Association between early childhood caries and maternal caries status: A cross-section study in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
| Autor: | Pedrita Mara do Espírito Santo de Souza, Mariana Almeida Mello Proença, Mayra Moura Franco, José Ferreira Costa, Vandilson Pinheiro Rodrigues, Elizabeth Lima Costa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry Cross-sectional study Caries incidence Dentistry Physical examination Caries prevalence 030206 dentistry Dental hygiene medicine.disease Confidence interval Maternal perception 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Dental caries risk factors Medicine Original Article preventive dentistry business General Dentistry Early childhood caries maternal behavior |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Dentistry |
| ISSN: | 1305-7464 1305-7456 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1305-7456.149659 |
| Popis: | Objective: This study aims to evaluate the association between early childhood caries (ECC) and maternal caries status, and the maternal perception of ECC risk factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 77 mother-child pairs, the children ranging from 12 to 36 months of age and their mothers, who were seeking dental care at a health center in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Data collection was conducted using a specific questionnaire for mothers. Oral clinical examination of the mother-child binomial to assess caries incidence, gingival bleeding (GB) and visible plaque was done. Home visits were performed in 10% of the sample in order to observe the environmental conditions, dietary habits and dental hygiene practices. Results: The findings showed that the caries prevalence in children was 22.5 times higher in the mother who had decayed tooth (prevalence ratio [PR] = 22.5, confidence interval [CI] 95% = 3.2–156.6, P < 0.001). GB also was observed in 14 mothers and children, the PR in pair was 12.2 (CI95% = 1.6–88.9, P < 0.001). The variables are related for the mother-child binomial in regression linear analysis. Conclusion: The maternal caries status was associated with ECC. |
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