Are anxiety and the presence of siblings risk factors for dental neglect and oral health status in children?

Aydınoğlu, Sema; Arslan, İpek

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2020.12.005

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“…Since the motor skills of most pre‐school‐aged children are not sufficient for effective brushing, it is recommended that they brush their teeth under the supervision of parents 19 . In previous studies, similar to our study, dental neglect is associated with poor oral health 2,3 . However, frequent snacking was found to be associated with dental neglect in children in our study.…”

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“…19 In previous studies, similar to our study, dental neglect is associated with poor oral health. 2,3 However, frequent snacking was found to be associated with dental neglect in children in our study. Childhood dietary habits constitute an important predictor of dental caries, and parents must be encouraged to guide children in relation to dental hygiene and dietary choices, such as rational consumption of sugar.…”

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“…Dental neglect was defined by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry, as ‘the persistent failure to meet a child's basic oral health needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of a child's oral or general health or development’ 1 . Dental neglect often brings about short‐term complications such as pain, caries, and infection in the oral cavity, as well as long‐term complications such as tooth loss, intraoral abscess, generalised infections, sleep deprivation and reduction in body weight 1,2 . In addition, children who suffer from poor oral health are more likely to have reduced levels of physical activity 3 .…”

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Exposure to screen time and dental neglect

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2022

J Paediatrics Child Health

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Aim: Dental neglect is the failure of parents to meet a child's basic oral health needs and causes complications. Long screen time, and its health impact, is an important public health issue. This study is aimed at determining whether there is a relationship between screen time of children and parents and dental neglect. Methods: Two hundred and fifteen patients were included in this cross-sectional observational study. A questionnaire including questions exploring demographic data, children's life-styles and, screen time of both parents and children. A dental neglect scale was administered to the parents. The children's intraoral examinations were evaluated using the decayed, missing, filled teeth (dmft) and pulp, ulcers, fistula, abscess (pufa) indices. Results: Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that dental neglect was statistically significantly associated with brushing teeth unsupervised and infrequently, frequent snacking, rarely doing exercise, screen exposure at an early age and presence of dental plaque (P < 0.05). Long screen time was statistically significantly associated with high dmft scores, reflecting poor oral health. It was found that children who did not attend daycare, had statistically significantly longer exposure to screens, compared to those who attended daycare. Conclusions: Early exposure to screens and long-term screen use are associated with adverse outcomes pertaining to children's oral health.

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Exposure to screen time and dental neglect

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2022

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“…It is important for parents to participate in and supervise children's tooth brushing in early childhood, which is highly related to oral hygiene tooth-brushing habits in later childhood. Second, one-child policy limits siblings' presence, which can decrease parental dental neglect and increase the possibility of children's dental care utilization [16,45]. However, association of demographical variables and OHRQoL is relatively low.…”

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“…First, for non-single and urban children, the oral healthcare resources are more accessible and parental oral health awareness are higher in urban area, which might alleviate the negative impact of sibling's number [48]. Second, for the single-rural children, although they were inaccessible to community's oral healthcare, their parents were more likely to participate or invest in children's oral health as being the only-child in the family [45]. Enjoying sufficient oral healthcare resources in family environment might reduce the negative impact of living in rural area.…”

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Association of siblings’ presence and oral health-related quality of life among children: a cross-sectional study

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Background The quantity–quality trade-off theory indicates that an increase in siblings might decrease a child’s well-being, but little is known about the impacts of sibling number on children’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study aims to investigate the effects of presence of siblings on children’s OHRQoL, and to further test whether there is an interaction effect between siblings’ presence and locations on children’s OHRQoL. Methods Data were obtained from an oral-health survey of 12-year-old children in Beijing, China, which was a part of the 4th National Oral Health Survey in the Mainland of China (2015–2016). This study included 2158 children data for analysis. OHRQoL was assessed by the child’s Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP). OIDP prevalence served as an indicator of OHRQoL. Children with and without siblings were recorded as non-single and single children, respectively. Dental variables, including active caries, gingival bleeding, and calculus, were reported. A logistic regression model was applied to investigate the association of siblings’ presence and OIDP prevalence. A synergy index was used to assess the possible interaction effect between siblings’ presence and location on OIDP prevalence. Results Sixty percent of Chinese children reported suffering OIDP in the previous six months. OIDP prevalence for non-single and single children were 68.3% and 56.9%, respectively. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) of OIDP for non-single children was 1.31 (95% CI: 1.05, 1.63), and the adjusted OR of OIDP for non-single and rural children was 2.03 (95% CI: 1.47, 2.81). The synergy index between siblings’ presence and location on OIDP was 2.18 (85% CI: 1.30, 3.67), which indicates that an excessive risk increase for OIDP was observed among non-single and rural children. Conclusions Children with siblings are more likely to report OIDP and have lower OHRQoL, especially those from rural areas. These findings indicate that oral-health interventions should be given priority for non-single and rural children.

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