Does the Association between Guardians’ Sense of Coherence and their Children’s Untreated Caries Differ According to Socioeconomic Status?

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 1619
• Main Authors: Mizuta, Akiko, Aida, Jun, Nakamura, Mieko, Ojima, Toshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 03.03.2020
• Subjects: dental caries; sense of coherence; economic status

Untreated caries is the most prevalent disease in the world. A sense of coherence (SOC) is believed to contribute to oral health. We aimed to clarify the association between guardians’ SOC and their children’s caries based on socioeconomic status (SES) in Japan. This study’s subjects were Japanese p...