Caries and related influence factors in 3-year-old children in Shanghai
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2024.11.014
- VernacularTitle:上海市3岁儿童患龋状况调查和龋病相关影响因素分析
- Author:
Ying YU
1
;
Fangyu YI
;
Hao ZHANG
;
Qingqing WENG
;
Xiaoli ZENG
;
Jin YU
;
Yiwei JIANG
;
Huning WANG
;
Ying ZHANG
Author Information
1. 200433 上海,海军军医大学第一附属医院口腔科
- Keywords:
Children;
Caries;
Influence factors
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2024;45(11):1167-1171
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the oral health status and caries related influence factors in 3-year-old children in Shanghai.Methods A total of 1 709 3-year-old children in 29 kindergartens from Huangpu,Xuhui,Jiading,and Jing'an districts were selected for the survey by random cluster sampling in 2021.Oral clinical examinations and questionnaires were conducted according to the criteria of the Fourth National Oral Health Epidemiological Survey.EpiData 3.1 software was used to build the database,analyse the prevalence of caries and the mean dmft.Multivariate logistic regression model was used to evaluate the influence factors of caries.Results A total of 1 709 questionnaires were collected in this survey,of which 1469 were complete questionnaires,with a valid rate of 86.0%.The prevalence of caries was 27.8%,and the mean dmft was 1.09±2.49.The caries filling rate was 8.2%.Frequency of eating sweet food(P<0.001),eating before bedtime(P=0.016),a history of dental discomfort(P<0.001),no history of dental visits within six months(P=0.015),a history of dental visits for therapeutic purposes(P<0.001),caries status of mothers(P<0.001),and parent's education level(P=0.012)were influence factors of caries in 3-year-old children.Conclusion The prevalence of caries in 3-year-old children in Shanghai is lower than the national level,but more improvement is needed.The frequency of eating sweet food,eating before bedtime,and parent's cognition of oral health are the influence factors of children's caries.
