Kinirons M, McCabe M
Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Community Dent Health. 1995 Dec;12(4):226-9.
Factors affecting the dental health and dental registration of preschool children were examined. Questionnaires were completed for 340 randomly selected children and the dental caries status of 294 of these children was examined. There was a statistically significant relationship between the dental caries experience of the child and its position in the family, the lowest caries experience occurring in the second and third born. The peak age of new dental registration appeared to occur during children's third year. The person responsible for bringing the child for dental appointments was the mother in 290 instances out of 340. Maternal education level was significantly associated with child dental health. The caries prevalence in children whose mothers were educated to 3rd level was 10.6 per cent as compared to 38.1 per cent for 2nd level and 46.8 per cent for below '0' level mothers. Mothers who were relaxed about their own dental care were the most likely to have preschool children who were registered for dental care. Similarly those mothers whose last dental visit occurred in the previous six months were the most likely to have children who were registered.
研究了影响学龄前儿童牙齿健康和牙齿登记的因素。对随机抽取的340名儿童进行了问卷调查，并检查了其中294名儿童的龋齿状况。儿童的龋齿经历与其在家庭中的排行之间存在统计学上的显著关系，龋齿经历最少的是排行第二和第三的孩子。新进行牙齿登记的高峰年龄似乎出现在儿童三岁时。在340例中，有290例是母亲带孩子去看牙医。母亲的教育水平与孩子的牙齿健康显著相关。母亲受过三级教育的孩子的龋齿患病率为10.6%，而母亲受过二级教育的孩子的龋齿患病率为38.1%，母亲教育水平低于“0”级的孩子的龋齿患病率为46.8%。对自己的牙齿护理比较放松的母亲，其学龄前儿童最有可能进行牙齿登记。同样，那些上次看牙时间在过去六个月内的母亲，其孩子最有可能进行登记。
