title: Dental health of 6-year-old children in Alpes Maritimes, France.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the dental health status of 6-year-old children using the ICDAS-II advanced method and to evaluate the association between the known caries risk factors with the cavitated caries lesion (WHO basic method) or with both non-cavitated and cavitated caries lesion caries (ICDAS II).
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was used to evaluate oral health and dietary habits of children. A clinical examination and a Cario analysis test (Pierre Fabre Oral care) were performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between caries and daily tooth-brushing, dietary habits, visible plaque and salivary factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 341 children (52% female and 6.25+/-0.46 years of age) in this study. Using the ICDAS-II advanced method, 39% of the children were caries-free. This proportion was larger (67.2%) using the WHO method. In multivariate models, visible dental plaque and Streptococcus mutans count were associated with caries experience registered as ICDAS-II codes 1-6 or codes 3-6. The absence of daily tooth-brushing with fluoridated toothpaste was associated only with caries experience ICDAS-II codes 3-6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of WHO or ICDAS-II method changed the proportion of caries-free children but not the clinical caries risk factors associated with caries experience.
authors: ERIC Laboratory, Claude Lyon 1 University, France. drclarajoseph@hotmail.com
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Joseph
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Velley
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pierre
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bourgeois
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Muller-Bolla
mesh_terms: D058491:Bacterial Load; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002182:Candy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000453:epidemiology; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007779:Lactobacillus acidophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides