dmfs and BMI in pre-school Greek children. An epidemiological studySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 176-178 - 2012
A. Trikaliotis, V. Boka, N. Kotsanos, V. Karagiannis, M. Hassapidou
AIM: This was to investigate the relationship between dental caries (dmfs) and body mass index (BMI) categories in 3–5.5 year old children in Thessaloniki, Greece. METHODS: The study was conducted in 18 municipal day care centres and involved 361 children. The dmfs was determined on site by one calibrated examiner using disposable dental mirrors and a penlight. The height and weight of the children were measured on site by a nutritionist, who grouped them into four BMI categories. STATISTICS: The estimation of the relationship between the BMI and dmfs values was based on a generalised linear model (Poisson log-linear regression) while the sequential Bonferroni method was used for pair-wise comparisons between BMI categories. RESULTS: Mean dmfs values for each BMI category were: 1.02 (SD±2.41 ) for the underweight (n=44), 0.74 (SD±2.24) for the normal weight (n=281), 1.88 (SD±4.28) for the overweight (n=26) and 0.80 (SD±2.53) for the obese (n=10). Overweight children were found to show statistically significant differences in dmfs values compared with both children of normal weight (p<0.001) and those underweight (p=0.015). CONCLUSION: Overweight Greek pre-school children are at higher risk of dental caries.
Maternal knowledge on early childhood caries and barriers to seek dental treatment in JordanSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 22 Số 3 - Trang 433-439 - 2021
Alaa BaniHani, J. F. Tahmassebi, Feda Zawaideh
Abstract
Purpose
To assess maternal knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) risk factors and to determine barriers in seeking dental treatment among children with ECC.
Methods
A total of 600 mothers of healthy children, aged 3–5 years, with ECC attending maternity and child health centres in Jordan completed a questionnaire using face-to-face interviews. ECC was diagnosed clinically by the chief investigator, based on the diagnostic criteria suggested by American Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (AAPD), and caries was recorded using dmft index.
Results
The majority of the children had poor oral health status (99.2%) with a dmft index of 6.04 (± 1.2). Less than third (25.7%) of the mothers believed that their child had poor oral health with more than half (53.3%) not being aware that their child had dental caries. Most of the mothers had poor knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding their children’s oral health (82%). Participants` oral health knowledge was significantly associated with mothers` level of education and profession (p < 0.05). In addition, there was delay in seeking dental treatment for their children by the majority (65.9%) of mothers. Maternal profession, family income and time needed to reach a nearby health centre were found to be significant barriers in seeking dental treatment (p < 0.05).
Conclusion
The majority of the mothers of children in Jordan with ECC had poor knowledge about their children’s oral health status. Moreover, seeking dental treatment was delayed by a large number of mothers of children with ECC.
