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ArticleAustralian dental journal2023

Dental enamel defects and dental caries of primary teeth among Indigenous children in Western Australia.

P Arrow, S Piggott, L Jamieson, D Brennan, U Tonmukayakul, S Kularatna, D Atkinson, S Nanda

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Article in Australian dental journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

P ArrowDental Health Services, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1647-2128
S PiggottDental Health Services, Department of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
L JamiesonAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9839-9280
D BrennanAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7888-0920
U TonmukayakulInstitute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6464-744X
S KularatnaSchool of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
D AtkinsonRural Clinical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
S NandaDepartment of Health, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
University of South Australia · AUGovernment of Western Australia Department of Health · AUDeakin University · AUQueensland University of Technology · AUThe University of Western Australia · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council APP1121982
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTeeth affected with enamel defects (EDs) are at an increased risk of dental caries. In spite of improving oral health status overall in Australia, Indigenous Australians still experience higher rates of dental caries than non-Indigenous Australians. This study reports on the prevalence of EDs and dental caries experience among Indigenous children in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

methodsHealth status of all the primary teeth (ICDAS II criteria) and the presence of EDs on index teeth (modified Dental Defects of Enamel index; DDE) of young Indigenous children who participated in a 2-arm intervention trial was recorded. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the association between EDs and dental caries and effect estimates were presented as odds ratios and associated 95% confidence intervals.

resultsPerson-level prevalence, from 237 children (mean age 3.6 years, standard deviation 1.7) assessed for EDs, was 58% and tooth-level prevalence was 24%. Teeth affected with demarcated or diffuse defects were associated with a twofold higher odds of having caries experience, odds ratio (OR) 2.5, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.7-3.7 and OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.7-4.0 respectively.

conclusionsThe presence of EDs among young Indigenous children was associated with a higher odds of caries experience among affected teeth.

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Dental CariesDental Enamel HypoplasiaAustraliaChildChild, PreschoolDental EnamelHumansPrevalenceTooth, DeciduousWestern AustraliaDental cariesdental defects of enamelIndigenous Australiansmolar incisor hypomineralizationprimary teeth

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