BACKGROUND Little research has been carried out on whether the parental stress affects children's oral health in general and dental caries in particular. This study aimed to investigate the association between parental stress and early childhood caries (ECC). METHODS A cross-sectional study was designed that included 250 children of 4-6 year-old; 127 ones attended the pediatric department of ...

Early acquisition of caries-associated bacteria is a major risk factor for early childhood caries (ECC) and significantly increased proportions of mutans streptococci in saliva and biofilm are demonstrated in cases with severe ECC. Thus, an antibacterial approach to combat the disease may be considered and there are several antiseptics available for topical application such as chlorhexidine (CH...

background:   to find out if there is an association between levels of salivary mutans streptococci (ms)   materials and methods:   t -test were used to find differences between groups. p   results:   p   p   p   conclusion:   present study showed a strong association between maternal and child salivary   ms levels indicating that mother’s ms count could be an important risk indicator for ecc d...

Citation: Alshehri A. (2016). Social and Behavioral Determinants of Early Childhood Caries in the Aseer Region of Saudi Arabia. M J Dent. 1(2): 008. ABSTRACT Introduction: Early childhood caries is a multi-factorial disease that involves the susceptible tooth and host, fermentable carbohydrates in the diet, cariogenic micro-organisms and time. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence ...

In lower middle-income economies (LMIE), the nutrition transition from traditional diets to sugary foods and beverages has contributed to widespread early childhood dental caries. This qualitative study explores perceived risk and protective factors, and overall experiences of early childhood nutrition and oral health in indigenous Ecuadorian families participating in a community-based oral hea...