Background & Aims: Sever early childhood caries (SECC) is a multifactor common disease that unfortunately there have been a lot of unknown points about it. This study was performed to compare the levels of total S-IgA in children with and without SECC. Methods: In this cross-sectional study 44 children aged 6-24 months were divided into two groups of with SECC (n=20) and without SECC (n=24). Th...

background: candida albicans (c. albicans) may have cariogenic potential but its role in caries etiology has not been established. the aim of this study was to determine c. albicans in supragingival dental plaque and infected dentine of cervical and proximal in early childhood caries (ecc). methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 6o children aged 2-5 years, which were divided int...

Early childhood caries affects 28% of children aged 2-6 in the US and is not decreasing. There is a well-recognized need to identify susceptible children at birth. Caries-free adults neutralize bacterial acids in dental biofilms better than adults with severe caries. Saliva contains acidic and basic proline-rich proteins (PRPs) which attach to oral streptococci. The PRPs are encoded within a sm...

Malnutrition and dental caries in early childhood remain persistent and intertwined global health challenges, particularly for indigenous and geographically-remote populations. To examine the prevalence and associations between early childhood dental caries, parent-reported mouth pain and malnutrition in the Amazonian region of Ecuador, we conducted a cross-sectional study of the oral health an...

Background: Early childhood caries is highly prevalent in preschool children many countries. This has been attributed to factors. The awareness about the disease, dentition, oral health, and preventive measures are generally lacking communities. Objective: Reviewing current literature on early dental caries, clinical features, etiological factors, management, prevention. Methodology: PubMed dat...