Interdental spacing and caries in the primary dentition

John J Warren; Rebecca L Slayton; Takuro Yonezu; Michael J Kanellis; Steven M Levy

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Interdental spacing and caries in the primary dentition

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Interdental spacing and caries in the primary dentition

John J Warren, Rebecca L Slayton, Takuro Yonezu, Michael J Kanellis and Steven M Levy

Pediatric dentistry, Vol.25(2), pp.109-113

03/2003

PMID: 12723834

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Abstract

This study assessed the relationship between interdental spacing patterns and caries experience in the primary dentition. Caries examinations were conducted amoung 356 children 4 to 6 years of age. At the time of the examinations, alginate impressions were obtained and poured in yellow stone. From the stone casts, each interdental area was categorized as: (1) space > 1 mm, (2) space < 1 mm, (3) no space, teeth in contact, or (4) no space, teeth overlapped. These categories were collapsed into presence or absence of space for each interdental site, and counted for each individual. Analyses assessed the relationships between interdental spacing and caries experience with separate analyses for anterior spacing, posterior spacing and total spacing. Children with more total interdental spaces had less decay experience and less untreated decay than children with fewer interdental spaces, and children with more molar spacing had less molar decay experience; however, these relationships were weak. Correlation analyses demonstrated significant relationships between number of decayed surfaces and total number of interdental spaces (r=-0.11, P=.04) and number of molar sites with interdental spaces (r=-0.13, P=.02). Multivariate analyses revealed the total number of interproximal spaces to be weakly associated with interproximal caries experience, but that fluoride exposure was a much stronger predictor. Absence of interdental spaces is weakly associated with greater decay experience in the primary dentition.

DMF Index

Dental Caries - etiology

Humans

Risk Factors

Child, Preschool

Male

Malocclusion - complications

Chi-Square Distribution

Dental Models

Regression Analysis

Diastema

Dental Caries - epidemiology

Female

Iowa - epidemiology

Tooth, Deciduous

Odds Ratio

Child

Details

Title: Subtitle: Interdental spacing and caries in the primary dentition
Creators: John J Warren - Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. john-warren@uiowa.edu
Rebecca L Slayton
Takuro Yonezu
Michael J Kanellis
Steven M Levy
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric dentistry, Vol.25(2), pp.109-113
PMID: 12723834
NLM abbreviation: Pediatr Dent
ISSN: 0164-1263
eISSN: 1942-5473
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; United States
Grant note: R01-DE09551 / NIDCR NIH HHS CRC-RR00059 / CCR NIH HHS R03-DE12819 / NIDCR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/2003
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Dental Clinic Administration; Pediatric Dentistry
Record Identifier: 9983917678402771

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