ArticleJDR clinical and translational research2022
Social, Psychological, and Behavioral Predictors of Salivary Bacteria, Yeast in Caries-Free Children.
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- A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Early Childhood Caries Onset in Initially Caries-Free Children.JDR clinical and translational research · 2023Article
- Effect of psychological stress on the oral-gut microbiota and the potential oral-gut-brain axis.The Japanese dental science review · 2022Review
- Predictors of Caries Risk among Egyptian Children Attending Pediatric Dental Clinics at a University Hospital.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
introductionEarly childhood caries (ECC) is a complex, multifactorial oral disease that is a major public health concern because it is prevalent, profoundly alters a child's quality of life, is difficult to treat effectively, and has a distressing tendency to recur following treatment.
objectivesThe purpose of the study was to examine social, psychological, and behavioral predictors of salivary bacteria and yeast in young children at risk for ECC.
methodsA sample of 189 initially caries-free preschool children was assessed for child stress physiology from salivary cortisol, child and family stress exposure, diet, oral health behaviors, and sociodemographic risks. Multiple logistic regression analysis was implemented to examine the associations between these risk factors and cariogenic microorganisms: mutans streptococci (MS), lactobacilli (LB), and
resultsHigher baseline salivary cortisol (odds ratio [OR] = 6.26; 95% confidence level [CL], 1.69-23.16) and a blunted response to an acute laboratory stressor (OR = .56; 95% CL, .37-.83) were associated with an increased likelihood of elevated salivary MS (≥10
conclusionsThe impact of sociodemographic risk and stress physiology on cariogenic disease processes are evident prior to ECC onset. The findings provide novel data on the early onset of cariogenic processes in children and the importance of considering sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors when judging ECC risk. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT: The findings provide valuable and novel findings that, pre-ECC onset, the caries disease process is explicable from a detailed assessment of behavioral, sociodemographic, and psychosocial stress variables.
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