Hisano K, Tanaka K, Nagata C, Arakawa M, Miyake Y
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan.
Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2018 Aug;16(3):404-410. doi: 10.1111/idh.12337. Epub 2018 Mar 13.
We determined the prevalence of dental caries in 3-year-old Japanese children in a cross-sectional study and analysed its associations with birthweight, gestational age and birthweight for gestational age among the study subjects.
Study subjects were 6327 children. Their parents or guardians completed our study questionnaire with information on birth conditions and oral examinations taken from their Maternal and Child Health Handbooks, as documented by medical personnel at the hospital, clinic or public health centre. Children with one or more primary teeth that had either decayed or been filled were categorized as having caries.
The prevalence of dental caries was 14.7%. We found a significant association between high birthweight (≥4000 g) and a higher prevalence of caries, compared with normal birthweight (2500-3999 g). Low birthweight (<2500 g) was not associated with dental caries prevalence. In addition, no measurable associations between gestational age or birthweight for gestational age and caries prevalence were observed.
Our findings indicate that high birthweight might increase the likelihood of dental caries in children.
在一项横断面研究中，我们确定了3岁日本儿童的龋齿患病率，并分析了研究对象中龋齿患病率与出生体重、胎龄以及根据胎龄计算的出生体重之间的关联。
研究对象为6327名儿童。他们的父母或监护人填写了我们的研究问卷，问卷内容包括出生情况以及从其《母子健康手册》中获取的口腔检查信息，这些信息由医院、诊所或公共卫生中心的医务人员记录。有一颗或多颗乳牙出现龋坏或已进行补牙的儿童被归类为患有龋齿。
龋齿患病率为14.7%。我们发现，与正常出生体重（2500 - 3999克）相比，高出生体重（≥4000克）与更高的龋齿患病率之间存在显著关联。低出生体重（<2500克）与龋齿患病率无关。此外，未观察到胎龄或根据胎龄计算的出生体重与龋齿患病率之间存在可测量的关联。
我们的研究结果表明，高出生体重可能会增加儿童患龋齿的可能性。
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