Association between early childhood caries and child maltreatment outcomes in preschool children.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780494211076
Description: Objectives. To collect data on ECC prevalence and severity using the dfmt/s index in children with a history of maltreatment and determine whether untreated decay rates in the primary dentition differ between abused and non-abused children.Methods. A retrospective prevalence analysis was conducted using data from the existing dental and social records of Children's Aid Society of Toronto.Conclusion. Abused/neglected young children have higher levels of tooth decay than the general population; however, this study did not find differences in decay prevalence between types of maltreatment.Results. The study included a total of 66 records. Untreated decay was observed in 58% of the abused children. 56.6% of neglected children. The mean 'dt' value was 5.40 (SE 0.68) and 3.12 (SE 0.52) for the whole sample. Children who have been in care more than once or for a period of one year were less likely to have experienced caries.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1444.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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