Mothers' caries increases odds of children's caries

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• Personal Author:
  Gansky SA ; Laccabue M ; Prakash P ; Shain SG ; Weintraub JA
• Description:
  There are many determinants of children's dental caries. We hypothesized that a mother's untreated caries was associated with increased likelihood of her children's untreated caries, after controlling for other factors. This population-based study was conducted in a rural, primarily Hispanic, California community. Interview and dental examination data for mother-child (children < 18 yrs old) dyads were analyzed. In a Generalized Estimation Equation (GEE) logit model for mothers (n = 179) and children (n = 387), maternal untreated caries was a statistically significant correlate of child's untreated caries, odds ratio (OR) = 1.76 (95%CI: 1.10, 2.70), adjusted for demographic factors. This relationship did not change when behavioral and dental utilization factors were added to the model, OR = 1.85 (95% CI: 1.12, 3.07). Maternal untreated caries almost doubled the odds of children's untreated caries and significantly increased child's caries severity by about 3 surfaces. Caries prevention and dental utilization programs for mothers and their children should be increased. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Dental Offices Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Dental Caries Child Children Demographic Characteristics Dental Disorders Dental Health Dentistry Disease Incidence Family Health Health Care Mother-child Relations Oral Health Disparities

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• ISSN:
  0022-0345
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  89
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037705
• Citation:
  J Dent Res 2010 Sep; 89(9):954-958
• Contact Point Address:
  J.A. Weintraub, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health, 3333 California Street, Suite 495, San Francisco, CA 94143-1361
• Email:
  Jane.Weintraub@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Dental Research
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fcbc35b1bd81c6607b36933bda2adbd73558f1b8311a20fbfb54a1aec59dc4449ee8f2f1adcf492ab65c8704bbf0a353d87eaeae37b53caf4a2b7eaa5a5f7253
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191698/cdc_191698_DS1.pdf
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