The study aims to develop a questionnaire that can be used to help uncover a child's risk of developing dental caries (also known as tooth decay or a cavity). The aim is to develop a practical and easily-scored risk tool that a primary medical care provider can use to help find young children with the highest risk for developing cavities.
The duration of expected time to participate is 3 years (which includes 3 dental examinations).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,326
Indiana University Oral Health Research Institute
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Duke Health Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Presence of any caries at baseline and incidence and/or progression of any caries lesions at follow up examinations
Outcomes will be defined at the participant level. 1. Presence of any caries at baseline (defined as ICDAS ≥ 3, filling, or missing due to caries). 2. Incidence (ICDAS ≥ 3, filling, or missing due to caries) and/or progression (change from ICDAS= 3 or 4 to ICDAS=5 or 6, or filling, or missing due to caries) of any caries lesions at the follow-up examinations.
Time frame: 3 years
Presence of any caries at baseline
Presence of any caries at baseline (defined as ICDAS \> 0, which includes all early caries, filling, or missing due to caries). Presence of any caries at baseline (defined as ICDAS ≥ 5, which includes only frank cavitation, filling, or missing due to caries)
Time frame: Baseline
Incidence and/or progression of any caries lesions at the follow-up examinations.
Incidence and/or progression of any caries lesions at the follow-up examinations. Progression is defined as change from ICDAS=0 to ICDAS=1 or higher, or filling, or missing due to caries; change from ICDAS=1 or 2 to ICDAS=3 or higher, or filling, or missing due to caries; or change from ICDAS=3 or 4 to ICDAS=5 or 6, or filling, or missing due to caries. Incidence of any caries lesions at the follow-up examinations. Because only distinct cavitation is included at baseline, no progression outcomes from baseline to follow-up will be defined.
Time frame: 3 years
counts of the number of carious surfaces
1. Counts of the number of carious surfaces (dmfs), using ICDAS ≥ 3 to define decayed surfaces. 2. Counts of the number of carious surfaces (dmfs), using ICDAS \> 0 to define decayed surfaces. 3. Counts of the number of carious surfaces (dmfs), using ICDAS ≥ 5 to define decayed surfaces
Time frame: 3 years
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