ArticleInternational journal of paediatric dentistry2025
Social inequities in early childhood caries in Australia: A population-based study on statewide public dental services data.
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- Risk of Early Childhood Dental Caries Associated With Prolonged Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Key Mediators Reducing Socioeconomic Inequality in Early Childhood Caries.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Article
- Age at First Dental Visit of Preschool Children Utilizing Public Sector Dental Services in Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of public health dentistry · 2026Article
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- Causal effect of molar incisor hypomineralisation on oral health-related quality of life of Australian children aged 7-16 years.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Social inequities in early childhood caries in Australia: A population-based study on statewide public dental services data.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSocial disadvantage leads to dental caries during childhood.
aimThis study investigated whether dental caries occur earlier in children from households experiencing social disadvantage than those not experiencing social disadvantage.
designThe overall risk of, and relative time to, early childhood caries (ECC) according to sociodemographic characteristics in Victoria, Australia, was quantified. Records for 134 463 children in Victoria, Australia, from 2009 to 2019 were analysed. Time ratios (TR) and hazard ratios (HR) of carious lesion(s) in early childhood were estimated.
resultsCompared with reference groups, Indigenous children had an adjusted TR of 0.80 (95% CI: 0.78, 0.82), children from households with languages other than English had an adjusted TR of 0.83 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.84), and dependants of concession cardholders had an adjusted TR of 0.81 (95% CI: 0.80, 0.81); therefore, 20%, 17% and 19% reduced times to the first carious lesion, respectively. The estimated HRs were 1.57 (95% CI: 1.49, 1.67) for Indigenous children, 1.46 (95% CI: 1.42, 1.50) for children from households with other languages and 1.57 (CI: 1.53, 1.60) for dependants of concession cardholders.
conclusionPreventive oral health interventions must be targeted early in children from households experiencing social disadvantage to avoid social inequities in ECC.
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