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ArticleJournal of dental research2023

Predicting Dental Caries in Young Children in Primary Health Care Settings.

M Fontana, G J Eckert, B P Katz, M A Keels, B T Levy, S M Levy, A R Kemper, E Yanca, R Jackson, J Warren and 5 more

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Article in Journal of dental research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Type of Cleft and Socioeconomic Determinants for Increased Caries Risk Among Young Patients With Cleft Lip and/or Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026
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  7. Dental Caries: The Way Forward.JDR clinical and translational research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

M FontanaUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2357-7534
G J EckertIndiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7798-7155
B P KatzDuke University, Durham, NC, USA.
M A KeelsDuke University, Durham, NC, USA.
B T LevyUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
S M LevyUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
A R KemperDivision of Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
E YancaUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
R JacksonIndiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
J WarrenUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
J L KolkerUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
J M DalyUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
S KellyDuke University, Durham, NC, USA.
J TalbertUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
P McKnightGeorge Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
University of Iowa · USDuke University · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USUniversity of Michigan · USGeorge Mason University · USNationwide Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MCHR)UL1TR000433 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MASHOUR, GEORGE ALEXANDER · 2012 to 2016
$49.9M
Predicting Caries Risk in Underserved Toddlers in Primary Healthcare SettingsU01DE021412 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Margherita R Fontana · 2011 to 2026
$24.0M
University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science ProgramUL1TR000442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ROSENTHAL, GARY E · 2012 to 2013
$10.0M
Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UL1)UL1TR000006 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI SHEKHAR, ANANTHA · 2012 to 2013
$5.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000006NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000433NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000442NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE021412
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Young children need increased access to dental prevention and care. Targeting high caries risk children first helps meet this need. The objective of this study was to develop a parent-completed, easy-to-score, short, accurate caries risk tool for screening in primary health care settings to identify children at increased risk for cavities. A longitudinal, prospective, multisite, cohort study enrolled (primarily through primary health care settings) and followed 985 (out of 1,326) 1-y-old children and their primary caregivers (PCGs) until age 4. The PCG completed a 52-item self-administered questionnaire, and children were examined using the International Caries Detection and Assessment Criteria (ICDAS) at 12 ± 3 mo (baseline), 30 ± 3 mo (80% retention), and 48 ± 3 mo of age (74% retention). Cavitated caries lesion (dmfs = decayed, missing, and filled surfaces; d = ICDAS ≥3) experience at 4 y of age was assessed and tested for associations with questionnaire items using generalized estimating equation models applied to logistic regression. Multivariable analysis used backward model selection, with a limit of 10 items. At age 4, 24% of children had cavitated-level caries experience; 49% were female; 14% were Hispanic, 41% were White, 33% were Black, 2% were other, and 10% were multiracial; 58% enrolled in Medicaid; and 95% lived in urban communities. The age 4 multivariable prediction model, using age 1 responses (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.73), included the following significant (

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Dental CariesCesarean SectionChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDMF IndexFemaleHumansInfantMalePregnancyPrimary Health CareProspective Studiescariologycohort studypediatric dentistrypediatricspersonalized medicinerisk factors

Identifiers

PMID37329133
PMCPMC10477774
OpenAlexW4381046792

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