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Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

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vitamin D status including milk intake, seas<strong>on</strong> when the serum sample for vitamin D was<br />

collected, and the frequency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> prenatal vitamin use. Only milk c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> emerged as<br />

being significantly associated with ECC. Participants who drank milk <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten during<br />

pregnancy were significantly less likely to have an infant who developed ECC (p=.024).<br />

No other variables in this model were identified as being significantly associated with<br />

ECC. Previous models in this study revealed that milk intake was a str<strong>on</strong>g predictor <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

both maternal 25(OH)D and enamel hypoplasia.<br />

Another two models were c<strong>on</strong>structed to assess the impact <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> infant feeding<br />

methods <strong>on</strong> caries risk. In additi<strong>on</strong> to infant feeding methods, the other regressi<strong>on</strong> model<br />

also included the age <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the child when solids were first introduced al<strong>on</strong>g with soother<br />

and sippy cup use. However, n<strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the independent variables were found to be<br />

significantly associated with ECC in either <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> these two models. Recent reviews <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

literature have c<strong>on</strong>cluded that breastfeeding is not a str<strong>on</strong>g determinant <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> ECC and may<br />

instead <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fer a protective effect. 52,53 Further, results from the analysis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the 1999-2002<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Health</strong> and Nutriti<strong>on</strong> Examinati<strong>on</strong> Survey (NHANES) for a large sample <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2-5<br />

year olds c<strong>on</strong>cluded that there was no evidence to support the associati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

breastfeeding and its durati<strong>on</strong> as independent risk factors for caries. 54<br />

Since ECC is known to be influenced by SES, a logistic regressi<strong>on</strong> model<br />

incorporated variables like the participant’s annual income, whether any<strong>on</strong>e in the<br />

household had full-time employment during the mother’s pregnancy, and whether<br />

participants were receiving government assistance. Chi square analysis did reveal that<br />

there were more infants with ECC from households where some<strong>on</strong>e did not have fulltime<br />

employment. The findings from the logistic regressi<strong>on</strong> model also support this<br />

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