Dental caries and associated factors in mothers and their preschool and school children—A cross-sectional study - Corrected Proof , Abstract: Background/purpose: Dental caries remains a major health problem in many parts of the world. The present study aimed at describing the caries experience and caries-related factors in mothers and their preschool and school children.Materials and methods: A sample of 258 individuals (86 mothers and 2 of their children, 4–6 and 12–16 years old) was included. An interview was used to determine the socioeconomic status of the family, oral hygiene, and snacking habits. DMFT /dmft (decayed, missed, filled, teeth), plaque, and gingival indices were recorded. Chair-side tests were used to register salivary buffer capacity and bacterial counts.Results: The caries experience (DMFT/dmft) was high in mothers and their younger and older children (12.4 ± 5.3, 9.0 ± 5.0, and 5.8 ± 4.1, respectively). The DMFT/dmft increased with higher salivary mutans streptococci counts in all age groups (P \u003C 0.05). The caries experiences of the children were correlated positively with those of their mothers (R24–6 = 0.12, R212–16 = 0.18, P \u003C 0.01). A positive association between mothers and both children was evident for toothbrushing habits, snacking frequency, and gingival health (P \u003C 0.05). An association between plaque scores, salivary buffer capacity, and mutans streptococci counts was found between mothers and older children (P \u003C 0.05).Conclusion: The caries experience in Saudi mothers and their children is high, with similar contributory caries-related factors. , http://bit.ly/107GWOS

Dental caries and associated factors in mothers and their preschool and school children—A cross-sectional study - Corrected Proof , Abstract: Background/purpose: Dental caries remains a major health problem in many parts of the world. The present study aimed at describing the caries experience and caries-related factors in mothers and their preschool and school children.Materials and methods: A sample of 258 individuals (86 mothers and 2 of their children, 4–6 and 12–16 years old) was included. An interview was used to determine the socioeconomic status of the family, oral hygiene, and snacking habits. DMFT /dmft (decayed, missed, filled, teeth), plaque, and gingival indices were recorded. Chair-side tests were used to register salivary buffer capacity and bacterial counts.Results: The caries experience (DMFT/dmft) was high in mothers and their younger and older children (12.4 ± 5.3, 9.0 ± 5.0, and 5.8 ± 4.1, respectively). The DMFT/dmft increased with higher salivary mutans streptococci counts in all age groups (P \u003C 0.05). The caries experiences of the children were correlated positively with those of their mothers (R24–6 = 0.12, R212–16 = 0.18, P \u003C 0.01). A positive association between mothers and both children was evident for toothbrushing habits, snacking frequency, and gingival health (P \u003C 0.05). An association between plaque scores, salivary buffer capacity, and mutans streptococci counts was found between mothers and older children (P \u003C 0.05).Conclusion: The caries experience in Saudi mothers and their children is high, with similar contributory caries-related factors. , http://bit.ly/107GWOS , via كل يوم معلومة من طب الأسنان http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=443968665686073&set=a.438993006183639.1073741843.157162584366684&type=1