Factors Associated with Dental Caries in Primary Dentition in a Non-Fluoridated Rural Community of New South Wales, Australia

Arora, Amit; Manohar, Narendar; John, James Rufus

doi:10.3390/ijerph14121444

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“…The increased odds ratio observed in the Queensland children might be due to lack of fluoridation, as the LSAC birth cohort was born prior to the legislation of water fluoridation in Queensland in 2008 . Previous literature using time and state‐based comparisons, support water fluoridation as an effective measure of caries prevention in children . An increase in the extent and severity of caries experience has been observed in communities with difficulties accessing fluoridated water .…”

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Community‐level predictors of Australian children’s dental caries and injury

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Ford

Lalloo

2019

Australian Dental Journal

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Background: Social determinants of oral health are complex and have been described by conceptual frameworks. A widely embraced model of children's oral health was published by Fisher-Owens et al. (2007), identifying theoretical constructs influencing oral health. The current study aimed to investigate community-level constructs described in the conceptual model. Methods: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children is a cross-sequential dual cohort study, with a representative sample (n = 10090) of Australian children. Generalized estimating equations were applied to model seven waves of carer-reported oral health and community measures. Results: In the final model, children living in Queensland had a 1.48 (CI 1.35-1.62) increased odds of dental caries over time. Children in low socio-economic status (SES) areas (OR 1.32 CI 1.20-1.44) had an increased odds of caries. The state of Queensland (OR 1.24 CI 1.05-1.46) and poor neighbourhood liveability (OR 1.17 CI 1.05-1.31) were predictors of dental injury. Conclusion: By modelling available community measures, this study found SES and rurality were predictors of caries over childhood. Our results highlight the difficulty of applying conceptual models to oral health. The use of qualitative studies and realist reviews should be considered to complement statistical models to provide contextualized insights into funding, policy and service delivery on children's oral health.

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Community‐level predictors of Australian children’s dental caries and injury

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Lalloo

2019

Australian Dental Journal

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“…For standardised collection of information, the dental survey questionnaire was adapted from the Australian NCOHS as used in our previous studies [13,14]. The socio-demographic information collected in the questionnaire include child-specific characteristics including child's age, gender, age when toothbrushing commenced, discretionary diet, and dental visit history.…”

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Social determinants and behavioural factors influencing toothbrushing frequency among primary school children in rural Australian community of Lithgow, New South Wales

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Objective: This study aims to determine the social determinants and behavioural factors influencing frequency of toothbrushing among primary school children residing in the rural community of Lithgow in New South Wales, Australia. All six primary schools of Lithgow were approached to participate in a cross-sectional survey prior to implementation of water fluoridation. A validated oral health survey questionnaire was completed by 703 parents of the children. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to determine significant predictors associated with frequency of toothbrushing. Results: Parents with a positive attitude towards water fluoridation had 74% higher odds (OR = 1.74, 95% CI 1.17-2.60) of their children brushing twice or more daily. Children living in a single parent household had 34% reduced odds (OR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.43-0.99) of brushing twice daily. Poor maternal oral health was significantly associated with suboptimal dental hygiene practices in children, where mothers who had any tooth extracted had 7% reduced odds of their children brushing their teeth twice or more daily (OR = 0.93, 95% CI 0.90-0.97). Subsequently, children with increased consumption of chocolates per day were less likely to brush twice or more daily. Finally, children with dental insurance had two times higher odds (OR = 2.04, 95% CI 1.40-2.96) of brushing twice daily.

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“…A similar type of study conducted in Tanzania [22] and Nigeria [23] showed that increase in age of the children was associated with dental caries. This could be explained by several plausible mechanisms such as age-related causes, caries progression due to early caries experience, and caries susceptibility [24]. Caries experience measures the cumulative effects of dental caries in life time of a particular dentition.…”

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The prevalence and risk factors of Early Childhood Caries among 3-year-old children in Wenzhou

Mei

Wei

Liu

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Background This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) among 3-year-old children in Wenzhou China. Methods Kindergarten children aged 3 were recruited using a stratified cluster sampling method. Dental examinations were conducted by one trained dentist, and oral health-related data were collected. Examinations were surface-specific for dental caries, following World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Bivariate tests and logistic regression models were used to assess the association between ECC and different risk factors. Results A total of 693 children were recruited for the study, and 445 completed the dental examination. Among the 445 children, the prevalence of ECC was 59.8%. The mean decayed, missing, and filled primary teeth (dmft) was 2.9, and of the total dmft, only 6.3% were filled. The mean decayed, missing, and filled primary surface (dmfs) was 4.9. Logistic regression analyses identified age and parents’ oral health knowledge level were associated with the experience of ECC (P<0.05). Conclusions A higher prevalence of ECC was observed and most of the carious teeth were untreated. The experience of ECC was related to age and parents’ oral health knowledge level.

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Factors Associated with Dental Caries in Primary Dentition in a Non-Fluoridated Rural Community of New South Wales, Australia

Cited by 14 publications

References 42 publications

Community‐level predictors of Australian children’s dental caries and injury

Community‐level predictors of Australian children’s dental caries and injury

Social determinants and behavioural factors influencing toothbrushing frequency among primary school children in rural Australian community of Lithgow, New South Wales

The prevalence and risk factors of Early Childhood Caries among 3-year-old children in Wenzhou

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