Characteristics and backgrounds of children with "nursing caries".

作者：David C. Johnsen · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：1982 · 被引用次数：95 · 研究领域：Dental Health and Care Utilization、Cleft Lip and Palate Research、Oral and Craniofacial Lesions

A profile for children with caries may be important in targeting preventive measures. Consecutive children age 3 1/2 years or less and presenting for dental care were considered. Several significant differences were found between those children with carious incisors and caries-free children. Almost all children (95%) with incisor lesions slept with the bottle or were put to bed with it until they left asleep. Parents of children with carious incisors were less likely to have attended college -- but were more likely to be pessimistic about their own dentition, be obese, be reluctant to say no to the child, and be unaware of the cariogenic potential of sleeping with milk or other sweet h’quid. However, 40% of parents of children with incisor .lesions did indicate a previous awareness of potential cariogenicity. The majority (89%) had attempted substitution of water, but in 68% of these cases the cln’ld rejected it. Children with carious incisors were more likely to have a significant medical condition and to have a Class II canine relationship; they were less likely to have a dig, qtal habit or use a pacifier. Hypoplastic defects may have an appearance similar to that of nursing caries: the ones in this study were associated with premature birth.