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Dental behavioural management problems and dental caries prevalence in 3- to 6-year-old Swedish children born preterm
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
2008 (English)In: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, ISSN 0960-7439, E-ISSN 1365-263X, Vol. 18, no 5, p. 341-347Article in journal (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Abstract: Background. Today, most children born preterm survive without major impairments. But high frequencies of cognitive and behavioural difficulties arise. Studies on dental behaviour management problems (BMP) in these children are lacking. In addition, studies on caries prevalence are few and inconclusive. Aim. To compare the frequency of behavioural problems and poor compliance with dental treatment in preschool children born preterm with those born full-term. The prevalence of caries was also studied. Methods. The study group included 187 children born between 23 and 32 weeks of gestation. The control group constituted full-term children matched by age, sex, immigrant background, and dental operator. BMP, number of dental visits, missed appointments, and caries between ages 3 and 6 were noted. Results. At age 3, but not at age 6, the prevalence of BMP at clinical examinations was significantly higher in preterm children compared with the control group. Of the children who received dental treatments during preschool years, preterm children displayed significantly more BMP. No significant difference in dental visits or in caries prevalence was found. Preterm children, however, missed significantly more dental appointments. Conclusion. Children born preterm display a higher prevalence of BMP at dental examinations and treatments during preschool years.

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2008. Vol. 18, no 5, p. 341-347
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Dentistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-15664DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00884.xLocal ID: 6716OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-15664DiVA, id: diva2:1419186
Available from: 2020-03-30 Created: 2020-03-30 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved
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1. The preterm child in dentistry. Behavioural aspects and oral health
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Abstract [sv]

Allt fler för tidigt födda barn överlever tack vare en avanceradintensivvård, vilket innebär att tandvården möter en ny grupp avpatienter som är födda 3 till 4 månader för tidigt. Många av dessabarn riskerar att få bestående fysiska och psykiska problem.Det finns mycket få studier som utvärderat oral hälsa hos förtidigt födda barn eller hur de klarar sin tandvård. Avhandlingensövergripande mål har varit att analysera olika aspekter avtandvårdsbeteende och oral hälsa hos för tidigt födda barn.Samtliga barn födda före graviditetsvecka 32 i Malmö Lundssjukvårdsdistrikt ingick i studierna. I delarbete I-III följdes en gruppför tidigt födda barn och matchade fullgångna kontrollbarn frånförskoleålder till tonår. Delarbete IV inkluderade en ny grupp 10-12år gamla för tidigt födda barn och kontrollbarn.I delarbete 1 studerades tandvårdsjournaler för 187 tidigt föddabarn och 187 fullgångna kontrollbarn vid 3 och 6 år samt underförskoleperioden (3-6 år). Uppgifter om psykologiska behandlingsproblemoch karies registrerades. Behandlingsproblem var vanligarebland de för tidigt födda barnen, medan det inte förelåg några skillnadermellan grupperna avseende karies.I delarbete II intervjuades föräldrar till 153 för tidigt födda barn och153 matchade fullgångna kontrollbarn vid två olika tillfällen med 2års mellanrum (förskoleålder, tidig skolålder). Syftet var att studera föräldrars syn på barnens tandvård, tandhälsa och tandvårdsvanor.Föräldrarna till de för tidigt födda barnen rapporterade merbehandlingsproblem i förskoleåldern, men inte i skolåldern. Derapporterade också mer medicinska problem än föräldrarna tillkontrollbarnen.I delarbete III, när barnen var 12-14 år gamla, deltog 109 för tidigtfödda barn och 108 fullgångna kontrollbarn i en enkätstudie.Syftet var att studera upplevelser av tandvård samt förekomst avtandvårdsrädsla, tandvårdsvanor och allmän hälsa. Studien visadeinga skillnader mellan grupperna avseende tandvårdsrädsla ellerandra faktorer kopplade till tänder och tandvård. De för tidigt föddaungdomarna rapporterade mer flitig användning av tandtråd ochextra fluor och hade mer allmänna hälsoproblem än kontrollerna.I delarbete IV undersöktes kliniskt 82 10-12 år gamla för tidigtfödda barn och 82 matchade kontroller avseende emaljavvikelser(MIH), förekomst av plack, gingivit, karies samt psykologiskabehandlingsproblem. Studien visade att för tidigt födda barnhade högre förekomst av MIH, hade mer plack och gingivit samtuppvisade mer psykologiska behandlingsproblem jämfört med defullgångna kontrollbarnen. Tidig födsel och låg födelsevikt ökaderisken för MIH. När det gäller kariesförekomst sågs inga skillnadermellan grupperna.Konklusion och klinisk betydelseSammanfattningsvis tyder studierna på att för tidig födsel innebären större risk för problem av psykologisk art i tandvården ochstörre risk för oral ohälsa. Det är också vanligare med medicinskaproblem, vilket tycks följa barnen upp i tonåren. Som en följd avdetta behöver tandvården tidigt identifiera de för tidigt födda barnenför att utforma rutiner kring prevention och behandling samt för attindividualisera det psykologiska omhändertagandet. Vidare krävsett utökat samarbete mellan tandvården och barnhälsovården föratt försäkra sig om en god oral hälsa hos för tidigt födda barn.

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BackgroundAdvancements in medical care have enabled more children bornpreterm to survive and develop as healthy individuals alongsidetheir full-term peers. However, a higher frequency of medical healthproblems, cognitive and behavioural disturbances, including problemsin school, has been reported. There is limited knowledge about howthis affects preterm children (PT) in dentistry, and few studies haveevaluated behavioural problems related to dental treatments and oralhealth in PT as compared with full-term control children (C).AimsThe overall objective was to investigate behavioural problems relatedto dental treatments and the oral health in PT born between 23 and32 weeks of gestation as compared with full-term C. Specific aimswere to analyze behaviour management problems (BMP), dental fearand anxiety (DFA), prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization(MIH), oral hygiene, gingival health, and dental caries in PT andfull-term C.Materials and methodsThe study group comprised all children born between 23 and 32weeks of gestation in the catchment area of the University hospitalsof Lund and Malmö in southern Sweden. The subjects in Papers I-IIIwere PT and matched full-term C, followed from preschool years toadolescence. In Paper IV, a new group of children, living in the cityof Malmö was identified, the subjects being 10-to-12-year old PTand matched full-term C. Information about dental treatment, oral health and oral healthrelated factors were obtained from dental records, interviews,questionnaires and clinical examinations.Results of the four papersPaper IBMP and dental caries was studied in 187 PT and 187 C, basedon notes in dental records at 3 and 6 years of age, and during thepreschool period (3-6 years). At age 3, but not at age 6, the prevalenceof BMP at dental examinations were more common in PT than in C.At various kinds of dental treatments during the preschool period,PT presented more frequently with BMP. No differences were foundregarding dental caries.Paper IIParents of 153 PT and 153 C were interviewed on two occasions,two years apart (preschool period and early school years) regardingexperience of their child’s dental care, oral health behaviour andmedical health. BMP were reported more common in PT than in Cduring preschool period but not during the early school years. PTalso reported more medical health problems than C.Paper IIIAt 12-14 years of age, 109 PT and 108 C took part in a questionnairestudy, including, the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule – DentalSubscale (CFSS-DS) to measure the level of DFA, oral healthbehaviour and medical health. Few PT and C reported DFA. PTreported more daily use of dental floss and use of extra fluoridesupplements than C. Further, PT reported more medical healthproblems than C.Paper IVEighty-two PT and 82 full-term C, aged 10 to 12 years, wereclinically examined regarding the prevalence and severity of MIH aswell as their levels of oral hygiene and gingival health. In addition,BMP and dental caries were recorded. MIH was more common inPT than in C. Low gestational age and low birth weight increasedthe risk of MIH. PT had more plaque and gingival inflammation and presented more BMP than C. No difference in caries prevalencewas found.Conclusions and clinical implicationsIn 3-to-10-year-old PT and matched full-term C, and based on dentalrecords and parental reports, it was concluded that BMP were morecommon in PT than in C during the preschool period. The differencedecreased with increasing age and during the early school yearsthere were no differences between the groups. However, at clinicalexamination at the age of 10-12 years, PT presented with BMP morefrequently than C.During adolescence, based on the youngsters’ own viewpoints, fewPT and C reported DFA.The clinical examination at 10-to-12 years of age showed that PThad a higher prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH)than C, and low gestational age and low birth weight increased therisk of MIH. At this age, PT also had less favorable oral hygiene andgingival status than C.Problems with toothbrushing were more commonly reported inPT than in C during the preschool period. During adolescence, PTreported more daily use of dental floss and extra fluoride supplementsthan C.Regarding caries prevalence, there were no differences betweenthe groups in either the primary or in the permanent dentition. Incontrast, PT had more medical health problems, persisting frompreschool period into adolescence than C.The results in this thesis indicate more behavioural problems relatedto dental treatments and more oral health problems in PT than inC. Therefore, PT require special attention from the dental services,with treatment planning and prevention strategies from an early age.Collaboration between medical and dental health care professionalsis advocated in order to ensure good oral health in PT.

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Malmö University, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, 2010
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Swedish Dental Journal : Supplement, ISSN 0348-6672 ; 208
Keywords
preterm, oral health, behaviour management problems
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Dentistry
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urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-7671 (URN)10594 (Local ID)91-7104-314-4 (ISBN)10594 (Archive number)10594 (OAI)
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