Identifying risk factors of severe early childhood caries in infants from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Obradović, Marija; Dolić, Olivera; Sukara, Slava; Knezevic, Natasa; Kojic, Zeljka

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“…Though the impact of frequency and duration of breastfeeding during day and night time on ECC was assessed cross-sectionally by Chanpum et al 41 and Dissanayaka and Gamage, 83 only the breastfeeding to sleep and oral cleaning practices after breastfeeding were significantly associated with ECC prevalence and caries experience. Obradović et al 47 authenticated the above finding indicating that breastfeeding or bottle-feeding at night was significantly associated with S-ECC among children aged birth to 24 months. As investigated by Peres et al, 31 children breastfed ≥24 months had a 2.4 times higher risk of S-ECC than children breastfed for <12 months.…”

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“…Sugar consumption was found to be correlated with the ECC burden in the EU member states after analyzing the systematic data obtained from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 7 Obradović et al 47 and Olczak-Kowalczyk et al 48 also observed a strong correlation between the occurrence of ECC and prominent risk factors such as consumption of sweetened food within the first 2 years of age (odds ratio [OR] = 2.96) and nocturnal drinking of sweet beverages by the over-12-month-old child (OR = 1.95). However, all these studies are cross-sectional studies that are quite unable to determine the independent and actual effect of the particular phenomenon.…”

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“…According to Achmad et al 37 children who did not consume vegetables were more prone to ECC (77.9%), compared to children who consumed vegetables as a habit. Obradović et al 47 found that higher meal frequency, having more than 8 meals per day was strongly correlated with the prevalence of S-ECC, according to cross-sectional observations.…”

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Early Childhood Caries and Nutritional Status of Children: A Review

Nadeeshani,

Kudagammana,

Herath

et al. 2023

Food Nutr Bull

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Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious public health issue affecting children around the world. Severe symptoms and complications commonly found with ECC are adverse effects on health and growth retardation triggered by sensitivity, pain, and abscesses associated with decayed teeth, premature tooth loss, and insufficient food intake due to difficulty in chewing and keeping food in the mouth. Objective: This article aims to provide an overview of the most recent and current evidence on the association between ECC and nutritional status with an aim to stimulate further research and to identify the impact of nutritional status on ECC and vice versa. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases were used to search the studies conducted between 2016 and 2022. The included studies were searched using some keyword combinations and saved in Mendeley Desktop for review and referencing. All books, policy briefs, thesis/dissertations, and non-peer-reviewed articles were excluded, and 47 studies were selected for this narrative review. Results: Many studies have identified long-term, frequent, and nocturnal bottle-feeding and breastfeeding as well as frequent consumption of sugary food and beverages as high-risk factors for ECC. Adverse nutritional status assessed by anthropometric measures, vitamin D status, and iron-deficiency anemia have been studied as risk factors for ECC. Conclusions: Most of the prevailing studies are either case-control or cross-sectional studies, which are unable to provide strong evidence to prove the direction of causality. Thus, further prospective studies are needed to clarify the association between ECC and the nutritional status of children.

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Early Childhood Caries and Nutritional Status of Children: A Review

Nadeeshani,

Kudagammana,

Herath

et al. 2023

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“…If they had not done it on the very start (infant period), they should have to be obliged to perform it in crucial toddler period. Although it was previously considered as late, preschool period can still offer important ways for intervention in established ECC processes, if the disease has already not been prevented ( 1 - 3 , 32 ). This should be the way to create reasonable circumstances not to intervene later in dental caries process of (young) permanent teeth in children and adolescents.…”

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Dental Caries Experience in Children in Public Kindergartens of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bajrić¹,

Arslanagić²,

Zukanović³

et al. 2023

Acta Stomatol Croat

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Objectives Dental caries first occurs within primary dentition in toddlers and preschool children, in a form of early childhood caries (ECC). In every day’s busy and employment burdened parenting, caretakers and institutions have become important even more nowadays, not only for forming child general behavior and character, but also for maintenance of their general and oral health as well. Aims To evaluate the presence and severity of ECC in children who attended public kindergartens in Sarajevo, and to offer basic information for the maintenance and improvement of child oral health to their parents and kindergarten teachers. Methods The study included 1722 preschool children aged 3-6 years who attended kindergartens within Sarajevo public kindergarten institution, together with their parents and kindergarten teachers. Dental team members gradually visited all kindergartens situated in four Sarajevo city municipalities and examined kindergarten children according to the WHO Oral Health Survey Manual. Oral health promotion material for parents and kindergarten teachers was also distributed simultaneously during sequential visits. Results ECC was present in preschool kindergarten children in Sarajevo, with its high prevalence (67.71%); dmft-value (3.97) and severity (SiC index 8.79). There was also a significant lack of dental healthcare to examined children mostly related to lack of visiting dental offices by children’s parents (CI=10.55%, RI=10.80%, TI=12.98%). Conclusion Parental role in preserving and improving of their children oral health should be systematically and profoundly improved. Kindergarten officials and staff should recognize the importance of anticariogenic diet menus and oral hygiene maintenance within their institutions.

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“…In addition, dental disease prevention in Bosnia and Herzegovina is poor, there is no national prevention plan or protocols that is consistently implemented. High caries prevalence among our children, especially those of low socio-economic status or lack of access to dental care, is an indicator [20,21]. Unfortunately, with a reduction in the provision of preventive measures, COVID-19 worsened an already unfavourable situation.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Paediatric Dental Treatment: A Retrospective Study in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dolić

Obradović

Kojic

et al. 2022

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Dentists are at significant risk of COVID-19 infection. It was difficult to find a balance between dental care, especially preventive and other non-urgent dental procedures, and prevention of potential exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental treatment in children in the Dental Clinic of the University of Banja Luka, and to compare it before and during the first and second years of the pandemic. All dental records of paediatric patients who attended the Dental Clinic (for the period March 2019 to March 2022) were analysed. The data on selected dental treatment procedures were divided into three groups per year and compared. The results during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic showed a reduction in single treatments compared to the year before, while in the second year there was an increase in some interventions such as oral hygiene training and patient motivation, deciduous tooth extraction, and glass ionomer filling. Although the number of dental treatments in the clinic in the second year nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, preventive and restorative interventions are the most appropriate strategy to improve the oral health of children after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Identifying risk factors of severe early childhood caries in infants from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Early Childhood Caries and Nutritional Status of Children: A Review

Early Childhood Caries and Nutritional Status of Children: A Review

Dental Caries Experience in Children in Public Kindergartens of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Paediatric Dental Treatment: A Retrospective Study in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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