Association between family structure and oral health of children with mixed dentition in suburban Nigeria

Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Kolawole, Kikelomo Adebanke; Oziegbe, Elizabeth O; Oyedele, Titus Ayodeji; Agbaje, Hakeem Olatunde; Onjejaka, Nneka Kate; Oshomoji, Victor Olasegun

doi:10.4103/0970-4388.206034

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“…Indeed, the odds of dental caries of the students increased with their birth ranks. This was comparable with other studies (45,46). This result is due to the fact that the increase in the number of children in the family is likely to reduce the parental attention of children.…”

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“…This result is due to the fact that the increase in the number of children in the family is likely to reduce the parental attention of children. In addition, the number of children increase, the household expense increase; therefore, the possibility of receiving dental health care for children decrease and, subsequently, the probability of their dental caries increase (46).…”

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DMFT in Iranian 12-year-old students residing in the desert region and its association with their individual and family factors- 2016

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Erfanpoor

Ramezani

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BackgroundOral health in students, as an important health-related subject, would be effective on their growth, self-confidence, socialization, learning ability, daily activities, and quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the DMFT index of 12-year-old students in Gonabad and Bajistan and its relation with their personal and family factors.MethodsAn analytic-cross sectional study conducted among 1280 the students residing in the two desert districts of Iran in 2016. The required data including the subjects’ demographic and family factors as well as their oral health situation extracted from The National School Oral Health Program. The data entered in SPSS (20) and analyzed via Kruskal Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and logistic regression model.ResultsMean (SD) of the students’ DMFT was 1.47 (1.82). This index was calculated 0.98 (1.47) for boy students and 1.91 (1.98) for girl students (P<0.001). There were significant association between mean of the students’ DMFT and their residency location (P=0.015), birth rank (P=0.032), and level of education of their mothers (P=0.035).ConclusionAccording to the findings, attention to oral health in students, especially in girls, seems necessary. Increasing the knowledge and sensitivity of parents (especially mothers) concerning oral health of their children, especially their girls, the use of intermediate forces such healthcare providers in school and oral health technicians in health centers, and the implementation of preventive interventions such as fissure sealant, fluoride varnish Therapy, and use of sodium fluoride mouthwash by students would be effective for improving the oral health of students.

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DMFT in Iranian 12-year-old students residing in the desert region and its association with their individual and family factors- 2016

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“…Our results are in line with those of Wellappuli and Amarasena [9] who reported that a birth rank > 1 was significantly associated with dental caries experience in 3-5year-old children compared with children with a birth rank of 1. Recently, studies from Nigeria found more caries in children with three or more siblings compared to 0-2 siblings [10,23]. Previous studies have reported somewhat contradictory results concerning birth order and family size in relation to caries.…”

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“…The few studies in this area are small, and the subgroups of birth order vary. Although risk of dental caries in later-born children compared to first-born children has been found to be higher [9,10], conflicting results have also been reported [11,12].…”

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Birth order is associated with caries development in young children: a register-based cohort study

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Background: Birth order has been shown to affect the health of the child; less is known, however, about how birth order affects caries development in children. Thus, the present study investigated the association between birth order and dental caries development in young children. Methods: This retrospective registry-based cohort study included all children born in 2000-2003 who were residing in Stockholm County, Sweden, at age 3 years (n = 83,147). The study followed the cohort until subjects reached 7 years of age. Children with registry data on dental examinations and sociodemographic characteristics at ages 3and 7 years constituted the final study cohort (n = 65,259). The outcome variable was "caries increment from age 3to 7 years" (Δdeft > 0) and the key exposure, "birth order", was divided into five groups. A forward stepwise logistic binary regression was done for the multivariate analysis with adjustments for sociodemographic factors.Results: At age 3 years, 94% had no fillings or manifest caries lesions. During the study period, 22.5% (n = 14,711) developed dental caries. The final logistic regression analysis found a statistically significant positive association between birth order and caries increment. Further, excess risk increased with higher birth order; with the mother's first-born child as reference, risk for the second-born child was OR 1.17, 95% CI = 1.12-1.23; for the third-born child, OR 1.47, 95% CI = 1.38-1.56; for the fourth-born child, OR 1.69, 95% CI = 1.52-1.88; and for the fifth-born or higher birth-order child, OR 1.84, 95% CI = 1.58-2.14.Conclusions: These findings show that birth order influences caries development in siblings, suggesting that birth order can be regarded as a predictor for caries development in young children. This factor may be helpful in assessing caries risk in preschool children and should be considered in caries prevention work in young children with older siblings.

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“…The few studies in this area are small, and the subgroups of birth order vary. Although risk of dental caries in laterborn children compared to first-born children has been found to be higher [9][10], conflicting results have also been reported [11][12].…”

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confidence: 97%

Birth order is associated with caries development in young children: a register-based cohort study

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Hammarfjord

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Background: Birth order has been shown to affect the health of the child; less is known, however, about how birth order affects caries development in children. Thus, the present study investigated the association between birth order and dental caries development in young children. Methods: This retrospective registry-based cohort study included all children born in 2000–2003 who were residing in Stockholm County, Sweden, at age 3 years (n = 83,147). The study followed the cohort until subjects reached 7 years of age. Children with registry data on dental examinations and sociodemographic characteristics at ages 3- and 7 years constituted the final study cohort (n = 65,259). The outcome variable was “caries increment from age 3- to 7 years” (Δdeft > 0) and the key exposure, “birth order”, was divided into five groups. A forward stepwise logistic binary regression was done for the multivariate analysis with adjustments for sociodemographic factors. Results: At age 3 years, 94% had no fillings or manifest caries lesions. During the study period, 22.5% (n = 14,711) developed dental caries. The final logistic regression analysis found a statistically significant positive association between birth order and caries increment. Further, excess risk increased with higher birth order; with the mother’s first-born child as reference, risk for the second-born child was OR 1.17, 95% CI=1.12–1.23; for the third-born child, OR 1.47, 95% CI=1.38–1.56; for the fourth-born child, OR 1.69, 95% CI=1.52–1.88; and for the fifth-born or higher birth-order child, OR 1.84, 95% CI=1.58–2.14. Conclusions: These findings show that birth order influences caries development in siblings, suggesting that birth order can be regarded as a predictor for caries development in young children. This factor may be helpful in assessing caries risk in preschool children and should be considered in caries prevention work in young children with older siblings.

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Association between family structure and oral health of children with mixed dentition in suburban Nigeria

Abstract: For this study population, the number of siblings and the birth rank increased the chances of having caries and use of fluoridated toothpaste, respectively.

Cited by 25 publications

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DMFT in Iranian 12-year-old students residing in the desert region and its association with their individual and family factors- 2016

DMFT in Iranian 12-year-old students residing in the desert region and its association with their individual and family factors- 2016

Birth order is associated with caries development in young children: a register-based cohort study

Birth order is associated with caries development in young children: a register-based cohort study

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