The Influence of the First Thousand Days of Life on Establishing Determinant Behaviors for Dental Caries in Childhood
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 21: e0216, 2021. tab
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To study the influence of the first thousand days of life on establishing determinant behaviors for dental caries in childhood. Material andMethods:
Longitudinal retrospective study involving 664 children born in 2009 living in a southern Brazilian municipality was carried out. Data was collected through interviews with mothers and through child's health card. Dependent variables were 1) tooth brushing onset after two years of age; 2) absent tooth brushing or once a day; 3) tooth brushing without adult supervision; 4) not having gone to the dentist until the age of 6; and 5) seek for dental services due to toothache at 6 years of age, over the last 30 days. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed using Poisson Regression to estimate relative risks (RR) and respective confidence intervals at the 95% accuracy level.Results:
Mothers with lower schooling at child's birth presented a higher risk of "child's tooth brushing onset only after two years of age", "brushing the teeth once a day only or not brushing" and with "child not having gone to the dentist until the age of 6". Mothers who did not have a job when the child was born were associated with "not having gone to the dentist until the age 6". Children with gastroesophageal reflux who underwent hospitalization for more than 2 days under age 2 were associated with "seeking dental services because of pain at 6 years of age over the last 30 days".Conclusion:
Higher risks of some determinant behaviors related to dental caries were associated with variables of the period of the first thousand days of life.Key words
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Main subject:
Child Behavior
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Oral Health
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Retrospective Studies
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Cohort Studies
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Dental Caries
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article