Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes early childhood caries [(ECC); formerly termed nursing bottle caries, baby bottle tooth decay] as a significant public health problem. 1 The AAPD encourages oral health care providers and caregivers to implement preventive practices that can decrease a child's risks of developing this devastating disease. Methods This documen...

Objective: assessing antimicrobial activity of toothpastes with different ingredient composition recommended for infants and toddlers. Materials Methods. The study object was dental plaque children decompensated form caries under the age 3 years old. Seven designed early childhood were studied. Identification detected microorganisms carried out via mass spectrometry. Antibacterial determined by...

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a major public health concern in the world. There high prevalence of ECC developing countries. The review aimed to synthesise published literature on global and its associated factors. Researches conducted Asian, European, American African countries were included. included observational cross-sectional, case-control, cohort studies, clinical trials. varies across...