Prospective association of daily toothbrushing frequency and the prevalence of childhood functional constipation: the Japan Environment and Children's Study.

ABSTRACT: Functional constipation is the most common gastrointestinal disorder during childhood. Oral stimulation (mastication and toothbrushing) reportedly improves bowel movements, but the association between daily toothbrushing behavior and functional constipation remains unknown. Data (n = 83,660) from fetal records (n = 104,059) in the Japan Environment and Children's Study, an ongoing prospective birth cohort, were analyzed to investigate the impact of daily toothbrushing frequency on functional constipation during childhood, using ROME III diagnostic criteria. After multiple imputations of data acquired from self-reported questionnaires, a multivariable binomial logistic regression analysis was used with adjustments for several maternal and child-related variables. Functional constipation was

SUBMITTER: Tsuchiya M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature