Epidemiological study of the risk factors of rampant caries in Shanghai children.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the risk factors associated with rampant caries and to provide suggestions for prevention and clinical treatment.


METHODS
On the basis of a field survey, case-control study was performed to isolate variables possibly related to rampant caries in children. Data analysis was performed with individual analysis and multiple unconditional logistic regression. Four logistic models were developed.


RESULTS
The risk factors of rampant caries were cariogenic foods and bottle-feeding with sugar containing bovine milk; an increased risk of caries was also associated with duration of breast-feeding.


CONCLUSIONS
Overuse of cariogenic foods and unsuitable patterns of infant feeding were the most important risk factors associated with rampant caries.
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Department of Preventive Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, P. R. China.
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Liu
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D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013395:Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D013395:Sucrose