Oral health ‐related behaviours do not mediate the effect of maternal education on adolescents' gingival bleeding: A birth cohort study

ConclusionsThe pattern of oral health behaviours does not explain the association between mother's education and adolescent's gingival bleeding. Individual‐based approaches focused on oral health‐related behaviours tend to fail to prevent gingival bleeding.

Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - November 27, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Marco A. Peres, Gustavo G. Nascimento, Karen G. Peres, Flavio F. Demarco, Ana B. Menezes Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research