Tooth-brushing and dentifrice use among children ages 6 to 60 months

Michael R Franzman; Steven M Levy; John J Warren; Barbara Broffitt

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Tooth-brushing and dentifrice use among children ages 6 to 60 months

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Tooth-brushing and dentifrice use among children ages 6 to 60 months

Michael R Franzman, Steven M Levy, John J Warren and Barbara Broffitt

Pediatric dentistry, Vol.26(1), pp.87-92

01/2004

PMID: 15080365

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Abstract

Tooth-brushing and fluoride dentifrice use are the primary oral health activities for young children. Fluoridated dentifrice has had an important impact on the reduction in children's caries lesion rates, but no studies have focused on patterns of use at multiple time points early in life. The purpose of this paper is to describe tooth-brushing and fluoride dentifrice use in a cohort of children from ages 6 to 60 months. The data are from the Iowa Fluoride Study, a longitudinal investigation of fluoride intake from birth. Questionnaires assessed tooth-brushing patterns and fluoride dentifrice use at age 6 months, and at 3-, 4-, or 6-month intervals thereafter. At 6 months of age, 28% of the children's teeth were brushed or cleaned, and 3% of these used fluoridated dentifrice, increasing to 95% at 20 months (83% of them with fluoridated dentifrice). Use of dentifrice flavored for children increased from 40% of those brushing at 9 months to 71% at 60 months. From 9 to 32 months, about 55% of the children were using approximately the recommended amount of dentifrice. However, the percentage using more than recommended increased from 12% at 9 months to 64% at 60 months. Mothers placed the dentifrice on the toothbrush 85% of the time at 9 months, 81% at 20 months, 49% at 36 months, and 31% at 60 months. By age 2, almost all children were brushing with fluoridated dentifrice, but less than half brushed twice a day, even at age 5. Mothers played the most important role in the children's home care habits.

Reproducibility of Results

Cariostatic Agents - therapeutic use

Follow-Up Studies

Humans

Child, Preschool

Infant

Male

Toothbrushing - utilization

Mother-Child Relations

Oral Hygiene

Toothbrushing - statistics & numerical data

Iowa

Fluorides - therapeutic use

Adolescent

Adult

Female

Flavoring Agents - therapeutic use

Child

Dentifrices - therapeutic use

Longitudinal Studies

Cohort Studies

Details

Title: Subtitle: Tooth-brushing and dentifrice use among children ages 6 to 60 months
Creators: Michael R Franzman - Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Steven M Levy
John J Warren
Barbara Broffitt
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric dentistry, Vol.26(1), pp.87-92
PMID: 15080365
NLM abbreviation: Pediatr Dent
ISSN: 0164-1263
eISSN: 1942-5473
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; United States
Grant note: R01-DE12101 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE012101 / NIDCR NIH HHS 2R01-DE09551 / NIDCR NIH HHS 2P30-DE10126 / NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE009551 / NIDCR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 01/2004
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Periodontics
Record Identifier: 9983917664202771

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