Abstract
Oral health data in large longitudinal cohort studies is rarely collected at multiple time-points. This type of data is important for assessing oral health trajectories and their determinants. This data resource includes self-report questionnaire data on up to 4,222 young adults at approximately 23 years of age from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). The resource includes questions on dental attendance, tooth restorations and extractions, third molars (wisdom teeth) and mouth ulcers. It follows on from similar questionnaires at ages 7, 10 and 17 years. The ALSPAC study includes extensive phenotype, genetic, epigenetic and metabolomic data from the participants included in this questionnaire plus their mothers and fathers.
Highlights
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a longitudinal birth cohort that recruited pregnant women living near Bristol, UK with an estimated delivery date between 1991 and 19921
A smaller subset of participants received clinical examinations at three time points before the age of 7 years. This dataset relates to the “Teeth” section of the “Me @ 23+” questionnaire that gathered information pertaining to the oral health of participants with the aim of allowing continued longitudinal assessment of their oral health
ALSPAC recruited 14,541 pregnant women resident in Avon, UK with expected dates of delivery 1st April 1991 to 31st December 1992. 14,541 is the initial number of pregnancies for which the mother enrolled in the ALSPAC study and had either returned at least one questionnaire or attended a “Children in Focus” clinic by 19/07/99
Summary
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a longitudinal birth cohort that recruited pregnant women living near Bristol, UK with an estimated delivery date between 1991 and 19921. Information on the oral health of the children ( young adults) has been collected throughout the study by means of focussed questionnaires at age [7, 10] and 17 years. A smaller subset of participants received clinical examinations at three time points before the age of 7 years. This dataset relates to the “Teeth” section of the “Me @ 23+” questionnaire that gathered information pertaining to the oral health of participants with the aim of allowing continued longitudinal assessment of their oral health. The questionnaire was designed to address or contribute to 4 research questions: 1) Can oral health in adolescence predict poor health outcomes in later life and if so at what stage is this detectable?. 3) At what stage do oral hygiene behaviours and beliefs predict periodontal outcomes? Are patterns of behaviour in childhood or early adult life more important?
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