Pediatric Caries Risk Assessment as a Predictor of Caries Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine cumulative dental treatment experience in a retrospective clinical cohort, according to baseline caries risk assessment (CRA) information.

Methods

Evaluated were electronic records from a university pediatric dental clinic (2009 to 2014) of new, six- to 72- month-old patients who were not treated under sedation or general anesthesia (N equals 750). The mean number of teeth restored or extracted (two-year total and omitting the first 190 days post-baseline to discount initial treatment needs) was compared by baseline CRA category and CRA items (caries risk indicators, protective items, and clinical disease indicators).

Results

The CRA category was associated with mean treated teeth over two years (low equals 0.53, moderate equals 1.0

SUBMITTER: Chaffee BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5463572 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature