| Autor: |
Dorota T. Kopycka-Kedzierawski, Patricia G. Ragusa, Changyong Feng, Kim Flint, Gene E. Watson, Cynthia L. Wong, Steven R. Gill, Ronald J. Billings, Thomas G. O’Connor |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 12 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-2360 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fped.2024.1478302 |
| Popis: |
ObjectiveTo examine the social determinants of early childhood caries (ECC), one of the greatest public health risks affecting children, and examine alternative pathways of influence.MethodsA physically healthy, socio-demographically high-risk sample of initially caries-free children, aged 1–4 years, was prospectively studied for 2 years. At 6-month intervals, assessments were made of caries presence from a standard dental exam; oral microbiology was assayed from saliva samples; oral hygiene behaviors and psychological and psychosocial risk exposure were derived from interviews and questionnaires.Results189 children were enrolled; ECC onset occurred in 48 children over the 2-year study period. A composite measure of psychosocial risk was significantly associated with ECC onset over the course of the study (1.57, 95% CI 1.12–2.20, p |
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