Early childhood caries intervention in Aboriginal Australian children: Follow-up at child age 9 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dental caries is one of the most common preventable diseases among Indigenous children. The study aimed to estimate the efficacy of an Early Childhood Caries (ECC) intervention among Aboriginal Australian children over 9 years, and to explore potential risk factors associated with dental caries among Indigenous Australian children.

Methods

Data were from a randomized controlled trial conducted in South Australia, Australia. Four hundred and forty-eight women pregnant with an Aboriginal child were randomly allocated to either an immediate (II) or delayed (DI) intervention group between January 2011 and May 2012. The immediate intervention comprised (1) provision of dental care to mothers during pregnancy; (2) application of fluoride varnish to teeth of children at a

SUBMITTER: Ju X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407408 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature