BACKGROUND Transmission of Streptococcus mutans from mother-to-child can lead to Early Childhood Caries. A previous study identified characteristics and beliefs of general dentists about counseling pregnant women to reduce risk of infection and Early Childhood Caries. This study extends those findings with an analysis of county level factors. METHODS In 2006, we surveyed 732 general dentists ...

Dental caries is the most common microbial disease of oral cavity, affecting 60 – 90% children worldwide. Early Childhood Caries (ECC) a major health problem in developing countries. These lesions are destructive and can affect development permanent successors. Although Streptococcus mutans primary cause ECC, some studies support view that develop absence streptococci. Scardovia wiggsiae, gram-...

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether early childhood caries (ECC) is a risk factor for future dental caries. One hundred fifteen dental charts of children younger than 4 years of age when initially treated were reviewed and abstracted for primary incisor caries and age at the initial examination, gender, recall dental visits, sealants, and age at the last dental examinatio...

Background: Despite the availability of a variety of preventive and treatment modalities, caries in the early childhood remains a serious and prevalent disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) among 24 to 71-month old children who attended the Center for preschool education Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mater...

To determine the efficacy of fluoride varnish (5% NaF, Duraphat, Colgate) added to caregiver counseling to prevent early childhood caries, we conducted a two-year randomized, dental-examiner-masked clinical trial. Initially, 376 caries-free children, from low-income Chinese or Hispanic San Francisco families, were enrolled (mean age +/- standard deviation, 1.8 +/- 0.6 yrs). All families receive...

The accomplishment of the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) approach during the early childhood may represent a remarkably less traumatic and less expensive therapeutic choice. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mothers' perceptions about the ART technique in the oral health/disease process of their children diagnosed with Early Childhood Caries (ECC), and to evaluate the clin...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to determine the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) and its association with infant feeding and oral health-related behavior among preschool children aged 6-71 months in Lagos. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive cross-sectional study in which 302 children aged 6-71 months were selected from four pediatric outpatient clinics in Lagos, Nigeria. A structur...