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Association of Smoking in Household and Dental Caries in Japan
Author(s) -
Tanaka Keiko,
Hanioka Takashi,
Miyake Yoshihiro,
Ojima Miki,
Aoyama Hitoshi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2006.tb04083.x
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , medicine , environmental health , dentistry , psychology , psychotherapist
Objectives: The study investigated the relationship between smoking in the household and dental caries in Japanese children using nationally representative cross‐sectional data. Methods: This study included 925 children aged 1–14 years. A child was considered to have decayed and/or filled teeth if a dentist diagnosed these conditions in deciduous or permanent teeth. Smoking in the household was defined as positive if someone in the household reported smoking cigarettes. Results: No statistically significant relationship was observed between household smoking and canes experience. However, smoking in the household was independently associated with an increased prevalence of decayed teeth. The adjusted mean of filled teeth among children exposed to household smoking was higher than that among non‐exposed children. Conclusions: The results of the study failed to substantiate a positive association between passive smoking and caries experience in Japanese children.