Does early establishment of favorable oral health behavior influence caries experience at age 5 years?
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to study associations between tooth brushing frequency, use of fluoride lozenges and consumption of sugary drinks at 1.5 years of age and having caries experience at 5 years of age. METHODS: This study was based on data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and by the Public Dental Services. A total of 1095 children were followed from pregnancy to the age of 5 years. Questionnaires regarding oral health behavior were completed by the parents at 1.5 and 5 years of age. Clinical and radiographic examination of the children was performed at the age of 5 years. RESULTS: In multiple logistic regression, having caries experience at 5 years of age was associated with; at 1.5 years of age having the teeth brushed less than twice daily (OR = 2.1, CI = 1.3-3.6) and being offered sugary drinks at least once a week (OR = 1.8, CI = 1.1-2.9) when controlled for family characteristics and oral health behavior at 5 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: Tooth brushing frequency and consumption of sugary drinks in early childhood were related to caries development during pre-school age, independent of family characteristics and oral health behavior at 5 years of age. The results indicate that early established habits regarding tooth brushing and consumption of sugary drinks have long-term effects on caries development. Parents encountering difficulties in establishing favorable oral health behavior in children's first years of life should receive special attention from health personnel.
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All longitudinal studies included in this review found a positive or mixed association between SSB consumption and dental caries in at least part of the study population.
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- Authors
- Wigen, T. I., & Wang, N. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Wigen, Tove I.
- ORCID
- Wigen, Tove I.
- Venue
- Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2014-11-11
- Volume
- 73
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 182-187
- ISSN
- 0001-6357 (ISSN-L)
- 1502-3850
- PMC
- PMC4692963
- OpenAlex
- W1965378209
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 2.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (n01es75558-11-0-1)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U01NS047537, UO1 NS 047537-06A1, 1 UO1 NS 047537‐01)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (N01 ES075558)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Keywords
- dental caries, early childhood caries, toothbrushing frequency, sugar-sweetened beverages, oral health behavior, preschool children, parental influence, family factors, dental caries prevention
- MeSH terms
- Beverages, Cariostatic Agents, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Dental Caries, Dental Restoration, Permanent, DMF Index, Educational Status, Female, Fluorides, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mothers, Norway, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Toothbrushing, Cohort Studies, Health Behavior, Tooth Loss, Dietary Sucrose
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