Effectiveness of an oral health program for mothers and their infants.

Autor: Medeiros PB; Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil., Otero SA, Frencken JE, Bronkhorst EM, Leal SC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of paediatric dentistry [Int J Paediatr Dent] 2015 Jan; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 29-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 07.
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12094
Abstrakt: Background: The baby oral health program (bOHP) provides pregnant women and their future babies with oral care.
Aim: To assess the bOHP effectiveness by comparing caries prevalence in infants enrolled and not enrolled in the oral health program (OHP).
Design: Mothers who had been invited to participate in the bOHP from 2006 to 2009 were contacted. Two groups were formed: 87 pairs of mothers and infants who effectively participated in the OHP (G1) and 107 pairs who did not (G2). Mothers and infants were given a dental examination. Socio-economic status (SES) and education level (EL) questionnaires were completed. t-tests and multivariate logistic regression were used in analyzing data.
Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in the mean age of mothers (G1 = 33.8 years; G2 = 35.6 years; P = 0.015) and mean decayed, missed and filled surface (DMFS) score (G1 = 24.71; G2 = 32.58; P < 0.001), not in SES (P = 0.758) and EL (P = 0.109). Mean age and mean dmfs scores of G1 and G2 children were 4.2 and 4.4 years (P = 0.068), and 0.25 and 4.12 (P < 0.001), respectively. The odds ratio (OR) for children in G2 to develop dentine lesions, as opposed to those in G1, was 48.56.
Conclusion: The bOHP was effective in preventing caries in infants enrolled in the program.
(© 2014 BSPD, IAPD and John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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