| Maternal risk indicators for childhood caries in an inner city population. | |
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PMID: 12000340 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated whether characteristics of mothers, such as high mutans streptococci (MS) level, caries experience, reported sugar consumption and demographic variables, could be important risk indicators of caries for their children. METHODS: Mothers selected on the basis of the caries status of their 3-5-year-old-children were tested for MS, caries, reported sugar consumption and demographic variables. RESULTS: We found strong associations between children's caries and their mothers' MS levels (high/low adj. OR = 11.3), maternal active caries (yes/no adj. OR = 4.0) and maternal sugar consumption (high/low adj. OR = 4.2). In this small study, mothers' demographic variables were not associated with the status of caries in their children. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that maternal high MS levels, maternal active decay and maternal sugar consumption are strong risk indicators for children's caries. Although further study is needed, these three maternal risk indicators, taken together, may prove useful in predicting children's caries risk. |
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Authors:
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R E Smith; Victor M Badner; Douglas E Morse; Katherine Freeman |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology Volume: 30 ISSN: 0301-5661 ISO Abbreviation: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol Publication Date: 2002 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-05-09 Completed Date: 2002-09-16 Revised Date: 2009-01-29 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0410263 Medline TA: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 176-81 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Dental Center at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA. res114@columbia.edu |
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Analysis of Variance Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Child, Preschool Dental Caries / epidemiology* Dental Plaque / microbiology Diet, Cariogenic Dietary Sucrose Female Humans Logistic Models Mothers* New York City / epidemiology Odds Ratio Poverty Areas Questionnaires Risk Factors Streptococcus mutans / isolation & purification |
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0/Dietary Sucrose |
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