Dental caries and associated factors in mothers and their preschool and school children-A cross-sectional study

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作者
Mannaa, Alaa [1 ,2 ]
Carlen, Anette [3 ]
Lingstrom, Peter [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Acad, Inst Odontol, Dept Cariol, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
[2] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Dent, Dept Conservat Dent Sci, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia
[3] Univ Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Acad, Inst Odontol, Dept Oral Microbiol & Immunol, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
关键词
children; dental caries; families; mother; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; RIYADH;
D O I
10.1016/j.jds.2012.12.009
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Background/purpose: Dental caries remains a major health problem in many parts of the world. The present study aimed at describing the caries experience and caries-related factors in mothers and their preschool and school children. Materials and methods: A sample of 258 individuals (86 mothers and 2 of their children, 4-6 and 12-16 years old) was included. An interview was used to determine the socioeconomic status of the family, oral hygiene, and snacking habits. DMFT /dmft (decayed, missed, filled, teeth), plaque, and gingival indices were recorded. Chair-side tests were used to register salivary buffer capacity and bacterial counts. Results: The caries experience (DMFT/dmft) was high in mothers and their younger and older children (12.4 +/- 5.3, 9.0 +/- 5.0, and 5.8 +/- 4.1, respectively). The DMFT/dmft increased with higher salivary mutans streptococci counts in all age groups (P < 0.05). The caries experiences of the children were correlated positively with those of their mothers (R-4-6(2) = 0.12, R-12-16(2) = 0.18, P < 0.01). A positive association between mothers and both children was evident for toothbrushing habits, snacking frequency, and gingival health (P < 0.05). An association between plaque scores, salivary buffer capacity, and mutans streptococci counts was found between mothers and older children (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The caries experience in Saudi mothers and their children is high, with similar contributory caries-related factors. Copyright (c) 2013, Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved.
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