Dental caries clusters among adolescents.
John J WarrenJohn M Van BurenSteven M LevyTeresa A MarshallJoseph E CavanaughAlexandra M CurtisJustine L KolkerKarin Weber-GasparoniPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2017)
The use of a clustering algorithm and use of Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC) to determine the best representation of the data were useful means in presenting longitudinal caries data. Findings suggest that high caries incidence in adolescence is associated with lower maternal educational level, less frequent tooth brushing, lower 100% juice consumption and being female.