Children’s Oral Health Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment

Okunseri, Christopher; Gonzalez, Cesar; Hodgson, Brian D.

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2015.05.010

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“…Caries risk assessment is known as a central element of caries prevention for children in clinical settings (14,15) . Risk assessment includes identifying clinical and non-clinical indicators related to forthcoming caries development, within a broader caries management plan encircling individualized, prevention-focused, and minimally invasive care.…”

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Caries risk assessment of a sample of children attending preventive specialized dental center in Al Resafa, Baghdad

Muhson¹,

Thabit²,

Al-ward³

et al. 2020

J Bagh Coll Dent

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Background: Young children’s oral health maintenance and outcomes are influenced by their parent’s knowledge and beliefs, which affect oral hygiene and healthy eating habits. This study aims at assessing caries risk in children aged 6 months to 6 years attending the Specialized Center of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry Center at Al-Resafa sector in Baghdad. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 15 May – 15 June 2018, all children attended the center (80 children) were assessed by using the standard caries risk assessment tool of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Results: The highest percentage of children was as follows: no fluoride exposure 44(55%), did not brush 46(57.5%), had no special health care needs 77(96.25%), had no missed teeth due to caries 51(63.75%), had no-visible plaque 52(65%), frequent or prolonged between-meal exposure/day 55(68.75%), their mothers had carious lesions in last 7-23 months 34(42.5%); in visual caries: had carious lesions or restorations in last 24 months 67(83.75%), while the incipient carious lesions in last 24 months were 50(62.50%). Most of risk assessment score for the participants was moderate 57(71.3%), followed by low risk 16(20%), while the participants with high risk were 7(8.8%), with a statistically significant association between the risk assessment score and fluoride exposure (p=0.043), sugary foods or drinks(p=0.038), caries experience of the mothers (p=0.001), brushing (p=0.020) visual caries (p=0.000), incipient caries (p= 0.000), missing teeth due to caries (p= 0.001), but no statistical significance with special health care needs (p=0.533) and visible plaque (p=0.259). Conclusion: Moderate-risk of developing dental caries was predominant among the participants, followed by low-risk and less high-risk categories.

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Caries risk assessment of a sample of children attending preventive specialized dental center in Al Resafa, Baghdad

Muhson¹,

Thabit²,

Al-ward³

et al. 2020

J Bagh Coll Dent

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“…In a similar fashion, practicing regular oral hygiene from an early age is critical for supporting child health [96,97]. Oral health care is one of the most prevalent unmet health needs among infants and toddlers, both in the United States and developing countries [98]. Early dental caries are highly prevalent worldwide, and disproportionately impact lower SES children.…”

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Benefits of a bedtime routine in young children: Sleep, development, and beyond

Mindell

Williamson

2018

Sleep Medicine Reviews

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This paper presents a conceptual model and reviews the empirical evidence to support a nightly bedtime routine as a key factor in the promotion of not only healthy sleep, but also of broad development and wellbeing in early childhood. A bedtime routine embodies the characteristics of nurturing care and early child stimulation, which are deemed to be essential for positive outcomes, especially for at-risk children. Furthermore, common, adaptive components of a bedtime routine can contribute to an array of positive developmental outcomes beyond improved sleep, inclusive of language development, literacy, child emotional and behavioral regulation, parent-child attachment, and family functioning, among other outcomes. These bedtime routine components include activities in the broad domains of nutrition (e.g., feeding, healthy snack), hygiene (e.g., bathing, oral care), communication (e.g., reading, singing/lullabies) and physical contact (e.g., massage, cuddling/rocking). A bedtime routine can provide multiple benefits to child and family functioning at a time of day that many parents are present with their children. Although additional research on hypothesized routine-related child outcomes and mechanisms of action are needed, promoting a bedtime routine may be a feasible and cost-effective method to promote positive early childhood development worldwide, particularly for socioeconomically disadvantaged and other at-risk young children.

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“…The involvement of paediatricians can facilitate the promotion and prevention of dental caries. In addition, early detection and referral helps to avoid surgical interventions [100].…”

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Medical care for migrant children in Europe: a practical recommendation for first and follow-up appointments

Schrier

Wyder

Torso³

et al. 2019

Eur J Pediatr

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Between 2015 and 2017, an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 children were seeking asylum each year in EU/EEA countries. As access to high-quality health care is important, we collected and compared current recommendations across Europe for a consensus recommendation on medical care for migrant children. Existing recommendations were collected from published literature and identified through national representatives from paediatric societies of 31 EU/EEA countries. In addition, guidelines from Australia, Canada, and the United States were reviewed. Evidence on recommendations to be considered for inclusion was specifically identified in literature searches focused on recent evidence from Europe. For eight EU/EEA countries a national recommendation was identified. Growth and development, vision and hearing impairment, skin and dental problems, immunisations, anemia, micronturient deficiency, helminths, hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus, malaria, schistosomiasis, syphilis, tuberculosis, posttraumatic stress disorder and sexual health were most frequently mentioned and therefore selected for inclusion in the recommendation. Conclusion: The current document provides recommendations based on expert opinion and evidence for medical care for migrant children in Europe. These include general topics on ethical standards, use of interpreters, follow-up and documentation and specific recommendations for communicable and non-communicable conditions and diseases. Keywords ; The author would like to thank Ayesha Kadir and Anders Hjern for helpful comments on the manuscript. We would like to thank René-Marie Meignan for designing the icons.

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Children’s Oral Health Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment

Cited by 13 publications

References 42 publications

Caries risk assessment of a sample of children attending preventive specialized dental center in Al Resafa, Baghdad

Caries risk assessment of a sample of children attending preventive specialized dental center in Al Resafa, Baghdad

Benefits of a bedtime routine in young children: Sleep, development, and beyond

Medical care for migrant children in Europe: a practical recommendation for first and follow-up appointments

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