Caries in adolescence – influence from early childhood

Alm, Anita; Wendt, Lill‐Kari; Koch, G; Birkhed, Dowen; Nilsson, Mats

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00647.x

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“…Covariates for multivariate models were based on theoretical potential to modify the association between exposure and outcome of interest based on the literature [11,30,31], and exploratory stepwise analyses comparing unadjusted to adjusted ORs after inclusion of potential covariates. X 2 and Wald F-statistics were inspected to test for unadjusted associations and overall model fit, respectively.…”

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Early Childhood Dental Caries, Mouth Pain, and Malnutrition in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region

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Ellenikiotis²,

Husby³

et al. 2017

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Malnutrition and dental caries in early childhood remain persistent and intertwined global health challenges, particularly for indigenous and geographically-remote populations. To examine the prevalence and associations between early childhood dental caries, parent-reported mouth pain and malnutrition in the Amazonian region of Ecuador, we conducted a cross-sectional study of the oral health and nutrition status of 1,407 children from birth through age 6 in the "Alli Kiru" program (2011Kiru" program ( -2013. We used multivariate regression analysis to examine relationships between severe caries, parent-reported mouth pain measures, and nutritional status. The prevalence of dental caries was 65.4%, with 44.7% of children having deep or severe caries, and 33.8% reporting mouth pain.The number of decayed, missing and filled teeth dmft) increased dramatically with age.Malnutrition was prevalent, with 35.9% of children stunted, 1.1% wasted, 7.4% underweight, and 6.8% overweight. As mouth pain increased in frequency, odds for severe caries increased. For each unit increase in mouth pain frequency interfering with sleeping, children had increased odds for underweight (AOR: 1.27; 95% CI: 1.02 -1.54) and decreased odds for overweight (AOR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.58 -0.97). This relationship was most pronounced among 3-6 year-olds. Early childhood caries, mouth pain and malnutrition were prevalent in this sample of young children.Parent-reported mouth pain was associated with severe caries, and mouth pain interfering with sleeping was predictive of poor nutritional status. We demonstrate the utility of a parsimonious parent-reported measure of mouth pain to predict young children's risk for severe early childhood caries and malnutrition, which has implications for community health interventions.

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Early Childhood Dental Caries, Mouth Pain, and Malnutrition in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region

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Ellenikiotis²,

Husby³

et al. 2017

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“…Two studies report no significant association between either intake of sugars confectionery or sweet snacks and dental caries incidence (Leroy et al, 2005;Tamaki et al, 2009). Of the studies identified in the update search one reports an association between frequency of consumption of sugars confectionary at age one year and dental caries development at age 15 years (Alm et al, 2012) and the other in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy also found a significant association between higher frequency of sugars consumption and dental caries (Ferreira et al, 2011). Of the studies that did not adjust for tooth brushing one indicates that the number of between meal snacks containing more than 10% sugars is associated with two-year dental caries increment, but not three-year caries increment (Wilson & Ashley, 1989) and the other two indicate no association between sugars confectionery and snack consumption and dental caries risk.…”

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“…The data on measures of dietary exposure, caries incidence/prevalence and risk assessment methods were insufficiently comparable to enable a meta-analysis to be performed. Two additional studies were identified in the update search, both of which adjusted their results for tooth brushing (Ferreira et al, 2011;Alm et al, 2012) (Oral health review p40 and p70; Update search table 234) 6.68. Three studies report an association between higher frequency of consumption of sugars in confectionery and greater dental caries incidence (Mattila et al, 2001;Mattila et al, 2005;Kallestal & Fjelddahl, 2007;Ollila & Larmas, 2007).…”

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Macronutrients and type 1 diabetes (revision number 6)

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Paterson²

2014

Diapedia

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“…Diet, and especially sucrose consumption, is one of the main etiological factors in the caries process [Anderson et al, 2009;Alm et al, 2012]. Together with the cariogenic bacteria, sucrose forms a matrix for dental biofilm, but the exact role of sucrose in the etiology of dental caries is still the subject of debate [Arola et al, 2009].…”

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“…The effect of sugars on caries starts at an early age and continues towards adolescence [Alm et al, 2012]. The factors determining the actual sugar intake are not fully known, and it has been suggested that both environmental and genetic factors may play a role in this respect [Drewnowski, 2000;Qi and Cho, 2008;Coldwell et al, 2009;Overberg et al, 2012].…”

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Sweet Taste Perception and Dental Caries in 13- to 15-Year-Olds: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Ashi¹,

Lara-Capi²,

Campus³

et al. 2017

Caries Res

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Dietary habits and, in particular, the intake frequency of sucrose are of major importance for the development of dental caries. The perception of sweet taste is believed to have an influence on sucrose intake and therefore affects the predisposition to dental caries. The aim was to study the caries experience and sweet taste perception and to further analyze the possible relationship between the 2 tested variables in 13- to 15-year-old children from 3 different geographical areas. A cross-sectional survey comprising 669 children (220 Italian, 224 Mexican, and 225 Saudi Arabian) was conducted. The children were examined in their school setting. A sweet taste perception level was determined by the sweet taste threshold (TT) and sweet taste preference (TP). The sweet test was performed with sucrose solutions varying in concentration from 1.63 to 821.52 g/L. The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) and DMFS indices were used to diagnose caries. The highest mean value for TT was found for Italian children followed by Saudi and Mexican. Saudi schoolchildren showed the highest mean values for TP and DMFS, followed by Italian and Mexican. A statistically significant difference for TP, TT, DMFS, and initial caries was found between the 3 countries. A weak yet positive correlation was found between taste perception (TT and TP) versus DMFS and manifest caries in all 3 countries (r = 0.137-0.313). The findings of the present study showed a variation in sweet taste perception between the 3 countries, which may influence the caries outcome of the children in the individual countries.

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Caries in adolescence – influence from early childhood

Cited by 53 publications

References 24 publications

Early Childhood Dental Caries, Mouth Pain, and Malnutrition in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region

Early Childhood Dental Caries, Mouth Pain, and Malnutrition in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region

Macronutrients and type 1 diabetes (revision number 6)

Sweet Taste Perception and Dental Caries in 13- to 15-Year-Olds: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

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