Mahapatra Shilpa, Chaly Preetha E, Junaid Mohammed, Mohapatra Smruti C, Madhumitha M
Public Health Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Public Health Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2022;15(Suppl 2):S131-S134. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2138.
In recent decades stress has emerged as a variable of significant interest in the examination of oral health.
To study the association between parental stress and early childhood caries experience among 3-5 years old children.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 342 randomly selected mother-child dyads in Maduravoyal, Chennai. The mothers were stratified into four stress categories based on their parental stress scores from the Parental Stress Scale (Berry and Jones, 1995). The children were classified into three subgroups, no caries [dmft = 0], low caries [dmft = 1-2], and high caries [dmft≥3]. Chi-square test with Yates' continuity correction and Spearman's rank correlation were used as statistical test methods.
Among the mothers with no stress, 44.9% had children in the no caries group, compared to 21.6% in the low caries and 7.3% in the high caries group [p < 0.001]. And among the mothers with mild to moderate stress, 6.3% had children in the no caries group, compared to 5.4% in the low caries and 30% in the high caries group [p < 0.001]. A positive correlation between parental stress and early childhood caries experience was observed [rho = 0.461, p < 0.001].
A significant moderate positive correlation between parental stress and early childhood caries experience was observed. Stressful parents can be a probable risk factor for early childhood caries. Hence, providing prenatal counseling will be of added value to all expecting mothers.
Mahapatra S, Chaly PE, Junaid M, Association between Parental Stress and Early Childhood Caries Experience among Preschool Children in Maduravoyal, Chennai: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2022;15(S-2):S131-S134.
近几十年来，压力已成为口腔健康研究中一个备受关注的变量。
研究3至5岁儿童的父母压力与幼儿龋齿经历之间的关联。
在金奈马杜拉沃亚尔随机选取342对母婴进行横断面研究。根据母亲们在《父母压力量表》（Berry和Jones，1995年）中的父母压力得分，将她们分为四个压力类别。将儿童分为三个亚组，无龋齿组[dmft = 0]、低龋齿组[dmft = 1 - 2]和高龋齿组[dmft≥3]。采用Yates连续性校正的卡方检验和Spearman等级相关作为统计检验方法。
在无压力的母亲中，44.9%的孩子属于无龋齿组，相比之下，低龋齿组为21.6%，高龋齿组为7.3%[p < 0.001]。在轻度至中度压力的母亲中，6.3%的孩子属于无龋齿组，相比之下，低龋齿组为5.4%，高龋齿组为30%[p < 0.001]。观察到父母压力与幼儿龋齿经历之间存在正相关[rho = 0.461，p < 0.001]。
观察到父母压力与幼儿龋齿经历之间存在显著的中度正相关。压力大的父母可能是幼儿龋齿的一个风险因素。因此，为所有准妈妈提供产前咨询将具有额外价值。
Mahapatra S, Chaly PE, Junaid M, 金奈马杜拉沃亚尔学龄前儿童父母压力与幼儿龋齿经历之间的关联：一项横断面研究。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2022；15(S - 2)：S131 - S134。
