Identification of caries risk in 2‐year‐olds

Objective The first aim was to describe presence of plaque, caries and oral health behaviours in 2‐year‐old children. The second aim was to measure increments in caries experience from 2 to 5 years of age and to study whether national background, visible plaque, caries and oral health behaviour at 2...

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Published in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 2018-06, Vol.46 (3), p.297-302
Main Authors: Wigen, Tove Irene, Baumgartner, Christine Sophie, Wang, Nina Johanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
caries increment
Children
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Plaque Index
Dentifrices
Dentistry
early childhood caries
Health Behavior
Health risk assessment
Humans
immigrants
Infant
Male
Norway - epidemiology
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Population studies
preschool children
Risk Factors
Statistical analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teeth
Toothbrushes
Toothbrushing
Toothbrushing - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Objective The first aim was to describe presence of plaque, caries and oral health behaviours in 2‐year‐old children. The second aim was to measure increments in caries experience from 2 to 5 years of age and to study whether national background, visible plaque, caries and oral health behaviour at 2 years of age were associated with increments in caries experience. Methods The study population consisted of 392 children, of whom 211 were monitored from 2 to 5 years of age. At age 2 years, parents completed a questionnaire about family background and oral health behaviour. The presence of plaque and caries at tooth level was obtained from dental records. Data were tested with chi‐square statistics and Mann‐Whitney U test. Negative binomial regression analysis was conducted to explore the association between caries increment between 2 and 5 years of age and national background, visible plaque, caries and oral health behaviour at 2 years of age. Results Caries was found in 4.6% of 2‐year‐olds, and 4.6% had visible plaque. More than half of these children (57.9%) brushed twice daily, toothbrushing was introduced when the child was 7 months or older in 61.0% of the children, and 15.6% consumed sugary snacks daily. Non‐Western children more often had caries, visible plaque and unfavourable oral health behaviour than Western children (P 
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12366