Kimberly J Hammersmith, Michael R Davis, Kevin G Stephenson, Jin Peng, Paul S Casamassimo
{"title":"Associations Between Oral Health Fatalism and Demographic Factors, Dental Practices, Fatalism, and Oral Health Self-Efficacy.","authors":"Kimberly J Hammersmith, Michael R Davis, Kevin G Stephenson, Jin Peng, Paul S Casamassimo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To evaluate the relationship between demographics, dental beliefs and practices, fatalism, oral health self-efficacy, and oral health fatalism (OHF) among parent (guardian, caregivers). <b>Methods:</b> English-speaking parents of children presenting for dental care at a hospital dental clinic, a dental surgery center, and two private practices answered a 33-item questionnaire regarding demographics, general fatalistic views, and dental beliefs, practices, and history. Participants rated their agreement with the OHF statement: \"Most children eventually develop dental cavities.\" <b>Results:</b> More than half (58.4 percent) of parent respondents (n equals 332) were Caucasian, and 44.6 percent had education beyond high school. Most were female (81.3 percent), with public (Medicaid) insurance (67.5 percent), and were raising three (average) children. Less than 30 percent endorsed the OHF statement, and 42.5 percent were neutral. Higher OHF was found in parents of children with Medicaid insurance (P=0.02), fair (P=0.01) or poor (P=0.03) dental health, previous caries history (P=0.02), and those attending their first dental visit (P=0.03). Higher OHF was found in parents whose children do not brush their teeth when asked (P=0.02) or who do not behave when a parent helps (P=0.02), as well as those who subscribe to general fatalism beliefs (P=0.002). <b>Conclusions:</b> Higher oral health fatalism was associated with general fatalism, low oral health self-efficacy, parents of children with Medicaid insurance, suboptimal dental health, and first dental visits. Future studies investigating whether OHF can change over time and the role providers play in OHF can help dental professionals understand parent health behaviors and plan for health promotion interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 6","pages":"497-507"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thank You to Our Reviewers.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 6","pages":"540"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of the Salivary Acquired Pellicle on the Inhibition/Progression of <i>In Vitro</i> Carious Dentin Treated with Silver Diamine Fluoride.","authors":"Ive Barteli Camatta, Marinês Nobre-Dos-Santos, Carolina Steiner-Oliveira","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To evaluate, in vitro, whether the presence of the acquired pellicle (AP) interferes with the effect of 38 percent silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on the inhibition or progression of carious dentin. <b>Methods:</b> Carious dentin specimens were divided into groups: C-no treatment control; FV-fluoride varnish; AP-acquired pellicle formation; SDF only, and APSDF-SDF plus acquired pellicle formation. After AP formation (AP and APSDF groups), all groups were subjected to pH cycling. Dentin mineral gain or loss was quantified using surface microhardness (SM). Concentrations of fluoride calcium (CaF₂) and fluorapatite (FAp) fluoride retained in dentin and fluoride concentrations in de- and remineralizing solutions were determined. <b>Results:</b> Groups AP, FV, SDF, and APSDF showed reduced demineralization compared with the C group, but the AP group showed greater surface loss than the fluoridated groups. Groups FV, SDF, and APSDF showed greater mineral recovery than C and AP groups (P<0.05), but no differences were observed between the FV, SDF, and APSDF groups (P>0.05). The retained CaF₂ and FAp were greater in the groups treated with fluoride, but there was no difference between the SDF and APSDF groups. <b>Conclusion:</b> The presence of the acquired pellicle reduced the progression of carious dentin lesion but did not influence its remineralization when associated with silver diamine fluoride.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 6","pages":"524-530"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to the Letter to the Editor and Erratum.","authors":"James A Coll","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 6","pages":"463-464"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 6","pages":"462"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cynthia Boutin, Nelly Huynh, Pierre Rompré, Caroline Laverdière, Marie-Ève Asselin
{"title":"Prevalence, Severity, and Description of Dental Anomalies in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.","authors":"Cynthia Boutin, Nelly Huynh, Pierre Rompré, Caroline Laverdière, Marie-Ève Asselin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To assess the prevalence and severity of and describe dental anomalies in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) under recent Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) protocols. <b>Methods:</b> Patients aged between 14 and 25 years old having received a diag- nosis of ALL before the age of 11 years and after September 2000 received clinical and radiographic oral examinations. <b>Results:</b> Dental anomalies were observed in 26 (51.0 percent) of 51 subjects. Microdontia was the most prevalent dental defect (39.2 percent). Impacted permanent second molars were observed in five (9.8 percent) patients. Being age five years or younger at diagnosis significantly increased the prevalence and severity of dental anomalies (P<0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> Recent DFCI protocols showed a decreased prevalence of dental disturbances. The anomalies observed may still alter the development of the dental arches and occlusion in pediatric ALL survivors. Further research is needed to confirm the association between ALL treatment and permanent second molar impaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 6","pages":"465-468"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Lucia Seminario, Luke-Hieu Quang Nguyen, Yan Wang, Darien Weatherspoon, Christopher Okunseri, Frank Roberts
{"title":"Dental Utilization of Refugee Children in Washington State Varies by Demographic Characteristics.","authors":"Ana Lucia Seminario, Luke-Hieu Quang Nguyen, Yan Wang, Darien Weatherspoon, Christopher Okunseri, Frank Roberts","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To assess factors associated with the dental utilization of refugee children in Washington state who received oral health care. <b>Methods:</b> This study used Medicaid data of newly arrived children who resettled in 2015. Demographics, refugee population density groups, special care needs, dates of dental encounters, and dental claim variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression analysis, and the Cox proportional-hazard ratios (P<0.05). <b>Results:</b> Among 1,125 children, 78 percent had at least one dental claim. The majority were under six years (37 percent), male (55 percent), and without disabilities (98 percent). On average children started using dental care within 6.0 months (±4.0 standard deviation) of resettlement (median equals 4.4; interquartile range [IQR] equals 2.6 to 10.3). White children had the greatest mean number of dental claims, whereas Black children had the least (P<0.001). Children from the low-volume refugee population density group were significantly less likely to have a dental claim than children from the medium-volume refugee population density group (P<0.001). Compared to 13- to 21-year-olds, children aged zero to seven years and seven to 13 years had a 46.7 percent (95 percent confidence interval [95% CI] equals 24.9 to 72.3 percent) and 54.8 percent (95% CI equals 30.3 to 83.9 percent) significantly increased likelihood of having their first dental claim (P<0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> A large percentage (78 percent) of children newly resettled in the state of Washington utilized at least one dental service. Age, race, and refugee population density group were significantly associated with utilization within the initial 12 months after resettlement.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 5","pages":"411-417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abstract of the Scientific Literature.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 5","pages":"376"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Kirthiga, M S Muthu, G Kayalvizhi, Vijay Prakash Mathur, Naveenkumar Jayakumar
{"title":"Variations in Primary Molar Contact and Approximal Caries in Children: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"M Kirthiga, M S Muthu, G Kayalvizhi, Vijay Prakash Mathur, Naveenkumar Jayakumar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To evaluate the association between the contact areas of primary molar teeth and approximal caries after three years of observation. <b>Methods:</b> This prospective cohort study included 1,119 caries-free children, aged three to four years, from Puducherry, India. At base- line, 4,476 contacts were assessed using the OXIS criteria, which denotes O for open contact and X, I, and S for closed contacts. X contact represents a point contact, I is a straight contact, and S is a curved contact. Two calibrated dentists measured dental caries at one-year intervals following the International Caries Detection and Assessment System for three years. Poisson regression analysis with a multilevel approach was used to determine the association between contact type and approximal caries. <b>Results:</b> Of 3,848 contacts observed at the end of three years, 499 (13 percent) were carious. The adjusted analysis revealed a significant association between contact type and approximal caries (P<0.05). The risk ratios for the development of approximal caries were 2.3 for X-type contacts (0.5 to 11.4, P=0.307), 12.7 for I-type (4.1 to 39.6, P<0.05), and 22.5 for S-type (7.2 to 70.6, P<0.05) when compared with O-type. <b>Conclusions:</b> Compelling evidence suggests that variations in contacts between teeth are significant in the development of approximal caries. The S-type contact is the most susceptible to approximal caries, followed by the I-type.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"45 5","pages":"434-442"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7616944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71416519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}