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The association between the salivary cortisol level of mothers, children's temperament, and early childhood caries
Author(s) -
Hossein Abedizadeh,
Mahbobeh Faramarzi,
Soraya Khafri,
Qurdi Qujeq,
Majid Ahangary,
Maryam Ghasempour
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of 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/jisppd.jisppd_247_20
Subject(s) - temperament , harm avoidance , novelty seeking , reward dependence , temperament and character inventory , cooperativeness , early childhood caries , persistence (discontinuity) , psychology , anxiety , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , breastfeeding , medicine , developmental psychology , personality , psychiatry , pediatrics , dentistry , oral health , social psychology , geotechnical engineering , psychotherapist , engineering
Multiple factors can affect early childhood caries (ECC). Maternal stress and child's temperament, as predictors of child behavior, are among factors that may be associated with ECC.