Severe early childhood caries and behavioral risk factors among 3-year-old children in Lithuania

Abstract

Summary. The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of early childhood caries (ECC) and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) in (SD, 0.2). The prevalence of S-ECC was 6.5% with a mean dmft of 7.8 (SD, 0.1) and dmfs of 18.1 (SD, 0.6). A significantly higher percentage of children developed S-ECC when they were breast-fed for a period longer than one year, were sleeping with a bottle containing carbohydrates during the night, or were allowed to sip from a bottle either going to sleep or during the day. A significantly higher percentage of mothers having caries-free children knew about risk factors of S-ECC and started tooth brushing after the eruption of the first tooth.There was no significant difference between the groups regarding the use of fluoride toothpaste.Conclusions. Improper infant bottle-feeding habits and no tooth brushing were found to be significant for the development of S-ECC among 3-year-old Lithuanian children.

Caries pattern in three-year old preschool children

“…Its prevalence varies considerably in different populations from 4% in Sweden by 11.7% in England, 50.5% in Lithuania to above 80% in Native Americans or Kosovo. [1][2][3][4] The incidence of tooth decay in children at this age ranges from 0.4 to 3.86. [1][2][3][4] In Poland in 2015, 53.8% of children at the age of 3 were affected by caries, and 2.4 teeth were involved in the carious process.…”

“…[1][2][3][4] The incidence of tooth decay in children at this age ranges from 0.4 to 3.86. [1][2][3][4] In Poland in 2015, 53.8% of children at the age of 3 were affected by caries, and 2.4 teeth were involved in the carious process. 5 A slight decrease in these values was noted (3.4 and 0.5% teeth respectively) in the previous monitoring study.…”

Socioeconomic significance and prevention of early childhood caries

“…Prevalencija ove specifične vrste karijesa je visoko promenljiva (4-90%) i zavisna od geografskog područja, kao i od vrste i broja prisutnih faktora rizika 7,8 . Rezultati mnogobrojnih studija ukazuju na postojanje vodećih faktora rizika koji su zajednički za sva podneblja 3,4,6,[9][10][11][12] , a to su: socio-ekonomski, kulturološki i faktori vezani za dijetetski režim, način ishrane, kao i navike u održavanju oralne higijene. Ovo oboljenje često prate komplikacije, kao što su pulpitisi i hronični apikalni parodontitisi i može izazvati jak bol, koji remeti svakodnevne aktivnosti deteta, ishranu i spavanje i utiče na rast i razvoj.…”

“…The presence of this specific type of tooth decay varies significantly, from 4-90% and depends on the geographic area, as well as the type and number of risk factors present 7,8 . Results of numerous studies 3,4,6,[9][10][11][12] indicate the presence of risk factors that are common to all the cou-ntries of the world, such as socioeconomic, cultural and factors related to hygiene and die-tary habits. This disease is often followed by complications, such as chronic pulpitis and apical periodontitis and can cause severe pain that disturbs children's daily activities, eating and sleeping, and affects growth and development.…”

Measuring Potential of Preschool Facility Staff to Prevent Early Childhood Caries

“…Nowadays, it is one of the current problems of public health worldwide due to its high prevalence (in some communities it exceeds 90%) (2) and depends on geographic area, as well as the type and number of risk factors. Results of numerous studies indicate that socioeconomic, cultural and factors related to hygiene and dietary habits are leading and common risk factors to all the countries in of the world (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8).…”