Dietary Patterns and Oral Health Behaviours Associated with Caries Development from 4 to 7 Years of Age.

ABSTRACT: The association between modifiable risk factors and caries in children has been documented; however, most studies have been cross-sectional and have not considered the complexity of dietary factors and oral health habits. This study aimed to investigate the prospective association between dietary patterns and oral health behaviours at 4 years of age and the development of new decayed, missing, and filled teeth (d3-6mft/D3-6MFT) over a period of three years. Participants were children from the Generation XXI population-based birth cohort. At 4 years of age, diet patterns were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, with three dietary patterns being identified. For the purpose of capturing the new development of caries between 4 and 7 years of age, two dental outcomes were defined in

SUBMITTER: Carvalho Silva C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8305377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature