Prevalence and risk factors of caregiver reported Severe Early Childhood Caries in Manitoba First Nations children: results from the RHS Phase 2 (2008–2010)

Schroth, Robert J; Halchuk, Shelley; Star, Leona

doi:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21167

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“…The results of this study were in accordance with several previous studies [Schroth et al, 2013a;Li et al, 2017;Peres et al, 2017]. In Japan, "no residence tax" means low household income.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Some previous studies in developing countries reported that risk factors associated with S-ECC were frequent or prolonged breastfeeding [Özen et al, 2016;Feldens et al, 2018], socioeconomic status [Schroth et al, 2013a;Li et al, 2017;Peres et al, 2017], not having help with brushing [Turton et al, 2016;Mangla et al, 2017], and snacking habits [Evans et al, 2013;Mangla et al, 2017;Peres et al, 2017;Sun et al, 2017]. However, it is unclear whether these risk factors for S-ECC are similarly associated with S-ECC in developed countries.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke with the Risk of Severe Early Childhood Caries among 3-Year-Old Japanese Children

2018

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Severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) has serious consequences for primary dentition, affecting the overall health, well-being, and quality of life of the child. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of risk factors, including environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), with S-ECC in 3-year-old Japanese children by a cross-sectional study. Study subjects were 2,825 children aged 3 years old. Of these individuals, after excluding the study subjects with missing values, a total of 2,277 children were included in the present analysis. The self-administered questionnaire included such items as sex, whether a smoker resides in the home, the number of smokers in the home, snack time, drinking or eating sweets after dinner, frequency of parents brushing their child’s teeth, the use of fluoride toothpaste, and socioeconomic status. We obtained the number of decayed, missing, or filled teeth per person (dmft) from dental examinations. Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the odds ratio for S-ECC. The average number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft index) was 0.77. The prevalence of dental caries was 20.6%. There was at least 1 smoker in the homes of 1,370 subjects (60.2%). After excluding items of multicollinearity, the results of multivariate analysis were as follows: drinking or eating sweets after dinner, irregular snack times, parents brushing their child’s teeth less frequently, existence of smokers in the home, and no residence tax were significantly associated with S-ECC. This study suggests that there is a significant association between ETS from family members and S-ECC.

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confidence: 98%

Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke with the Risk of Severe Early Childhood Caries among 3-Year-Old Japanese Children

2018

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“…Supervised tooth brushing with fluoride toothpaste has been associated with a 20–30% reduction in caries prevalence in other countries [34]. Lack of familiarity with children’s dental health condition, low general oral health knowledge, and negative dental disease preventive behaviors were revealed in this population, which might be attributable to parental educational qualifications and to socioeconomic and cultural status, as previously observed [18, 23, 29, 37]. Parents also underestimate the importance of deciduous teeth, because they are replaced by permanent teeth.…”

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confidence: 68%

Risk determinants associated with early childhood caries in Uygur children: a preschool-based cross-sectional study

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BackgroundThe prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) varies with geographical region and population. The Uygur people, one of 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities in China, have a population of 10,069,346. We performed a preschool-based cross-sectional study of 670 Uygur children from the southern region of Xinjiang, China, to investigate the prevalence and severity of ECC and to identify factors related to the dental health condition of this population.MethodsThe study population of children ranging in age from 3 to 5 years was invited using a three-stage stratified sampling in Kashgar, the westernmost city in China. The “dmft” index was used to assess dental caries. The diagnosis of ECC or severe ECC was based on the oral health diagnostic criteria defined by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. A questionnaire was completed by the children’s caregivers. The survey included questions concerning the children’s sociodemographic background; feeding and eating habits, particularly frequency of sweet beverage and food consumption; dental hygiene-related behaviors; the general oral health knowledge of caregivers; and the dental healthcare experience of caregivers and their children.ResultsA total of 670 Uygur children underwent complete dental caries examination. Most of the children (74.2%) had ECC, with a mean dmft ± SD of 3.95 ± 3.84. The prevalence of severe ECC was 40.1% (N =269), with a mean dmft of 7.72 ± 3.14. More than 99% of caries were untreated. Statistically significant correlations were found between higher ECC prevalence and increased age and lower socioeconomic background, while greater dental health knowledge of the caregiver and positive oral hygiene behaviors were found to be protective. Our findings confirm the multi-factorial etiology of ECC.ConclusionsThe prevalence of ECC among preschool-aged Uygur children in Kashgar was high, particularly among those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Caries prevalence was associated with oral hygiene behaviors of children and the general oral health knowledge of caregivers. These factors could be modified through public health strategies, including effective publicity concerning general dental health and practical health advice.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1472-6831-14-136) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Previous studies had found that the level of education of caregivers, especially mothers, was notably associated with undertaking preventive measures in children (44)(45)(46). In our study, the education of caregivers was relatively high: 63% of participants had university degree and the others were high school graduates.…”

Section: Acta Facultatis Medicaementioning

confidence: 62%

Measuring Potential of Preschool Facility Staff to Prevent Early Childhood Caries

Jaksic-Gvozdic¹,

Janković²,

Pajović³

et al. 2016

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

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The aim of this study was to investigate the possible potential of preschool staff through a newly designed questionnaire and evaluate their role in the prevention of early childhood caries (EEC) in Serbia where extremely high prevalence of this preventable disease was recorded.We preformed a cross-sectional study of 268 preschool staff using specially prepared semistructured questionnaire for measuring potential of secondary children's caregivers to prevent EEC. The questionnaire was tested on a pilot sample and after that all collected data were analyzed trough construction of correlation matrix with the evaluation of the value of each question, reliability testing, factorial analysis and estimating of its validity using SPSS software.The tested questionnaire had good internal consistency based on the Cronbach's alpha coefficient value of 0.873 calculated directly and similar value (0.899) after applied Spearman-Brown "prediction" formula. Using exploratory factorial analysis and orthogonal rotation, we identified two domains that emerged with similar loadings (4.043 and 3.183). The first factor (domain) reflected attitudes of the study participants towards prevention of EEC, and the second factor (domain) showed behaviour of the study participants, which includes preventive actions against EEC.The total score of the questionnaire was correlated positively with oral health knowledge (Spearman's correlation coefficient 0.331, p=000) and inversely with the length of employment, where each additional year of employment decreased the total score of the questionnaire by 1.20. These findings could partially explain an extremely high prevalence of EEC in young children and indicate that preschool teachers should be more engaged in health education activities and motivation programs.

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Prevalence and risk factors of caregiver reported Severe Early Childhood Caries in Manitoba First Nations children: results from the RHS Phase 2 (2008–2010)

Cited by 53 publications

References 25 publications

Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke with the Risk of Severe Early Childhood Caries among 3-Year-Old Japanese Children

Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke with the Risk of Severe Early Childhood Caries among 3-Year-Old Japanese Children

Risk determinants associated with early childhood caries in Uygur children: a preschool-based cross-sectional study

Measuring Potential of Preschool Facility Staff to Prevent Early Childhood Caries

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