ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2018
Positive association between sugar consumption and dental decay prevalence independent of oral hygiene in pre-school children: a longitudinal prospective study.
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- Factors Associated With Dental Caries in Primary Teeth of 5- and 6-Year-Old Polish Children.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- An epidemiological study of dentition status, treatment needs and correlation with the dietary and oral hygiene practices among school-going children population of West Bengal.Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2025Article
- Evaluating practices toward dental health among primary school children in Rwanda.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Parental Attitudes towards Child Oral Health and Their Structural Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Public Awareness of Diet-Related Diseases and Dietary Risk Factors: A 2022 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey among Adults in Poland.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Are We Getting Any Better? A Critical Analysis of Selected Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Indicators in 1999-2004 and 2013-2016, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association Between Early Childhood Caries and Obesity among Preschool Children.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2022Article
- Title Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate Knowledge and Attitudes on Oral Hygiene of Romanian Students.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- The relationship between tooth decay with stress and BMI among elementary students in Iran.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Oral hygiene practices in nurseries (0-3 years) in the cities of Pavia and Vigevano.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Article
- Early Childhood Caries in Obese Children: The Status and Associated Factors in the Suburban Areas in Hanoi, Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Dental Treatment Needs and Related Risk Factors among School Children with Special Needs in Taiwan.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Protective Factors for Early Childhood Caries in 3-Year-Old Children in Poland.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of Preschool Oral Healthcare Programme in Malaysia from the Perspective of Dental Therapists: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background: Few studies explore how the longitudinal cumulative and combined effects of dietary habits and oral hygiene habits relate to dental decay in very young children. Methods: Using longitudinal survey data, logistic regression models were specified to predict dental decay by age 5. Predictor variables included questions on diet and oral hygiene from ages 2 to 5. Results: Compared to mainly eating meals, children who snacked all day but had no real meals had a higher chance of dental decay (odds ratios (OR) = 2.32). There was an incremental association between a decreasing frequency of toothbrushing at age 2 and higher chances of dental decay at age 5 (OR range from 1.39 to 2.17). Among children eating sweets or chocolate more frequently (once/day or more), toothbrushing more often (once/day; twice/day or more) reduced the chance of decay (OR of 2.11-2.26 compared to OR 3.60 for the least frequent brushing group). Compared to mothers in managerial and professional occupations, those who had never worked had children with a much higher chance of decay (OR = 3.47). Conclusion: This study has shown that toothbrushing can only in part attenuate the association between snacking and long term sugar consumption on dental decay outcomes in children under 5.
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