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Changes in the pattern of dental caries of 12-year-old schoolchildren between 1979-1985

Razak IA

Singapore Dent J, 1986 Jul;11(1):11-4.

PMID: 3472351

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology

Age, sex and ethnic trends in tooth loss due to caries

Razak IA, Jaafar N, Nor GM

Odontostomatol Trop, 1989 Dec;12(4):143-5.

PMID: 2638746

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology

Experience of dental caries among aboriginal children in Selangor, Malaysia

Kadir RA, Yassin AT

J Nihon Univ Sch Dent, 1990 Dec;32(4):275-80.

PMID: 2074496

A cross-sectional survey involving 303 6-15-year-old aboriginal children was carried out in Selangor, West Malaysia. Dental caries status was assessed on the basis of the methods of the World Health Organization Oral Health Survey. The findings indicated a generally low prevalence of dental caries with a mean df of 4.94 for children below the age of 10 years. Mean DMFT and DMFS values of 1.71 and 3.22, respectively, were also observed for the 6-15-year-old children.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology

Oral healthy conditions in Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands children

Riordan PJ, Panaeff C

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol, 1996 Feb;24(1):85-6.

PMID: 8833521

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology

Salivary trace elements in relation to dental caries in a group of multi-ethnic schoolchildren in Shah Alam, Malaysia

Hussein AS, Ghasheer HF, Ramli NM, Schroth RJ, Abu-Hassan MI

Eur J Paediatr Dent, 2013 Jun;14(2):113-8.

PMID: 23758460

AIM: To assess the salivary levels of Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn) and Iron (Fe) obtained from children of different ethnic backgrounds in Shah Alam, Malaysia and investigate the possible relationships with caries.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty primary school children were included. They were divided into caries and caries-free groups. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected from each participant using spitting method. The salivary elements were measured using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and Pearson's correlation analysis were performed.

RESULTS: Salivary Cu and Zn levels were significantly higher in children with dental caries compared to those caries-free (p < 0.05). Moreover, these elements had a positive correlation with dental caries (Cu: r=0.698, p<0.001; Zn: r=0.181, p<0.05). No significant variations in Mn and Fe were observed between caries and caries-free group (p>0.05). Additionally, there were significant differences in salivary Zn and Fe among different age groups (p<0.05) and highly significant differences in salivary Cu, Mn and Fe among different ethnic groups (p<0.001). However, all elements exhibited no significant differences between males and females.

CONCLUSION: The salivary Cu and Zn levels showed significant differences between caries and caries-free groups. The findings also revealed significant variations in the levels of salivary Cu, Mn and Fe among different ethnic groups and salivary Zn and Fe among different age groups.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology

Nutritional status of refugee children entering DeKalb County, Georgia

Shah AY, Suchdev PS, Mitchell T, Shetty S, Warner C, Oladele A, et al.

J Immigr Minor Health, 2014 Oct;16(5):959-67.

PMID: 23828627 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9867-8

This study determines the nutritional status among refugee children entering one of the largest resettlement counties in the United States and identifies differences between incoming populations. Medical records of all newly arriving pediatric refugees (0-18 years) entering DeKalb County, Georgia between October 2010 and July 2011 were reviewed. Refugee children were grouped as African, Bhutanese, or Burmese (resettling from either Thailand or Malaysia) for comparative analysis. Approximately one in five refugees were anemic or malnourished, while a quarter had stool parasites, and nearly half had dental caries. African refugees had the highest anemia but the lowest underweight prevalence (p < 0.05). Compared to Burmese resettling from Malaysia, Burmese children from Thailand had a higher prevalence of anemia, underweight, and stool parasites (p < 0.05). Clinicians should use CDC medical screening guidelines for newly arriving pediatric refugees, as well as ensure proper nutritional support and follow-up care.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology

Behavioral pathways explaining oral health disparity in children

Gao XL, Hsu CY, Xu YC, Loh T, Koh D, Hwarng HB

J Dent Res, 2010 Sep;89(9):985-90.

PMID: 20554887 DOI: 10.1177/0022034510372896

Policymakers' understanding of and ability to reduce health disparities are pivotal for health promotion worldwide. This study aimed to verify the behavioral pathways leading to oral health disparities. Oral examinations were conducted for 1782 randomly selected preschoolers (3-6 yrs), and 1576 (88.4%) participants were followed up after 12 months. Parents were surveyed on their knowledge (K), attitude (A), and practices (P) regarding their children's oral health homecare (infant feeding, diet, and oral hygiene) and dental attendance. Structural equation modeling substantiated the links between specific KAs and corresponding practices, while generic KA did not affect practices. KAP pathways partly explained the ethnic and socio-economic disparities in oral health. Deprivation had a direct effect (not mediated by KA) on dental attendance, but not on oral health homecare. Ethnicity directly influenced oral health homecare practices, but not dental attendance. These behavioral pathways, furthering our understanding of health disparity, may have practical implications for health promotion and policy-making.

Matched MeSH terms: Dental Caries/ethnology*

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