Early Childhood Caries: A Literature Review
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چکیده
Early childhood caries (ECC) is defi ned as the presence of one or more decayed tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in children 71 months of age or younger [1]. ECC is the most common chronic illness among children and adolescent. Caries progression can lead to pain and reduced ability to chew and eat, which may also lead to iron defi ciency due to malnutrition [2]. Reduction of quality of life for children with ECC, resulting from disturbed sleeping and concentration problems, has been reported. Th is paper performs a literature review for ECC.
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