A survey on the risk factors for the prevalence of dental caries among preschool children in Japan
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- Nomura Yoshiaki
- Department of Oral Health, National Institute of Public Health Department of Preventive Dentistry and Public Health, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine
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- Tsuge Shinpei
- Gifu Dental Association
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- Hayashi Masaki
- Gifu Dental Association
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- Sasaki Masahiro
- Gifu Dental Association
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- Yamauchi Tetsuya
- Gifu Dental Association
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- Ueda Nobuyoshi
- Gifu Dental Association
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- Hanada Nobuhiro
- Department of Oral Health, National Institute of Public Health
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Abstract
The etiology of dental caries has been suggested to be multifactorial. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the contribution of the risk factors for dental caries, surveying a total of 645 preschool children at medical check-ups. Among 10 factors investigated in this study, salivary flow, amount of Lactobacillus, amount of total Streptococci, amount of mutans streptococci, and daily number of times of sweet soft drinks correlate with the prevalence of dental caries. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis using the five factors that correlated produced only two factors, salivary levels of mutans streptococci and Lactobacillus, which correlated with the prevalence of dental caries. Furthermore, clear dose-response relationships were observed in these two factors. We therefore suggest that cariogenic bacteria are the most important risk factor for dental caries among preschool children in Japan.
Journal
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- Pediatric Dental Journal
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Pediatric Dental Journal 14 (1), 79-85, 2004
The Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001204384273536
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- NII Article ID
- 10027096717
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- NII Book ID
- AA10809637
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- ISSN
- 18803997
- 09172394
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed