BACKGROUND Early childhood caries (ECC) is a public health problem due to its impact on children's health, development and well being. Little is known about early childhood oral health in the West Indies or the influence of social and behavioural factors on the prevalence and severity of early childhood caries in this preschool population. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence ...

background: early childhood caries (ecc) is one of the most common chronic child-hood diseases. in spite of the global decrease in dental caries in the past decades, ecc has become a significant problem in many developing countries and also in a few indus-trialized nations. saliva as a host factor can play an important role in the process of den-tal caries. objective: the aim of this study was ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the genotypic diversity and some virulence traits of Streptococcus sobrinus (S. sobrinus) isolated from caries-free children and children suffering severe early childhood caries (SECC). METHODS S. sobrinus isolated from stimulated whole saliva samples of 91 caries-free children and 87 SECC children were subcultured, identified by polymerase chain reaction and genotyped b...

introduction: severe early childhood caries is the presence of smooth-surface caries in children younger than three years of age. this rampant form of dental caries exerts a negative impact on the quality of life of both the child and the family .the purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors for severe early childhood caries (s-ecc) among 2-3 year-old children in rasht. material...

WHO defined low birth weight (regardless of the gestational age ) as weighing less than 2500g.. Low birth weight neonates are further subdivided into very low birth weight infants, with birth weights less than 1500g and extremely low birth weight infants, with birth weights less than 1000g. Early childhood caries due to malnutrition is still a common dental health problem in developing countrie...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the association of dental caries and BMI-for-age in preschool children and whether BMI-for-age is similar or different between Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) and caries free children. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred preschool children aged 30-70 months were entered into this study. The parameters examined in this study were weight, h...

 Background: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in the earliest stage is preventable. The studies indicate oral bacteria play an important role in pathogenesis of dental caries. According to high prevalence of ECC, alternative therapies should be explored in order to reduce the occurrence of it. Aim: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a product containing Povidone Iodine 10% and Sodium Fl...

Early childhood caries is a multifactorial disease that severely degrades the primary maxillary incisors and molars in child aged 71 months or younger. It can cause reduced masticatory efficiency, loss of vertical dimension, development speech problems, esthetic-functional problems such as malocclusion space loss, psychological compromise behavioral child. The treatment decayed teeth presents s...

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a serious dental condition that occurs during the first three years of life and is associated with the early intake of sugary foods, drinks, or snacks. There is now evidence that early malnutrition episodes could lead to delay in the eruption of primary teeth and possibly to increased caries prevalence. Significant correlations are present between the intakes of ...