Parental Oral Health Attitudes and Knowledge and Their High Caries Risk Infants' Oral Health Conditions.

Researchers examined how parental oral health attitudes and knowledge related to caring practices and infant oral health outcomes in 579 Hong Kong one-year-olds at high caries risk. Higher household income and toothbrushing with toothpaste associated with better oral health, while bedtime bottle-feeding linked to increased caries.

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