ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2023
The association of maternal smoking and other sociobehavioral factors with dental caries in toddlers: A cross-sectional study.
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- The association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and dental development in offspring: a systematic review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal smoking during pregnancy and early childhood dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Oral Hygiene and Dietary Behaviors Associated with Major Carious Lesions in Primary Dentition: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trends in education-economy-related inequalities in the prevalence of early childhood untreated caries in Guangdong, China from 2005 to 2021.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Household smoking impact on the oral health of 5- to 7-years-old children.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Impact of breastfeeding and other early-life factors on the development of the oral microbiome.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) is a form of dental caries in toddlers, which can strongly affect general health and quality of life. Studies on factors that can contribute to the development of caries immediately after tooth eruption are sparse. The aim of this study was to assess the role of sociobehavioural factors and pre- and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke in the aetiology of dental caries in children up to 3 years old. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2011 and 2017 to assess oral health and teething in urban children 0-4 years of age. The number of teeth and surfaces with white spot lesions (d Results: Dental caries was found in 46% of 496 children aged 12-36 months. Mean d Conclusion: Our study confirmed that prenatal smoking is associated with increased risk of severe-early childhood caries (S-ECC) while the association with post-natal smoking is also evident, the increase in risk is not statistically clear. Both maternal smoking and the child's tooth decay are associated with poor parental education and other improper oral health behaviours. The positive impact of quitting smoking on the oral health in children should be part of anti-smoking advice.
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