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Review

Dental Caries Risk Studies Revisited: Causal Approaches Needed for Future Inquiries

by
Jolanta Aleksejūnienė
1,*,
Dorthe Holst
2 and
Vilma Brukienė
3
1
Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, 2199 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
2
Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Blindern POB 1052, 0316 Oslo, Norway
3
Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Žalgirio st. 115, Vilnius 08217, Lithuania
*
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6(12), 2992-3009; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6122992
Submission received: 30 September 2009 / Accepted: 25 November 2009 / Published: 30 November 2009
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Epidemiology)
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Abstract

Prediction of high-risk individuals and the multi-risk approach are common inquiries in caries risk epidemiology. These studies prepared the ground for future studies; specific hypotheses about causal patterns can now be formulated and tested applying advanced statistical methods designed for causal studies, such as structural equation modeling, path analysis and multilevel modeling. Causal studies should employ measurements, analyses and interpretation of findings, which are in accordance to causal aims. Examples of causal empirical studies from medical and oral research are presented.
Keywords: caries risk; prediction; multi-risk; explanation; causal studies caries risk; prediction; multi-risk; explanation; causal studies

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Aleksejūnienė, J.; Holst, D.; Brukienė, V. Dental Caries Risk Studies Revisited: Causal Approaches Needed for Future Inquiries. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009, 6, 2992-3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6122992

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Aleksejūnienė J, Holst D, Brukienė V. Dental Caries Risk Studies Revisited: Causal Approaches Needed for Future Inquiries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2009; 6(12):2992-3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6122992

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Aleksejūnienė, Jolanta, Dorthe Holst, and Vilma Brukienė. 2009. "Dental Caries Risk Studies Revisited: Causal Approaches Needed for Future Inquiries" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 6, no. 12: 2992-3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6122992

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Aleksejūnienė, J., Holst, D., & Brukienė, V. (2009). Dental Caries Risk Studies Revisited: Causal Approaches Needed for Future Inquiries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6(12), 2992-3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6122992

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