"Your Child's Teeth" Project, 1991-1993: [New York City]

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational program called "Your Child's Teeth", which was designed to modify mothers' care of their young children's teeth. These data, gathered at three consecutive weekly sessions with mothers, children, and dental health counselors in New York City, provide information on the oral health of the children and the extent of the mothers' knowledge of dental care for infants. Information on the oral health of the children includes scores of caries and abscesses in the maxillary teeth, and indices of maxillary and mandibular plaque and gingivitis. Mothers were queried on how to clean infants' teeth and gums, how to prevent use of a baby's bottle from causing cavities, and other behaviors and practices related to dental hygiene. Demographics include mother's age, race, and education, as well as child's age and gender.

本研究的目的是评估名为“您的孩子的牙齿”的教育项目在改进母亲对其幼儿牙齿护理方式方面的有效性。这些数据是在纽约市连续三周的每周会话中收集的，涉及母亲、儿童和口腔健康顾问，为儿童口腔健康状况以及母亲对婴儿口腔护理知识的广度提供了信息。儿童口腔健康状况的信息包括上颌牙齿龋齿和脓肿的评分，以及上颌和下颌牙菌斑和牙龈炎的指数。对母亲进行了有关如何清洁婴儿的牙齿和牙龈、如何防止婴儿奶瓶的使用导致蛀牙，以及其他与口腔卫生相关的行为和实践的询问。人口统计学数据包括母亲的年龄、种族和教育程度，以及儿童的年龄和性别。