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...

AIM Child oral health-related quality of life (COHRQoL) has been assessed in developed areas; however, it remains unstudied in mainland China. Studies on COHRQoL would benefit a large number of children in China suffering from oral health problems such as dental caries. This study explored the relationship between COHRQoL and early childhood caries, adjusted by socioeconomic factors, in 3- to 4...

PURPOSE This study was performed to provide a 2001 benchmark of oral health status of children in Kentucky with a comparison to the most recent state (1987) and national surveys. METHODS Using Basic Screening Survey protocols for visual screenings, a sample of 572 children ages 24 to 59 months was screened in health department clinics and physicians' and pediatric dentists' offices across Ken...

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. Materia...

Aim. To examine whether mothers' early employment status is related to the development of severe early childhood caries in their child. Methods. Questionnaire survey of 429 first-time mothers in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, and dental examinations of their child at 20 months of age. Results. At 20 ± 2.5 months of age, 5.6% of children exhibited caries defined as one or more demineral...

background: early childhood caries (ecc) is a severe type of dental caries affecting infants and pre-school children. because of the infectious nature of the disease, the immunologic response by the host plays an essential role in its development. objective: this study investigated the association between the presence of salivary scd14 and ecc. methods: this study was carried out on 40 healthy ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Severe early childhood caries is a microbial infection that severely compromises the dentition of young children. The aim of this study was to characterize the microbiota of severe early childhood caries. METHODS Dental plaque samples from 2- to 6-year-old children were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene cloning and sequencing, and by specific PCR amplification for Streptococcus mut...

Background: Early childhood is a group that susceptible to dental disease, especially caries, so it needs special attention prevent it. Dental caries in milk teeth are not treated will result disruption of masticatory function and premature tooth loss which causes abnormal eruption permanent teeth. One the reasons for this poor oral hygiene due fact at age they do have independence maintaining ...