Prevalence of early childhood caries among preschool children in Trivandrum and its association with various risk factors

Kuriakose, S; Prasannan, Meenu; Remya, K; Kurian, Joy; Sreejith, Kamalalayam Rajan

doi:10.4103/0976-237x.149295

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“…In both cases, there was an association between caries and the mother's educational level, nutritional status, child age, and presence of clinically visible plaque. The same associations were identified by others researches in different countries [12,14].…”

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Association of early life health conditions, nutritional status, and feeding practices with caries prevalence in preschool children

Harmatiuk

Lima

Pupo

et al. 2017

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Objective: This study aimed to determine whether health conditions in the first year of life, nutritional status and dietary habits throughout life are related to the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC). Material and methods: Sample consisted of 338 children from public schools. The prevalence of dental caries was assessed by dmf-t index. An anthropometric analysis was conducted for identification of nutritional risk. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Poisson regression analysis, considering the dependent variables: a) presence of ECC (dmft ≥ 1); b) presence of severe ECC (dmft ≥ 6). Results: It was observed that 64% of the children exhibited ECC (mean dmft 2.97) and 23% suffer from severe ECC (mean dmft 8.2). 28 (11%) were at nutritional risk and more than 30% consumed sweets one or more times a day. It was observed that 8% showed low birth weight, 9% used antibiotics frequently in the first year of life and 67% maintained the habit of nocturnal bottle/breast-feeding after this period. Nocturnal feeding for prolonged time, frequent use of antibiotics and nutritional risk were associated with higher prevalence and severity of caries in the multivariate analysis. Conclusion: These results reinforce the relationship between early life events, nutritional status, and dental caries in primary teeth. ISSN:Electronic version: 1984-5685 RSBO.

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Association of early life health conditions, nutritional status, and feeding practices with caries prevalence in preschool children

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“…3,4 The factors responsible for ECC are the presence of dental plaque, susceptible host, fermentable carbohydrate diet, a high number of cariogenic microorganisms and time factor. 4,5 Early childhood caries is a common disease affecting very young children in today's era. In preschoolers, the prevalence of ECC ranges from 1 to 12% in developed countries and among high-risk group ranges from 50 to 80%.…”

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Awareness among Young Parents about Preventive Aspects of Early Childhood Caries in Abha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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World Journal of Dentistry

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“…4 Most studies in indexed literature have focused on the prevalence of ECC in their target populations. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Results from these studies have reported a worrying prevalence rate of ECC (up to ~50%). [7][8][9][10][11][12] However, there is a dearth of studies assessing the incidence rates of ECC.…”

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Incidence of early childhood caries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Javed

Feng

Kopycka‐Kedzierawski

2016

J of Invest & Clin Dent

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The aim was to systemically review the incidence of early childhood caries (ECC). The addressed focused question was "What is the reported incidence of ECC?" Indexed databases were searched using various key words. Five studies were included and processed for data extraction. All studies were prospective and two studies were randomized clinical trials. The number of participants ranged between 96 and 1275 children. Two studies reported the mean age of children, that ranged between 1.8 and 2.5 years (range 0.5 to 5 years). In three studies, the follow-up duration was 2 years, and in two studies the participants were followed-up till 3 and 5 years, respectively. Results from all studies reported that the incidence of ECC was significantly higher among children with caries at baseline compared with caries-free children. In conclusion, the incidence of ECC is significantly higher in children with a previous history of dental caries.

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Prevalence of early childhood caries among preschool children in Trivandrum and its association with various risk factors

Cited by 54 publications

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Association of early life health conditions, nutritional status, and feeding practices with caries prevalence in preschool children

Association of early life health conditions, nutritional status, and feeding practices with caries prevalence in preschool children

Awareness among Young Parents about Preventive Aspects of Early Childhood Caries in Abha City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Incidence of early childhood caries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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