Prevention Management Model for Early Childhood Caries (MAYA Project)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether dental disease patterns and transmissable bacteria that are known to cause a severe form of dental decay in young children can be reduced or eliminated by treating mothers and their young infants early on with Chlorhexidine and fluoride varnish applications, respectively as part of a comprehensive Prevention Management Model.

Timeline

Start

2003-03

Primary completion

2005-07

Completion

2005-08

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper No significant difference in children's 36-month caries incidence between groups; 34% in each group developed caries [(d(2+) fs) > 0]. PMID 21999806 ↗

Publications

• Results Ramos-Gomez F, Chung LH, Gonzalez Beristain R, Santo W, Jue B, Weintraub J, Gansky S. Recruiting and retaining pregnant women from a community health center at the US-Mexico border for the Mothers and Youth Access clinical trial. Clin Trials. 2008;5(4):336-46. doi: 10.1177/1740774508093980.
• Results Ramos-Gomez FJ, Gansky SA, Featherstone JD, Jue B, Gonzalez-Beristain R, Santo W, Martinez E, Weintraub JA. Mother and youth access (MAYA) maternal chlorhexidine, counselling and paediatric fluoride varnish randomized clinical trial to prevent early childhood caries. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2012 May;22(3):169-79. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2011.01188.x. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
• Results Chaffee BW, Gansky SA, Weintraub JA, Featherstone JD, Ramos-Gomez FJ. Maternal oral bacterial levels predict early childhood caries development. J Dent Res. 2014 Mar;93(3):238-44. doi: 10.1177/0022034513517713. Epub 2013 Dec 19.

Drugs

Indications