Open AccessFamily related factors associated with caries prevalence in the primary dentition of five-year-old children
Author(s) -
Amrita Sujlana,
Parampreet Pannu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.155108
Subject(s) - snacking , medicine , oral hygiene , tooth brushing , logistic regression , dentition , family income , cohort , dentistry , environmental health , demography , toothbrush , brush , sociology , economic growth , electrical engineering , economics , obesity , engineering
Habits formed in childhood dictate lifestyle choices made as adults. These encompass both oral hygiene and dietary habits which in turn affect dental caries status. Children largely acquire these habits from modeling/observing parents and other family members.