de Souza Pedrita Mara do Espírito Santo, Proença Mariana Almeida Mello, Franco Mayra Moura, Rodrigues Vandilson Pinheiro, Costa José Ferreira, Costa Elizabeth Lima
Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Department of Morphology, University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Eur J Dent. 2015 Jan-Mar;9(1):122-126. doi: 10.4103/1305-7456.149659.
This study aims to evaluate the association between early childhood caries (ECC) and maternal caries status, and the maternal perception of ECC risk factors.
A cross-sectional study was carried out with 77 mother-child pairs, the children ranging from 12 to 36 months of age and their mothers, who were seeking dental care at a health center in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Data collection was conducted using a specific questionnaire for mothers. Oral clinical examination of the mother-child binomial to assess caries incidence, gingival bleeding (GB) and visible plaque was done. Home visits were performed in 10% of the sample in order to observe the environmental conditions, dietary habits and dental hygiene practices.
The findings showed that the caries prevalence in children was 22.5 times higher in the mother who had decayed tooth (prevalence ratio [PR] = 22.5, confidence interval [CI] 95% = 3.2-156.6, P < 0.001). GB also was observed in 14 mothers and children, the PR in pair was 12.2 (CI95% = 1.6-88.9, P < 0.001). The variables are related for the mother-child binomial in regression linear analysis.
The maternal caries status was associated with ECC.
本研究旨在评估幼儿龋齿（ECC）与母亲龋齿状况之间的关联，以及母亲对ECC危险因素的认知。
对77对母婴进行了一项横断面研究，儿童年龄在12至36个月之间，他们的母亲在巴西马拉尼昂州圣路易斯的一家健康中心寻求牙科护理。使用针对母亲的特定问卷进行数据收集。对母婴二元组进行口腔临床检查，以评估龋齿发病率、牙龈出血（GB）和可见牙菌斑。对10%的样本进行家访，以观察环境条件、饮食习惯和口腔卫生习惯。
研究结果显示，母亲有龋齿的儿童龋齿患病率高22.5倍（患病率比[PR]=22.5，95%置信区间[CI]=3.2-156.6，P<0.001）。在14对母婴中也观察到牙龈出血，二元组中的PR为12.2（CI95%=1.6-88.9，P<0.001）。在回归线性分析中，这些变量与母婴二元组相关。
母亲的龋齿状况与幼儿龋齿有关。
