Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2024
Examining the association between untreated caries in children and parent fluoride treatment refusal.
СтатьяНазвание и аннотация: Перевод пока не подготовлен
Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
Загрузка состояния…
Ошибки и ограничения
История · было → стало
Состояние обновляется каждые 5 секунд, пока блок открыт. Процент показывается только там, где известен объём работы. Пауза останавливает продолжение этапа; текущий запрос к источнику может завершиться.
Almatkyzy Gulaiim, Thomsen Kailey, Orack Joshua C, Soper Jane K, Chi Donald L
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: In this case-control study, the authors examined the relationship between untreated caries in children and parent fluoride treatment refusal. The authors hypothesized that parents of children with a history of untreated caries would be less likely to refuse topical fluoride for their children than parents of children with no history of untreated caries.
METHODS: The study included children (≤ 18 years old) who were patients at a university dental clinic from January 2016 through June 2020. Children whose parents refused fluoride treatment were age-matched with children whose parents did not refuse fluoride treatment (n = 356). The outcome variable was parent topical fluoride refusal for their children (no, yes). The predictor variable was a history of untreated caries (no, yes). Confounding variable-adjusted modified Poisson regression models were used to estimate the prevalence ratio of parent fluoride refusal by means of children's untreated caries status.
RESULTS: Approximately 46.3% of children had a history of untreated caries. The prevalence of parent fluoride refusal for children with a history of untreated caries was significantly lower than that for children with no history of untreated caries (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.64 to 0.98; P = .03).
CONCLUSIONS: Parents of children with a history of caries are less likely to refuse topical fluoride treatment, which suggests that untreated caries may motivate parents to accept preventive dental treatments like fluoride.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Dental care professionals should assess caries risk and communicate a child's caries risk before making a recommendation regarding topical fluoride treatment.
METHODS: The study included children (≤ 18 years old) who were patients at a university dental clinic from January 2016 through June 2020. Children whose parents refused fluoride treatment were age-matched with children whose parents did not refuse fluoride treatment (n = 356). The outcome variable was parent topical fluoride refusal for their children (no, yes). The predictor variable was a history of untreated caries (no, yes). Confounding variable-adjusted modified Poisson regression models were used to estimate the prevalence ratio of parent fluoride refusal by means of children's untreated caries status.
RESULTS: Approximately 46.3% of children had a history of untreated caries. The prevalence of parent fluoride refusal for children with a history of untreated caries was significantly lower than that for children with no history of untreated caries (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.64 to 0.98; P = .03).
CONCLUSIONS: Parents of children with a history of caries are less likely to refuse topical fluoride treatment, which suggests that untreated caries may motivate parents to accept preventive dental treatments like fluoride.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Dental care professionals should assess caries risk and communicate a child's caries risk before making a recommendation regarding topical fluoride treatment.