A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
The Finnish Family Competence Study - the relationship between caries, dental-health habits and general health in 3-year-old Finnish children
Authors: Paunio Päivi, Rautava Päivi, Helenius Hans, Alanen Pentti, Sillanpaa Matti
Publisher: KARGER
Publication year: 1993
Journal: Caries Research
Journal name in source: CARIES RESEARCH
Journal acronym: CARIES RES
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
First page : 154
Last page: 160
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0008-6568
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000261534
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine how dental health related habits, infectious diseases and long-term illness are associated with dental health at the age of 3 in first-born children resident in a Finnish province. The study was designed as a survey using stratified randomised cluster sampling, confidential questionnaires and clinical dental examinations. The results were analysed using polytomous logistic models. In the stepwise analysis the only statistically significant explanatory factors were the use of juice at night and dental cleanliness. Antibiotic treatment or long-term illness was not significantly associated with dental health.
The aim of this study was to examine how dental health related habits, infectious diseases and long-term illness are associated with dental health at the age of 3 in first-born children resident in a Finnish province. The study was designed as a survey using stratified randomised cluster sampling, confidential questionnaires and clinical dental examinations. The results were analysed using polytomous logistic models. In the stepwise analysis the only statistically significant explanatory factors were the use of juice at night and dental cleanliness. Antibiotic treatment or long-term illness was not significantly associated with dental health.
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