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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2015; 09(01): 122-126
DOI: 10.4103/1305-7456.149659
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Association between early childhood caries and maternal caries status: A cross-section study in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Pedrita Mara do Espírito Santo de Souza
1   Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
,
Mariana Almeida Mello Proença
1   Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
,
Mayra Moura Franco
1   Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
,
Vandilson Pinheiro Rodrigues
2   Department of Morphology, University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
,
José Ferreira Costa
1   Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
,
Elizabeth Lima Costa
1   Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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04 September 2019 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the association between early childhood caries (ECC) and maternal caries status, and the maternal perception of ECC risk factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 77 mother-child pairs, the children ranging from 12 to 36 months of age and their mothers, who were seeking dental care at a health center in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Data collection was conducted using a specific questionnaire for mothers. Oral clinical examination of the mother-child binomial to assess caries incidence, gingival bleeding (GB) and visible plaque was done. Home visits were performed in 10% of the sample in order to observe the environmental conditions, dietary habits and dental hygiene practices. Results: The findings showed that the caries prevalence in children was 22.5 times higher in the mother who had decayed tooth (prevalence ratio [PR] = 22.5, confidence interval [CI] 95% = 3.2–156.6, P < 0.001). GB also was observed in 14 mothers and children, the PR in pair was 12.2 (CI95% = 1.6–88.9, P < 0.001). The variables are related for the mother-child binomial in regression linear analysis. Conclusion: The maternal caries status was associated with ECC.

Key words:

Dental caries - maternal behavior - preventive dentistry - risk factors
 

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