Caries prevalence among 24 to 71-month old children from Banja Luka

Obradović, Marija; Dolić, Olivera; Sukara, Slava

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“…Oral health has been an important aspect of an adult, as well as, children well-being and quality of life. Untreated dental caries associated with discomfort/pain can affect weight gain, normal growth and child's development, therefore preventive and therapeutic measures must be based on the most current scientific and clinical knowledge available [3]. Although the Health Insurance Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina covers full costs of dental care for children younger than 15-years, the ECC prevalence is extremely high and most of the lesions are untreated [3].…”

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“…Untreated dental caries associated with discomfort/pain can affect weight gain, normal growth and child's development, therefore preventive and therapeutic measures must be based on the most current scientific and clinical knowledge available [3]. Although the Health Insurance Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina covers full costs of dental care for children younger than 15-years, the ECC prevalence is extremely high and most of the lesions are untreated [3]. In countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, with high caries prevalence, caries risk assessment is very important, but there is only data about caries risk assessment in the 12-years-old children [19] and pregnant women [30].…”

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“…childhood is early childhood caries (EEC) that occur in children below 71 months of age. Still remains huge problem both in developed and developing countries [2,3]. Many studies have demonstrated the association of MS (mutans streptococci) with ECC [4][5][6][7].…”

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Validation Of Cariogram In Caries Prediction At Woman And Their Children 4 Years After Pregnancy – Longitudinal Study

Dolić

Obradović

Kojic

et al. 2019

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Background: The Cariogram®, an algorithm based software model, for predicting caries risk has been used to assess the caries risk profile of many different groups. Early childhood caries (ECC) is the most common chronic disease in children below 71 months of age. Identifying children at greatest risk of caries to design appropriate preventive activity has been a goal of the dental profession for many years. The aim of the study was to evaluate Cariogram caries risk assessment during pregnancy with DMFT/dmft incidence at mother and their children 4-years later. Methods: The study population consisted of 96 pregnant women (average age 27.4 years at baseline) that completed clinical baseline examination and salivary tests. A caries risk assessment was made using Cariogram model and according to it, participants were divided into five risk groups. The follow-up study was initiated 4 years later and the 80 pairs of mother and children (from that pregnancy) were re-examined using the same procedure as did at baseline. An individual caries risk profile and DMFT/dmft incidence were made for each woman and child. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) for two cut-offs were calculated to express the outcome. Results: There was a strong association between the risk categories of pregnant women and their offspring as well as between caries development in children and the Cariogram risk categories of their mother in pregnancy. Sensitivity and PPV for new DMFT (ΔDMFT > 0) over 4 years for women was high (>80%) for those participants assessed with 0-60% "chance to avoid caries", as well as diagnostic accuracy (74.00%). High specificity (91.00%), very high PPV (95.00%) and clinically useful values according to Youden's index (0.53) were obtained for moderate and two lowest risk groups for dmft in children.Conclusions: With the limits of this study, Cariogram model can be useful tool for caries prediction in both groups of woman and their children based on caries risk assessment during pregnancy. The Cariogram was valid and highly predictive in caries risk assessment in children based on caries risk assessment of their mother in pregnancy.

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Validation Of Cariogram In Caries Prediction At Woman And Their Children 4 Years After Pregnancy – Longitudinal Study

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Kojic

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“…Still, it remains a huge problem both in developed and in developing countries. 2,3 Data on the prevalence of Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) in Banja Luka municipality was 34.9%. 3 Many studies have demonstrated the association of MS (mutans streptococci) with ECC.…”

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“…2,3 Data on the prevalence of Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) in Banja Luka municipality was 34.9%. 3 Many studies have demonstrated the association of MS (mutans streptococci) with ECC. [4][5][6][7] The systematic reviews confirmed that maternal factors influence bacterial acquisition, whereas colonization was mostly mediated by oral health and feeding habits 8,9 during the first year of life.…”

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<p>Validation of Cariogram in Caries Prediction in Women and Their Children 4 Years After Pregnancy – Longitudinal Study</p>

Dolić

Obradović

Kojic

et al. 2020

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Background: Cariogram ® , an algorithm-based software model, for predicting caries risk has been used to assess the caries risk profile of many different groups. The aims of the study were to evaluate Cariogram caries risk assessment during pregnancy with DMFT/dmft incidence in mothers and their children 4 years after pregnancy and to check if there is an association between children's caries risk profiles using Cariogram and caries risk profiles (by Cariogram) of their mothers during pregnancy. Methods: The study population consisted of 96 pregnant women (average age 27.4±7.2 years at baseline) who completed clinical baseline examination and salivary tests. The follow-up study was initiated 4 years later and the 80 pairs of mother and children (from that pregnancy) were reexamined using the same procedure at baseline. An individual caries risk profile and DMFT/dmft incidence were made for each woman and child. The prediction of the Cariogram was compared to the actual dental experience in 4 years. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) for two cutoffs were calculated to express the outcome. Results: The results showed a strong association between the risk categories of pregnant women and their offspring as well as between caries development in offspring and the Cariogram risk categories of pregnant women. Sensitivity and PPV for new DMFT (ΔDMFT>0) 4 years after for women were high (>80%) for those participants assessed with 0-60% "chance to avoid caries", as well as diagnostic accuracy (74.00%). High specificity (91.00%), very high PPV (95.00%) and clinically useful values according to Youden's index (0.53) were obtained for moderate-risk and two lowest-risk groups for dmft in children. Conclusion: Cariogram was valid in the authors' sample only and highly predictive in caries risk assessment in investigated children based on caries risk assessment of their mothers in pregnancy.

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Dental Caries Experience in Children in Public Kindergartens of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bajrić¹,

Arslanagić²,

Zukanović³

et al. 2023

Acta Stomatol Croat

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Objectives Dental caries first occurs within primary dentition in toddlers and preschool children, in a form of early childhood caries (ECC). In every day’s busy and employment burdened parenting, caretakers and institutions have become important even more nowadays, not only for forming child general behavior and character, but also for maintenance of their general and oral health as well. Aims To evaluate the presence and severity of ECC in children who attended public kindergartens in Sarajevo, and to offer basic information for the maintenance and improvement of child oral health to their parents and kindergarten teachers. Methods The study included 1722 preschool children aged 3-6 years who attended kindergartens within Sarajevo public kindergarten institution, together with their parents and kindergarten teachers. Dental team members gradually visited all kindergartens situated in four Sarajevo city municipalities and examined kindergarten children according to the WHO Oral Health Survey Manual. Oral health promotion material for parents and kindergarten teachers was also distributed simultaneously during sequential visits. Results ECC was present in preschool kindergarten children in Sarajevo, with its high prevalence (67.71%); dmft-value (3.97) and severity (SiC index 8.79). There was also a significant lack of dental healthcare to examined children mostly related to lack of visiting dental offices by children’s parents (CI=10.55%, RI=10.80%, TI=12.98%). Conclusion Parental role in preserving and improving of their children oral health should be systematically and profoundly improved. Kindergarten officials and staff should recognize the importance of anticariogenic diet menus and oral hygiene maintenance within their institutions.

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Caries prevalence among 24 to 71-month old children from Banja Luka

Cited by 8 publications

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Validation Of Cariogram In Caries Prediction At Woman And Their Children 4 Years After Pregnancy – Longitudinal Study

Validation Of Cariogram In Caries Prediction At Woman And Their Children 4 Years After Pregnancy – Longitudinal Study

<p>Validation of Cariogram in Caries Prediction in Women and Their Children 4 Years After Pregnancy – Longitudinal Study</p>

Dental Caries Experience in Children in Public Kindergartens of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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