Children, (Dental) Crowding, and Caries: Is there a Connection?
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Dove, Kerry Anzenberger
- Affiliation: School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
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- The purpose of this study was to investigate lack of anterior interdental spacing of primary incisors as a clinical risk factor for the early assessment of caries risk, primarily posterior interproximal caries. This study was a cross-sectional study in which 204 healthy subjects (age 42-60 months) were collected from two sites. All subjects had 20 primary teeth without previous restoration. If the patient was eligible for bitewing radiographs, diagnostic radiographs were obtained and a caries risk assessment questionnaire was completed, while a clinical exam was performed by a trained dentist. The experimental independent variables were anterior interdental contacts and the risk factors from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Caries Risk Assessment Form. The outcome variable was posterior interproximal caries. A zero-inflated negative binomial regression model was used to analyze this dataset and the significant variables were plaque, lack of a dental home, increased age, and closed anterior contacts, namely mandibular contacts. Lack of mandibular anterior interdental spacing should be considered as an additional clinical risk factor in the AAPD Caries Risk Assessment Form for children.
- Date of publication
- May 2012
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- Keels, Martha Ann
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 2012
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