Assessment of single risk indicators in relation to caries increment in adolescents.
Base-line data on a series of risk indicators were related to 11-month caries increment in 181 subjects with a mean age of 13 years and 3 months. A caries increment equalling or exceeding one tooth surface was recorded in 21% of the subjects. The risk indicators consisted of past caries experience, white spot lesions, visible plaque and gingivitis, and six salivary tests: secretion rate, buffer effect, sucrase, mutans streptococci, lactobacilli, and Candida. Significant associations between caries increment and past caries experience (p = 0.002), white spot lesions (p = 0.01), lactobacilli (p = 0.02), Candida (p = 0.006), and sucrase (p = 0.02) were observed. The ensuing odds ratios were thus recorded: past caries experience, 3.6; white spot lesions, 2.9; salivary sucrase activity, 2.9; lactobacilli, 2.5; and Candida, 2.8.
Raitio
M
M
Oulu Municipal Health Center, Dental Health Care, Oulu, Finland.
Pienihäkkinen
K
K
Scheinin
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification