A cross-sectional study investigating the association between parental daily brushing, extended breastfeeding, or parental smoking habit and early childhood dental caries in 4-year-old children: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

A cross-sectional study investigating the association between parental daily brushing, extended breastfeeding, or parental smoking habit and early childhood dental caries in 4-year-old children: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Abstract Background Dental caries is estimated to affect almost half of preschool children worldwide and is associated with low academic performance in school age and poor health in adulthood. Thus, the prevention of dental caries is an important issue that must be addressed. The objective of this s...

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Main Authors: Yuichiro Miura, Tomohisa Suzuki, Keita Kanamori, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Chiharu Ota, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Early childhood dental caries
Parental brushing
Extended breastfeeding
Parental smoking habit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05997-8
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