Significant caries and the interactive effects of maternal‐related oral hygiene factors in urban preschool children

Abstract

Caries prevention programs should prioritize enhancing maternal self-efficacy in oral hygiene and emphasize childhood SSBs intake management and regular dental checkups to mothers to prevent severe caries in preschool-aged children.

Prevalence of early childhood caries among 5‐year‐old children: A systematic review

“…An initial screening of the title and abstract revealed that 551 articles were duplicates and 1707 articles did not meet the inclusion criteria. Full texts of the remaining 152 articles were assessed, and 37 studies were included in the present study . No additional publications were identified from the bibliography of these 152 articles.…”

“…The included publications described the dental caries situations of the 5-year-old children in 16 countries/districts from six continents. Most of the studies were conducted in Asia (N = 20, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand), [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] Europe (N = 7, Greece, Germany, Italy, and UK), [41][42][43][44][45][46][47] and in South America (N = 6, Brazil). [48][49][50][51][52][53] Two studies conducted in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Turkey), 54,55 one in Africa (Sudan), 56 and one in Oceania (Australia) 57 were included.…”

Protective psychosocial factors and dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…The characteristics of the 35 selected studies are presented according to the age group and type of study. Table presents the main characteristics of the 7 cohort studies: 5 involving children and 2 involving early adolescents; one case–control study in children; and 27 cross‐sectional studies: 14 involving children and 13 involving early adolescents. The sample sizes varied from 32 to 981 in children and from 100 to 2014 in adolescents.…”

“…Most studies in children and adolescents were conducted in schools. The protective psychosocial factors investigated were as follows: health locus of control (12 studies), self‐efficacy (11 studies), sense of coherence (10 studies), social support (5 studies), self‐esteem (3 studies), and social network (2 studies). Coping, resilience, family functioning, self‐concept, and optimism were assessed in one study.…”

“…One cohort and 13 cross‐sectional studies were considered of low quality. Six cohort, 1 case–control, and 14 cross‐sectional studies were assessed as moderate quality. No study was considered of high quality.…”