Smith R E, Badner Victor M, Morse Douglas E, Freeman Katherine
Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Dental Center at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2002 Jun;30(3):176-81. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.300303.x.
This study evaluated whether characteristics of mothers, such as high mutans streptococci (MS) level, caries experience, reported sugar consumption and demographic variables, could be important risk indicators of caries for their children.
Mothers selected on the basis of the caries status of their 3-5-year-old-children were tested for MS, caries, reported sugar consumption and demographic variables.
We found strong associations between children's caries and their mothers' MS levels (high/low adj. OR = 11.3), maternal active caries (yes/no adj. OR = 4.0) and maternal sugar consumption (high/low adj. OR = 4.2). In this small study, mothers' demographic variables were not associated with the status of caries in their children.
Our findings suggest that maternal high MS levels, maternal active decay and maternal sugar consumption are strong risk indicators for children's caries. Although further study is needed, these three maternal risk indicators, taken together, may prove useful in predicting children's caries risk.
本研究评估母亲的一些特征，如变形链球菌（MS）水平高、龋齿经历、报告的糖分摄入量和人口统计学变量，是否可能是其子女患龋齿的重要风险指标。
根据3至5岁子女的龋齿状况选择母亲，对她们进行MS、龋齿、报告的糖分摄入量和人口统计学变量检测。
我们发现儿童龋齿与其母亲的MS水平（高/低，校正比值比=11.3）、母亲的活动性龋齿（是/否，校正比值比=4.0）和母亲的糖分摄入量（高/低，校正比值比=4.2）之间存在密切关联。在这项小型研究中，母亲的人口统计学变量与子女的龋齿状况无关。
我们的研究结果表明，母亲的高MS水平、母亲的活动性龋齿和母亲的糖分摄入量是儿童龋齿的强烈风险指标。尽管需要进一步研究，但这三个母亲风险指标综合起来可能有助于预测儿童的龋齿风险。
