2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Clarification of child-rearing factors of toddlers at high-risk for dental caries

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21610015
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Children studies (Studies of environment on children)
Research Institution	Nagasaki University
Principal Investigator	KAWASHITA Yumiko 長崎大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (10304958)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SAITO Toshiyuki 長崎大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (10170515) FUKUDA Hideki 長崎大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 講師 (70294064)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	子ども / う蝕
Research Abstract	Dental caries' prevalence was increased from 3. 7% at the age of 1. 5 years to 31. 3% at the age of 3 years. We conducted multiple logistic regression analyses for 2-year increment of dental caries(dft) in children. We selected both oral health condition of children at baseline and mother-related health behaviors for independent variables. The results of this study demonstrated that dental caries of children was significantly associated with" excessive accumulation of dental plaque"," eating between meals three or more times", and" no usage of fluoride mouthrinses/ toothpastes at home". Moreover, dental caries of children was significantly associated with mother-related health behaviors.