Early childhood caries: Are maternal psychosocial factors, decision-making ability, and caries status risk indicators for children in a sub-urban Nigerian population?

Early childhood caries: Are maternal psychosocial factors, decision-making ability, and caries status risk indicators for children in a sub-urban Nigerian population?

Abstract Objective Early childhood caries (ECC) is caries in children below the age of 72 months. The aim of the study was to determine the association of maternal psychosocial factors (general anxiety, dental anxiety, sense of coherence, parenting stress, fatalism, social support, depressive sympto...

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Main Authors: Michael Alade, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Maha El Tantawi, Ayodeji Babatunde Oginni, Abiola A. Adeniyi, Tracy L. Finlayson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
General anxiety
Dental anxiety
Sense of coherence
Early childhood caries
Nigeria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01324-y

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