Table 3.
Associations** of Regular Source of Dental Care (RSDC) with Mothers’ Self-Rated Oral Health, Behaviors and Beliefs, and Self-Reported Dental Services Received at Last Dental Visit, by Racial/Ethnic Group: Adjusted Odds Ratios and Mean Differences
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| Black | Hispanic | White | Interaction | ||||
| OR | p** | OR | p** | OR | p** | p*** | |
| Self-Rated Oral Health & Dental Problems | |||||||
| Self-rated dental health (1–5, 1=poor and 5=excellent)* | 0.57 | <.0001 | 0.43 | <.0001 | 0.63 | <.0001 | 0.10 |
| Self-rates dental health as fair or poor | 0.43 | <.0001 | 0.56 | <.0001 | 0.38 | <.0001 | 0.053 |
| Self-rates teeth in fair or poor condition | 0.41 | <.0001 | 0.54 | <.0001 | 0.44 | <.0001 | 0.37 |
| Number of dental problems* | −0.65 | <.0001 | −0.60 | <.0001 | −0.73 | <.0001 | 0.50 |
| Mothers reporting each problem: | |||||||
| Toothache | 0.55 | 0.001 | 0.49 | <.0001 | 0.48 | <.0001 | 0.70 |
| Broken tooth | 0.37 | <.0001 | 0.58 | <.0001 | 0.44 | <.0001 | 0.11 |
| Discolored teeth | 0.51 | <.001 | 0.60 | 0.001 | 0.65 | <.001 | 0.45 |
| Bleeding gums | 0.70 | 0.06 | 0.53 | <.0001 | 0.50 | <.0001 | 0.48 |
| Boil or abscess | 0.12 | <.001 | 0.32 | 0.003 | 0.26 | 0.003 | 0.36 |
| Loose teeth | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.60 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.002 | 0.10 |
| Sensitive teeth | 0.70 | 0.03 | 0.88 | 0.39 | 0.60 | <.0001 | 0.13 |
| Ill fitting dentures | 1.39 | 0.41 | 0.84 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| Oral Health Behaviors | |||||||
| Smokes some or all of the time | 0.88 | 0.47 | 1.53 | 0.13 | 0.77 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Fair or lot of time brushing | 1.58 | 0.06 | 1.08 | 0.67 | 1.57 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| Uses toothpick daily or few times a week | 0.76 | 0.14 | 0.88 | 0.37 | 0.91 | 0.55 | 0.64 |
| Flosses daily or few times a week | 1.34 | 0.08 | 2.47 | <.0001 | 1.41 | 0.007 | 0.005 |
| Whitens teeth by dentist or whitener or toothpaste | 0.96 | 0.82 | 1.21 | 0.22 | 1.03 | 0.80 | 0.36 |
| Self-Reported Dental Services Received at Last Visit | |||||||
| Teeth cleaning | 2.16 | <.0001 | 2.10 | <.0001 | 1.75 | <.0001 | 0.35 |
| Dental exam | 0.97 | 0.87 | 1.17 | 0.30 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.13 |
| X-rays | 0.59 | 0.003 | 1.25 | 0.15 | 0.71 | 0.01 | <.001 |
| Filling | 1.49 | 0.02 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.58 | 0.16 |
| Crown | 1.41 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.56 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| Tooth extraction | 0.35 | <.0001 | 0.71 | 0.04 | 0.50 | <.0001 | 0.05 |
| Root canal | 0.81 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.12 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.94 |
| Gum treatment | 0.60 | 0.22 | 1.06 | 0.85 | 1.06 | 0.87 | 0.80 |
| Dentures or bridges | 0.65 | 0.35 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 0.16 |
| Care for braces | 2.26 | 0.24 | 0.85 | 0.81 | <.0001 | 0.99 | 0.45 |
| Oral Health Beliefs | |||||||
| Believes regular cleaning prevents cavities | 0.94 | 0.77 | 1.26 | 0.29 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.59 |
| Believes regular cleaning prevents loose teeth | 0.87 | 0.42 | 1.40 | 0.04 | 1.15 | 0.28 | 0.16 |
*
Coefficient is the estimated mean difference (not OR)
**
Estimates and significance levels adjusted for age, insurance, education, income, survey mode, immigration status, single parent, employment status, and mental health
***
Test for significance of interaction between RSDC and race/ethnicity (that is, whether ssociation with RSDC differs significantly by racial/ethnic group)