Caries increment in the permanent dentition of Mexican children in relation to prior caries experience on permanent and primary dentitions

Socioeconomic, Familiar and Clinical Variables associated to Caries increment in Schoolchildren Participating in a Dental Health Program

“…were at a risk 2.71 times higher of developing caries in permanent teeth than those who did not have the disease at baseline [13]. The same fact was observed in a study conducted in China [18].…”

“…Among the clinical variables, previous caries experience is considered an important risk predictor for the future development of the disease [12][13][14] and, thus, it should be included in models that assess risk factors for caries in children.…”

Dental caries trends in Australian school children

“…11 In Mexico, caries prevalence for 6-9 year olds increased by over 20% between 1999 and 2000. 12 This analysis confirms there has been an increase in disease experience in the Australian child population. Nevertheless, this initial analysis is insufficient to clarify the reasons for the changing patterns and caries increase in the primary and permanent dentitions.…”

A systematic review on the association between molar incisor hypomineralization and dental caries

“…The reviewers predefined methodologically suitable cut‐off points for the assessment. The cut‐off points were as follows: The primary confounder (letter ‘a’ under ‘Comparability’) was chosen to be dental caries in the primary dentition, because it is a relevant and well‐known risk predictor for caries development in the permanent dentition; other possible confounders (letter ‘b’ under ‘Comparability’) were chosen to be other risk predictors for dental caries in the permanent dentition, such as different socioeconomic factors, teeth and host susceptibility, sucrose intake frequency, salivary buffer capacity and flow, and high counts of Streptococcus mutans ; regarding the assessment of the outcome (item ‘1’ under ‘Outcome’), the independent blind assessment was considered when dental caries and MIH were evaluated by different examiners. It is impossible for an examiner to evaluate the outcome (dental caries) without seeing the exposure (MIH); a suitable follow‐up period (item ‘2’ under ‘Outcome’) was set to two years or more as the first permanent molars have already erupted.…”