Digit Sucking Habit and Association with Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status of Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years Resident in Semi-Urban Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorKikelomo Adebanke Kolawole
dc.contributor.authorMorenike Oluwatoyin Folayan
dc.contributor.authorHakeem Olatunde Agbaje
dc.contributor.authorTitus Ayodeji Oyedele
dc.contributor.authorElizabeth Obhioneh Oziegbe
dc.contributor.authorNneka Kate Onyejaka
dc.contributor.authorNneka Maureen Chukwumah
dc.contributor.authorOlusegun Victor Oshomoji
dc.contributor.editorGururaj Arakeri
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T12:05:13Z
dc.date.available2024-06-13T12:05:13Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-18
dc.description14p
dc.description.abstractObjectives Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) is a common behavior in childhood. The association between digit sucking, dental caries and oral health has been studied within conclusive results. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of, and the association between digit sucking, caries and oral hygiene status of children age six months to 12years, resident in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Methods Across-sectional study was conducted in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State. Data were collected through a household survey using a multi-stages sampling procedure from children between six months and 12years. Details of each child’s socio-demographic characteristics, digit sucking habits, caries status and oral health status were collected. The association between it sucking ,caries status and oral hygiene status was determined using Chi square and Logistic regression. Results Themeanageofthe992studyparticipantswas5.8±(3.2)years. The prevalence of digit sucking, caries andpoororalhygienewere7.2%,10.5%and2.4%respectively.Themean dmftscorewas0.22±(0.80),meanDMFTscorewas0.04±(0.30)while mean Oral Hygiene Indexscorewas1.27 ±(0.73). Digit sucking increased the odds of having caries (OR:1.28; CI:0.58–2.81)but decreased the odds of having poor oral hygiene (OR:0.58;CI:0.34– 1.01) insignificantly
dc.identifier.citationKolawole, K. A., Folayan, M. O., Agbaje, H. O., Oyedele, T. A., Oziegbe, E. O., Onyejaka, N. K., ... & Oshomoji, O. V. (2016). Digit sucking habit and association with dental caries and oral hygiene status of children aged 6 months to 12 years resident in semi-urban Nigeria. PLoS One, 11(2), e0148322.
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0148322
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal.pone.0148322.t002
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6530
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCross Mark
dc.relation.ispartofPLOS ONE
dc.titleDigit Sucking Habit and Association with Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status of Children Aged 6 Months to 12 Years Resident in Semi-Urban Nigeria
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.volume11
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