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291 - Relationship between Early Childhood Caries and Adult Use Disorder

Friday, May 24, 2024
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM EST
Location: Exhibit Hall (back left corner of the hall, space 137)

    Presenting Author(s)

  • Quentin Shabani, DMD

    Resident
    Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    BOSTON, Massachusetts, United States

    • Program Director(s)

  • KD

    Keri Discepolo, DDS, MPH

    Post Graduate Program Director of Pediatric Dentistry
    Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Abstract:

Title: Relationship between early Childhood Caries and adult substance use disorder.



Background/Purpose:  Widely published substance use is linked to dental neglect, and she identified maternal substance use as an important factor in advanced childhood caries. Furthermore, parental oral health behavior is a known predictor of offspring's caries experience in childhood and that it is difficult to establish preventive dental care for children if the parents functioning is low. The aim of this study is to determine if use disorder is a predictor of Early Childhood Caries in pediatric populations.



Methods: Data was obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from the 2011-2012 survey to the most recent survey (total 7 cycles). The NHANES oral health survey and substance abuse surveys were utilized. Parents with and without substance use disorder were analyzed to compare offspring oral health status. Data was analyzed controlling for parental substance use disorder and indicators of children’s oral health.  Descriptive statistics and chi square performed to determine significant differences between subjects.

Results/Conclusion: Data still being collected, results pending.

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