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dc.contributor.authorButten, K
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, NW
dc.contributor.authorHall, KK
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, J
dc.contributor.authorToombs, M
dc.contributor.authorKing, N
dc.contributor.authorO'Grady, KF
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-08T01:33:46Z
dc.date.available2019-06-08T01:33:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0045-0421
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/adj.12662
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383287
dc.description.abstractBackground The caries process follows a strong social gradient which can commence in the first years of life. Yet data on young children remain limited. This study reports the potential risk factors and indicators in urban, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged less than 5 and estimates the prevalence of caries. Methods Demographic and risk factor and risk indicator data were collected at baseline in a cohort study of children attending a health clinic in north Brisbane. Dentulous children received a basic oral examination to explore the presence of decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft). Descriptive analyses were performed. A backwards stepwise logistic regression model was performed to identify potential associations with dmft status. Results In this study, 180 children enrolled: 111 children received the oral examination, of whom 14 (12.6%) (mean age 35 months) were estimated to have dmft >0. There was a high prevalence of socio‐economic, dietary and behavioural risk factors/indicators present for children. Due to the small sample size, planned regression was not performed. Conclusions Overall, the prevalence of risk factors and risk indicators for caries in the study population is high. More culturally appropriate resources that support preventive care need to be invested before children are school aged.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom72
dc.relation.ispartofpageto81
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL
dc.relation.ispartofvolume64
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDentistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.keywordsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
dc.subject.keywordsDental caries
dc.subject.keywordsRisk factors
dc.subject.keywordsUrban
dc.titleRisk factors for oral health in young, urban, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyrightAuthors Posting. © 2019 Australian Dental Association. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Risk factors for oral health in young, urban, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, Australian Dental Journal, Vol. 64: 72–81, 2019, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/adj.12662. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorJohnson, Newell W.
gro.griffith.authorHall, Kerry K.


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