Early childhood caries intervention in Aboriginal Australian children: Follow-up at child age 9 years
The present study suggests that, within this cohort, initiating an early childhood caries intervention during pregnancy and infancy may be associated with lower caries experience in the primary dentition by age 9 years compared to a later start. Low maternal education level was associated with caries severity in both primary and permanent dentitions. Sugar consumption, a modifiable risk factor, greater than 10% was an important contributor to dental caries in primary teeth.
Authors
- Lisa G. Smithers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6585-7836)
- Lisa Jamieson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9839-9280)
- Dandara Haag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6722-6635)
- Gustavo Hermes Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-4399)
- Joanne Hedges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-5992)
- Xiangqun Ju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4759-3918)
Institutions
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council