, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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Mueller M, Schorle S, Vach K, Hartmann A, Zeeck A, Schlueter N. Relationship between dental experiences, oral hygiene education and self-reported oral hygiene behaviour. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0264306. [PMID: 35202439 PMCID: PMC8870456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Many preventive approaches in dentistry aim to improve oral health through behavioural instruction or intervention concerning oral health behaviour. However, it is still unknown which factors have the highest impact on oral health behaviours, such as toothbrushing or regular dental check-ups. Various external and internal individual factors such as education, experience with dentists or influence by parents could be relevant. Therefore, the present observational study investigated the influence of these factors on self-reported oral heath behaviour. One hundred and seventy participants completed standardized questionnaires about dental anxiety (Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), and dental self-efficacy perceptions (dSEP)). They also answered newly composed questionnaires on oral hygiene behaviours and attitudes, current and childhood dental experiences as well as parental oral hygiene education and care. Four independent factors, namely attitude towards oral hygiene, attitude towards one's teeth, sense of care and self-inspection of one's teeth were extracted from these questionnaires by rotating factor analysis. The results of the questionnaires were correlated by means of linear regressions. Dental anxiety was related to current negative emotions when visiting a dentist and negative dental-related experiences during childhood. High DAS scores, infantile and current negative experiences showed significant negative correlations with the attitude towards oral hygiene and one's teeth. Dental anxiety and current negative dental experiences reduced participants' dental self-efficacy perceptions as well as the self-inspection of one's teeth. While parental care positively influenced the attitude towards one's teeth, dental self-efficacy perceptions significantly correlated with attitude towards oral hygiene, self-inspection of one's teeth and parental care. Dental anxiety, dental experiences, parents' care for their children's oral hygiene and dental self-efficacy perceptions influence the attitude towards oral hygiene and one's own oral cavity as well as the autonomous control of one's own dental health. Therefore, oral hygiene instruction and the development of patient-centred preventive approaches should consider these factors.
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- Maxi Mueller
- Faculty of Medicine, Division for Cariology, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Division for Cariology, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Fernandes IB, Ramos-Jorge J, Coelho VS, Pinto ACS, Pordeus IA, Paiva SM, Ramos-Jorge ML. Association between different stages of dental caries in preschoolers and familial socioeconomic factors. Braz Oral Res 2022; 36:e018. [DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2022.vol36.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lai YYL, Downs JA, Wong K, Zafar S, Walsh LJ, Leonard HM. Enablers and barriers in dental attendance in Rett syndrome: an international observational study. SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY 2022; 42:565-574. [PMID: 35290682 PMCID: PMC9790614 DOI: 10.1111/scd.12712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIMS Intellectual and developmental disabilities are heterogeneous in aetiology and presentation, and one cannot make assumptions about the oral health barriers of those with Rett syndrome (RTT) based on findings from generic studies. This study investigated caregivers' perceptions regarding access to dental care for those with (RTT), and associations of dental treatments received by those with RTT with their caregivers' perceived value of oral health and perception of their own as well as their daughter's dental anxiety. METHODS AND RESULTS Retrospective observational data of a subset of individuals with confirmed MECP2 mutations in the InterRett database (n = 216) were used to explore caregiver-related factors and their relationships with longitudinal data on dental service utilisation, using negative binomial regression. The main reported barriers to dental care access for individuals with RTT were primarily dentist-related in nature, regardless of dental service history. Those with reported dental nonattendance were of older age. Increasing levels of caregiver-reported dental fear were associated with less frequent dental check-ups or for any appointments for affected individuals. CONCLUSIONS Dentist-related barriers and caregiver-reported anxiety may both adversely affect dental attendance for those with RTT. Future research should explore caregivers' beliefs and oral health literacy.
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- Yvonne Yee Lok Lai
- UQ Oral Health CentreThe University of Queensland School of DentistryHerstonAustralia,Telethon Kids InstituteUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Telethon Kids InstituteUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia,Curtin School of Allied HealthCurtin UniversityPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Telethon Kids InstituteUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- UQ Oral Health CentreThe University of Queensland School of DentistryHerstonAustralia
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- UQ Oral Health CentreThe University of Queensland School of DentistryHerstonAustralia
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Untreated dental caries and visible plaque of mothers are not determinant for the incidence of caries in dentin among children: evidence from a 3-year prospective cohort study. Clin Oral Investig 2021; 25:5431-5439. [PMID: 33704570 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-021-03851-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether characteristics related to mother's oral health, trajectory of family income, and maternal education are associated with the incidence of caries in dentin in preschool children. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred fifty-eight mothers and their children were evaluated at baseline and re-evaluated after 3 years. Sociodemographic variables, dental caries, and biofilm of the mothers and children and daily sugar intake of the children were evaluated. Poisson regression was used to evaluate what factor represents risk for the incidence of caries in dentin at four to 6 years of age. RESULTS The risk of the incidence of caries in dentin was 54% higher in children whose mothers had a low level of education at both baseline and follow-up. Children from families with an income lower at baseline and follow-up (RR 2.49; 95% CI 1.62-3.83) and those whose families experienced a reduction in income in this period (RR 2.05; 95% CI 1.29-3.26) had a greater risk of the incidence of caries in dentin. Moreover, children who increased their daily sugar intake (RR 1.67; 95% CI 1.09-2.52), those that maintained high sugar intake (RR 1.81; 95% CI 1.14-2.87), and those with cavitated caries at baseline (RR 1.53; 95% CI 1.19-1.97) had a greater risk of the incidence of caries in dentin. CONCLUSIONS Low mother's education, a lower family income, a reduction in family income, a high frequency of daily sugar intake, and a history of cavitated caries were risk factors for the incidence of caries in dentin. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The results could help in the targeting of improved prevention and control strategies for dental caries.
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Esa R, Jamaludin M, Yusof ZYM. Impact of maternal and child dental anxiety on oral health-related quality of life of 5-6-year-old preschool children. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020; 18:319. [PMID: 32993663 PMCID: PMC7526362 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01565-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of evidence with regards to the association between both maternal and child dental anxiety and the mother's perception of her child's oral health-related quality of life (COHRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate the association of maternal and child dental anxiety with COHRQoL and the effect of demographic factors as moderators in this relationship. In addition, the association between child's dental caries experience and the COHRQoL was also assessed. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 1150, 5-6 year-old preschool children in Selangor, Malaysia. Mothers answered a questionnaire on socio-economic status, the Malay-Modified Dental Anxiety Scale to assess maternal dental anxiety, and the Malay-Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale to assess COHRQoL. Child's dental anxiety was assessed using the Malay-Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale via a face-to-face interview prior to oral examination to assess dental caries. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling to assess the relationship between maternal and child dental anxiety and COHRQoL. RESULTS Overall, complete data on 842 mother-child dyads were analysed. The mean scores of total ECOHIS, the child impacts section (CIS), and the family impacts section (FIS) were 17.7 (SD = 4.9), 12.6 (SD = 3.7), and 5.1 (SD = 1.9), respectively. The mean dental anxiety scores for mothers and children were 11.8 (SD = 4.5) and 16.9 (SD = 4.3), respectively. Maternal dental anxiety was associated with the CIS (b = 0.08, p < 0.001), the FIS (b = 0.01, p = 0.001), and the total ECOHIS (b = 0.14, p < 0.001). Maternal education level, income, urban/rural location, and kindergarten type were moderators to the relationship. In addition, there was also a significant relationship between child's dental caries experience and COHRQoL (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Maternal dental anxiety and child's dental caries experience have significantly impacted the COHRQoL, the CIS, and the FIS domains. Demographic factors such as maternal education, income, urban/rural location, and kindergarten type acted as moderators that can strengthen or weaken the relationship between maternal dental anxiety and COHRQoL of 5-6-year-old preschool children.
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- Rashidah Esa
- Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Bandar Saujana Putra, 42610, Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia.,Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Community Oral Health Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Community Oral Health Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Community Oral Health and Clinical Prevention, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. .,Community Oral Health Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Peres KG, Thomson WM, Chaffee BW, Peres MA, Birungi N, Do LG, Feldens CA, Fontana M, Marshall TA, Pitiphat W, Seow WK, Wagner Y, Wong HM, Rugg-Gunn AJ. Oral Health Birth Cohort Studies: Achievements, Challenges, and Potential. J Dent Res 2020; 99:1321-1331. [PMID: 32680439 DOI: 10.1177/0022034520942208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Birth cohorts are those among observational studies that provide understanding of the natural history and causality of diseases since early in life. Discussions during an International Association for Dental Research symposium in London, United Kingdom, in 2018, followed by a workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2019, concluded that there are few birth cohort studies that consider oral health and that a broader discussion on similarities and differences among those studies would be valuable. This article aims to 1) bring together available long-term data of oral health birth cohort studies from the low, middle, and high-income countries worldwide and 2) describe similarities and differences among these studies. This work comprises 15 studies from all 5 continents. The most studied dental conditions and exposures are identified; findings are summarized; and methodological differences and similarities among studies are presented. Methodological strengths and weaknesses are also highlighted. Findings are summarized in 1) the negative impact of detrimental socioeconomic status on oral health changes over time, 2) the role of unfavorable patterns of dental visiting on oral health, 3) associations between general and oral health, 4) nutritional and dietary effects on oral health, and 5) intergenerational influences on oral health. Dental caries and dental visiting patterns have been recorded in all studies. Sources of fluoride exposure have been documented in most of the more recent studies. Despite some methodological differences in the way that the exposures and outcomes were measured, some findings are consistent. Predictive models have been used with caries risk tools, periodontitis occurrence, and permanent dentition orthodontic treatment need. The next steps of the group's work are as follows: 1) establishing a consortium of oral health birth cohort studies, 2) conducting a scoping review, 3) exploring opportunities for pooled data analyses to answer pressing research questions, and 4) promoting and enabling the development of the next generation of oral health researchers.
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- K G Peres
- National Dental Research Institute Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Oral Health ACP, Health Services and Systems Research Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Oral Sciences, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health, School of Dentistry, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- National Dental Research Institute Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Oral Health ACP, Health Services and Systems Research Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil
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- Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Systemic Diseases Associated with Oral Health Research Group, and Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Orthodontics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- The Borrow Foundation, Waterlooville, UK.,School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Butten K, Johnson NW, Hall KK, Toombs M, King N, O’Grady KAF. Yarning about oral health: perceptions of urban Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. BMC Oral Health 2020; 20:35. [PMID: 32013981 PMCID: PMC6998210 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-020-1024-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many factors influence how a person experiences oral health and how such experiences may facilitate supportive oral health behaviours. Women in particular face different challenges due to their environment, responsibilities and physiological differences to men. Within Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are reported to have poorer oral health and are faced with additional barriers to supporting their oral health compared with non-Indigenous women. The objective of this paper is to report the experiences and perceptions of oral health from the perspective of urban, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. METHODS The present data derive from a descriptive study that used yarning circles and face-to-face interviews with women who were mothers/carers of urban, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children. This was a qualitative study to investigate the impact of child oral health on families. Participants used the opportunity to share their own personal experiences of oral health as women, thus providing data for the present analyses. Information collected was transcribed and analysed thematically. RESULTS Twenty women shared their personal narratives on the topic of oral health which were reflective of different time points in their life: growing up, as an adult and as a mother/carer. Although women are trying to support their oral health across their life-course, they face a number of barriers, including a lack of information and the costs of accessing dental care. The teenage years and pregnancy were reported as important time periods for oral health support. CONCLUSIONS To improve the oral health of Indigenous Australian women, policymakers must consider the barriers reported by women and critically review current oral health information and services. Current oral health services are financially out of reach for Indigenous Australian women and there is not sufficient or appropriate, oral information across the life-course.
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- Kaley Butten
- Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Centre for Children’s Health Research, 62 Graham Street, South Brisbane, Qld, Brisbane, 4101 Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Qld, Gold Coast, 4222 Australia
- King’s College Dental Institute, London, UK
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- Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan Campus, Qld, Brisbane, 4111 Australia
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- Rural Clinical School, The University of Queensland, 152 West St, South Toowoomba, Qld, Toowoomba, 4350 Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Qld, Brisbane, 4509 Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Centre for Children’s Health Research, 62 Graham Street, South Brisbane, Qld, Brisbane, 4101 Australia
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dos Santos Costa F, Agostini BA, Schuch HS, Britto Correa M, Goettems ML, Demarco FF. Parent-child interaction and stimulation in early life can be related to caries in primary dentition? Hypotheses from a life-course approach. Med Hypotheses 2019; 130:109291. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thomson WM. Themed issue on child oral health. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2019; 46:425. [PMID: 30240047 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cademartori MG, Custodio NB, Harter AL, Goettems ML. Maternal perception about child oral health is associated to child dental caries and to maternal self-report about oral health. Acta Odontol Scand 2019; 77:359-363. [PMID: 30789085 DOI: 10.1080/00016357.2019.1570332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the association between maternal perception about child's oral health and child dental caries experience and maternal self-perception about oral health. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed with mothers and their children aged six to 13 years. A questionnaire was applied to mothers. Children were dentally examined using the DMF-T/dmf-t Index. For analysis, Poisson regression models with robust variance were employed for each variable of interest (child dental caries experience and maternal self-report about oral health). Magnitudes of associations were estimated through Prevalence Ratio (PR) as effect measure with 95% confidence intervals (CI). A significant level of p ≤ .05 was adopted. RESULTS Overall, 131 mothers-children dyads were included. Most of children were girls (52.7%) and aged between 10 to 13 years (60.3%). Negative maternal perception about child's oral health was associated to maternal negative self-perception about oral health (PR 2.54; 95%CI 1.54-4.30) and to higher child dental caries experience (PR 2.21; 95%CI 1.41-3.47). CONCLUSION Maternal perception about child oral health was associated to child dental caries and to maternal self-report about oral health.
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- Post-Graduate Program of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Dental caries generates significant health, financial and social costs to individuals and communities, but risk factors are not spread randomly and evenly throughout populations. People from lower socio-economic status (SES) and disadvantaged groups suffer a disproportionately greater disease burden. Clinicians and public health experts view this problem through a different lens. Dentists at the clinical coalface consider individual risk factors and behaviours, for example sugar consumption, cariogenic bacteria and poor oral hygiene, as major causes of dental caries. However, considerable evidence suggests that low SES, via traditional individual risk factors as mediators and through additional independent pathways, is another significant cause. Progressive clinical practice uses education, prevention and treatment to reduce the impact of individual risk factors. Policy-makers and health administrators use population-based approaches to improve the health of societies. The authors use literature review to argue for both a greater awareness of the upstream socio-economic causes of dental caries, and action from key community sectors to redress the societal inequalities contributing to dental health inequalities.
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- M Foley
- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Metro North Oral Health Services, Queensland Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- 144 Appel Street, Graceville, Brisbane, Australia
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