PURPOSE The objectives of this study were to learn if the intake of systemic antibiotics during the first year of age (period of primary teeth development) was associated with an increased risk for early childhood caries during the following years; and after the first year of age (following the formation of primary teeth) was associated with a lower risk for early childhood caries during the fo...

INTRODUCTION: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) remains an important childhood disease affecting a considerable portion of young children. ECC has been associated with inappropriate feeding patterns and excess consumption of fermentable carbohydrates. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare children affected by ECC and S-ECC and those who are caries free regarding their

background: early childhood caries (ecc) is a virulent form of dental caries that can destroy the primary dentition of preschool children. the purpose of this study was to investigate a possible association between ecc with serum iron and serum ferritin levels. materials and methods: following the ethical approval, 204 children aged 24–71 months were recruited for a double-blind, randomized cro...

BACKGROUND Increasing numbers of preschool children are being referred for specialist dental management in a paediatric hospital. Most cases have severe early childhood caries and require comprehensive management under general anaesthesia. The present study investigated risk factors for disease presence at initial consultation. METHODS A convenience sample of 125 children under four years of ...

Background: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is suspected of tooth decay that occurs in deciduous teeth. ECC a significant problem developing countries, which exacerbated by low social status and malnutrition. Factors can affect caries transfer teeth are milk consumption at night prolonged breastfeeding. Objective: This study aimed to support the long association breastfeeding with severity childre...

KID syndrome is a rare genodermatosis characterized by keratitis, ichthyosis, and sensorineural deafness. Although the dermatological, ophthalmologic, and sensorineural defects are emphasized in the literature, oral and dental evaluations are so superficial. In this case report, dental and oral symptoms of a three year and five months old boy with KID syndrome, suffering severe Early Childhood ...

background: sj?gren’s syndrome is an autoimmune syndrome involving the exocrine glands specially the salivary and lacrimal glands leading to xerostomia and xerophtalmia. this paper presents a case with primary sj?gren’s syndrome that severe dental caries were the first clinical manifestation. case presentation: a 42-year-old man was referred to the school of dentistry, tehran university of medi...

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 ...

UNLABELLED Management of the complex chronic disease of early childhood caries requires a system of coordinated health care interventions which can be led by a dental hygienist and where patient self-care efforts are paramount. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Even after receiving costly surgical treatment under general anesthesia in the operating room, many children develop new and recurrent caries af...