Table 2.

Oral Health and Oral Health–Related Information by Site.

Study	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Oral health data
DMFT/dmft	×		×	×					×				×
DMFS/dmfs		×			×	×	×	×		×	×	×		×	×
Malocclusion	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×			×
ECC/severe ECC	×	×			×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×	×
Dental trauma		×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Dental erosion	×			×	×				×					×
Oral lesions	×	×	×	×	×				×	×
Gingival bleeding		×	×	×	×				×	×	×			×
Calculus			×	×	×				×	×
Periodontal pockets			×	×						×	×
Enamel hypoplasia/opacities	×	×			×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×
Dental plaque	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×		×
Dental fluorosis				×	×			×	×	×	×				×
Mutans streptococci	×													×
Maxillofacial development									×
PUFA index										×
Oral health–related components
Ever been to the dentist	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
First dental visit	×	×		×	×	×				×	×	×		×	×
Last dental visit	×	×	×	×	×	×				×	×	×		×	×
Place of dental visit	×	×	×	×	×	×						×
Type of treatment	×	×	×	×	×	×				×
Type of dental service	×	×	×	×	×	×				×
Type of dental treatment	×	×	×	×	×	×				×
Toothbrushing frequency	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Age when started toothbrushing	×	×			×	×		×	×	×	×	×			×
Who brushes	×	×		×	×	×	×	×		×	×		×	×	×
Type of toothpaste	×	×			×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×
Age when started toothpaste use	×	×			×	×			×	×		×			×
Use of dental floss	×		×	×	×	×			×	×	×			×
Professional fluoride treatment (gel, varnish)	×	×	×	×	×	×				×		×		×	×
Use of mouth rinse		×	×		×	×				×					×
Access to fluoridated water	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×			×	×
Other sources of fluoride (dietary supplements, foods, and drinks)	×	×	×	×	×	×				×		×			×
Oral health–related quality of life		×		×	×		×		×		×		×	×	×

ECC, early childhood caries; PUFA, pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess.

¹Queensland Birth Cohort Childhood Caries Study.

²SMILE: Study of Mothers’ and Infants’ Life Events Affecting Oral Health.

³1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study.

⁴1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study.

⁵2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study.

⁶2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study.

⁷Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study.

⁸Sao Leopoldo Ten Steps Healthy Feeding and Nutrition Study.

⁹Hong Kong Children of 1997.

¹⁰Jena Birth Cohort Study.

¹¹The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study.

¹²The Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children–Khon Kaen Site.

¹³The Oral Health Cohort Study is a subsample of the Ugandan cohort of the PROMISE-EBF study.

¹⁴Caries Risk Study–US.

¹⁵IFS: The Iowa Fluoride Study.