ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
Maternal Allostatic Load, Caretaking Behaviors, and Child Dental Caries Experience: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Linked Mother-Child Data From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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- The Relation of Maternal Psychosocial Risk Factors to Infant Safe Sleep Practices.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Dental radiographic changes in individuals with COVID-19: a controlled retrospective study.Oral radiology · 2024Article
- Maternal depression in first 1000 days of life and early childhood caries prevalence at 48 months of age.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- The Mediating Effect of Maternal Wellbeing on the Association between Neighborhood Perception and Child Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Investigation.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Parental psychosocial factors, unmet dental needs and preventive dental care in children and adolescents with special health care needs: A stress process model.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposure on Child Dental Caries: Difference-in-Differences Analysis.Caries research · 2022Article
- Governance, maternal well-being and early childhood caries in 3-5-year-old children.BMC oral health · 2020Article
- Evaluation of parents' views about etiologic factors of severe early childhood caries: A qualitative study.Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects · 2019Article
- The association of the Bolsa Familia Program with children's oral health in Brazil.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Intergenerational and Social Interventions to Improve Children's Oral Health.Dental clinics of North America · 2017Review
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objectivesWe evaluated the associations between chronic maternal stress measured by allostatic load (AL), maternal caretaking behaviors, and child dental caries experience. We also assessed the role of socioeconomic status in these associations.
methodsWe used data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994). We included children aged 2 to 6 years who linked to a maternal record (n = 716 maternal-child pairs). The main exposure was maternal AL index (0, 1, or ≥ 2). The primary outcome of interest was child dental caries experience (none or any). We evaluated the association between maternal AL and (1) maternal caretaking behaviors, and (2) child caries status and the role of socioeconomic status in these relationships.
resultsChildren of mothers with an AL index of at least 2 were significantly more likely to have not been breastfed and to have dental caries than were children of mothers with a normal AL before adjusting for measures of socioeconomic status.
conclusionsMaternal chronic stress, indicated by elevation in markers of AL, has an important role in child caretaking behaviors and in children's oral health.
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