ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Fewer Children in Families Associated with Lower Odds of Early Childhood Caries: A Sample from Three Countries.
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- Development and evaluation of an early childhood caries prediction model: a deep learning-based hybrid statistical modelling approach.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Impact of Marital Status, Education, and Family Size on Parental Behaviors Toward Early Childhood Caries in Romania.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- May family routines impact oral health in American children?Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Maternal-child consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in informal settlements in Mumbai, India.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Delivery of biologics: Topical administration.Biomaterials · 2023Review
- Caries Experience in Preschoolers in Three Ecuadorian Communities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Maternal factors associated with early childhood caries among 3-5-year-old children with low socio-economic status in Trishal, Bangladesh.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Childhood caries experience is influenced by family characteristics and oral health practices in the context of many social-commercial determinants. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between families' number of children, oral health practices and child caries experience in a convenience sample of 1374 children aged 6 months through 6 years and their families from Ecuador, Nepal, and Vietnam. Data were collected by mother interviews and child dental exams. Multivariate logistic and Zero-Inflated-Poisson regression analyses assessed associations between number of children, oral health practices and decayed, missing or filled teeth (dmft). Families had a mean of 2.2 children (range 1-12); 72% of children had tooth decay, with mean dmft of 5.4. Adjusting for child age, sex, and urban/rural location, a greater number of children in the family was associated with significantly less likelihood of unhealthy bottle feeding practices, having a toothbrush/toothpaste and parent helping child brush, and being cavity-free; higher number of dmft, and greater likelihood of having a dental visit. Early childhood oral health promotion should include focus on oral hygiene and healthy feeding-particularly breastfeeding and healthy bottle feeding practices-as well as access to family planning services and support for childcare.
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