Scoping Review of Oral Health-Related Birth Cohort Studies: Toward a Global Consortium.

ABSTRACT: The multidisciplinary nature and long duration of birth cohort studies allow investigation of the relationship between general and oral health and indicate the most appropriate stages in life to intervene. To date, the worldwide distribution of oral health-related birth cohort studies (OHRBCSs) has not been mapped, and a synthesis of information on methodological characteristics and outcomes is not available. We mapped published literature on OHRBCSs, describing their oral health-related data and methodological aspects. A 3-step search strategy was adopted to identify published studies using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and OVID databases. Studies with baseline data collection during pregnancy or within the first year of life or linked future oral health data to exposures during either

SUBMITTER: Peres KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125142 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature