Tooth Eruption and Early Childhood Caries: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

John J Warren; Steven M Levy; Yinghui Xu; Jeanette M Daly; George J Eckert; Dennis Clements; Anderson T Hara; Richard Jackson; Barry P Katz; Martha Ann Keels; Barcey T Levy; Margherita Fontana

Tooth Eruption and Early Childhood Caries: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

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Tooth Eruption and Early Childhood Caries: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

John J Warren, Steven M Levy, Yinghui Xu, Jeanette M Daly, George J Eckert, Dennis Clements, Anderson T Hara, Richard Jackson, Barry P Katz, Martha Ann Keels, …

Pediatric dentistry, Vol.43(4), pp.287-289

07/15/2021

PMCID: PMC8415007

PMID: 34467845

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the number of teeth present at 12 months and decayed, missing, or filled surfaces (dmfs) at 30 and 48 months. Data are from a longitudinal, multisite study with clinical dental examinations conducted at 12, 30, and 48 months of age. Spearman correlation and chi-square tests assessed relationships between teeth present at 12 months and dmfs at 30 (n equals 1,062) and 48 months (n equals 985). Spearman correlations were weak but significant for both 30- and 48-month time points (R equals 0.066, P=0.032; R equals 0.093, P=0.004, respectively). Mantel-Haenszel chi-square analyses of categories of teeth present at 12 months (zero, one to four, five to eight, and greater than or equal to nine) and categories of dmfs at 30 and 48 months (zero, one to two, three to five, six to 15, and greater than or equal to 16) revealed nonsignificant (P=0.326) relationship with 30-month dmfs but a significant (P=0.013) relationship with 48-month dmfs. Results suggest that early tooth eruption is weakly associated with an occurrence of early childhood caries.

Chi-Square Distribution

Child, Preschool

Dental Caries - epidemiology

Dental Caries Susceptibility

Humans

Longitudinal Studies

Tooth Eruption

Details

Title: Subtitle: Tooth Eruption and Early Childhood Caries: A Multisite Longitudinal Study
Creators: John J Warren
Steven M Levy - University of Iowa
Yinghui Xu - University of Iowa
Jeanette M Daly - University of Iowa
George J Eckert - Indiana University
Dennis Clements - Duke University
Anderson T Hara - Indiana University
Richard Jackson - Indiana University
Barry P Katz - Indiana University
Martha Ann Keels - Duke University
Barcey T Levy - University of Iowa
Margherita Fontana - University of Michigan
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric dentistry, Vol.43(4), pp.287-289
PMID: 34467845
PMCID: PMC8415007
NLM abbreviation: Pediatr Dent
ISSN: 0164-1263
eISSN: 1942-5473
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Grant note: UL1 TR000006 / NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000442 / NCATS NIH HHS U01 DE021412 / NIDCR NIH HHS UL1 TR000433 / NCATS NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 07/15/2021
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984297453502771

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