Early Childhood Feeding Practices and Its Association with Early Childhood Caries

Rusali, Roszanadia; Hamali, Nur Najwa; Razi, Fadhilah Muhammad; Mustafa, Norashikin; Harun, Nor Asilah; Shukri, Nor Azwani Mohd

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“…This report also found higher frequency of putting child to sleep using bottle (97.9%) than previous local study (25) However, in this study, oral pain was the most commonly reported impact at 26.2%. This reflected the situation in which the state of Kelantan had the highest prevalence of ECC at 88.7% (2), although the occurrence of dental caries in young children do not necessarily involve pain, in particular, the incipient stage.…”

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Preschool Children Feeding Patterns And Early Childhood Oral Health Impact In Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia

Pardan,

Hasan,

Samsudin

et al. 2023

MJMHS

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Introduction: Poor feeding patterns increase risk of Early Childhood Caries (ECC), which can cause negative impacts on oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) of preschool children and parents. This study aims to assess feeding patterns of preschool children and OHQoL of the children and their parents in Tanah Merah. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 134 preschool children aged 5-6 years old from eight private preschools, chosen by multi-staged stratified cluster sampling. Parents answered adopted self-administered questionnaire on feeding patterns and oral health-related impacts. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the median between groups of feeding patterns. Results: A total of 122 parents responded. Majority of the children had history of bottle-feeding (97.5%) and being given solid food during infancy (61.2%). Many children were still using bottle to drink (38.5%). Majority were still given formula milk at least three times daily (51.1%) and were feed with bottle to put to sleep (97.9%). The Child Impact Section (CIS), Family Impact Section (FIS) and Overall ECOHIS mean scores were 2.39 (SD=3.41), 0.71 (SD=1.45) and 3.10 (SD=4.41), respectively. Most common impact reported in CIS was ‘oral pain’ (26.2%) whereas in FIS, ‘parents felt guilty’ (7.4%). None of feeding patterns were found significantly different in terms of ECOHIS score median (p-value>0.05). Children OHQoL reporting by proxy should be treated as complementary. Conclusion: Many preschool children were involved in prolonged, frequent and nocturnal bottle-feeding. No significant difference in median ECOHIS scores found according to feeding patterns.

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confidence: 48%

Preschool Children Feeding Patterns And Early Childhood Oral Health Impact In Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia

Pardan,

Hasan,

Samsudin

et al. 2023

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“…Furthermore, Kim et al ( 87 ) recorded in their study conducted in the United States, that among the studied subjects, 26% of young adults lost one or more teeth in association with massive intake of sweetened juices. Interestingly, frequent and prolonged bottle-feeding practices, as well as high consumption of sweet drinks during weaning, could be associated with the formation of early childhood caries ( 88 ). It is important to increase the awareness among parents concerning bottle-feeding practices and weaning diet contents and highlight the potential implication for their children's oral health.…”

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The effect of unhealthy dietary habits on the incidence of dental caries and overweight/obesity among Egyptian school children (A cross-sectional study)

Mahmoud

Moshy

Rady

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundObesity and dental caries are public health problems in Egypt. Factors such as unhealthy diet, poor oral hygiene, and physical inactivity can play a major role in both problems. This study was carried out to illuminate the mutual unhealthy dietary risk factors associated with the incidence of both health conditions.MethodsBetween 1 October 2020 and 1 July 2021, 369 Egyptian children (5–10 years) were examined. Dental status was assessed using decayed, missing/extracted, and filled tooth indices (dmft, deft, and DMFT) for deciduous, mixed, and permanent dentitions, respectively. Moreover, the lifestyle, food habits, and body mass index (BMI) were recorded.ResultsA total of 342 (93.7%) of the included subjects suffered from caries, and only 27(7.3%) were caries-free. Based on BMI percentiles, 247 (66.9%) of the youngsters were overweight/obese, while 122 (33.1%) had normal weight. The mean dmft was 6.9 (±4.6), deft 4.2 (±3.3), and DMFT 0.1 (±1.7). In the primary dentition, a significant positive correlation was detected between dmft and BMI, legumes, sweetened milk and juice, soft drinks, and desserts, while a significant negative correlation was detected between dmft/deft, meat/poultry/fish, fresh fruits, and vegetables. A significant positive correlation was detected between deft and BMI, sweetened milk and juice, ice cream, candies, and crackers. In the permanent dentition, a significant positive correlation was detected between age, soft drinks, sweetened juice, desserts, and DMFT, while a significant negative correlation was detected with fresh fruits and vegetables. BMI was significantly negatively correlated with a healthy lifestyle, meat/poultry/fish consumption, and fresh fruits and vegetables while positively correlated with legumes, ice cream, soft drinks, granulated sugars, desserts, fast food, and caffeinated drinks.ConclusionOverweight/obesity was positively correlated with primary dentition dental caries. Desserts (sweetened snacks) and soft drinks could be the common risk factors associated with high caries and overweight/obesity incidence among Egyptian school children; conversely, consumption of fruits and vegetables could hinder both health conditions. Moreover, sweetened juices were associated with primary and permanent dental caries.

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“…22 Rusali et al reported the prevalence of ECC to be significantly (p <0.001) high among children who were bottle-fed for more than four years. 23 Similarly, in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) it was observed that children who bottlefed in bed had a 9% greater risk of caries compared to children who did not. 19 Another study from south-west Germany reported a significant correlation between the usage of nursing bottles in bed and severe ECC.…”

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Feeding practices and early childhood caries among children with primary dentition

Sundas

Sah

Dhakal³

et al. 2021

J. Kathmandu Med. Coll.

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Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is major oral health problem of young children. Risk factors for ECC are poor oral hygiene and feeding practices. Prevalence and severity of ECC is increasing with change in lifestyle and diet pattern in developing countries. Objectives: To assess the association between feeding practices and severity of early childhood caries in preschool children. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted with convenient sample of 96 children up to six years age in Peoples Dental College from July to December 2020. Clinical examination included the recording of dental caries (dmft) using WHO criteria. The self-validated questionnaire consisting seven questions about feeding practices was asked to mothers. The Chi-square test was performed to determine association between severity of ECC and feeding pattern. Results: Mean dmft was 6.77 ± 5.91. Prevalence of severe-ECC (S-ECC) was highest in youngest age group. Caries experience was similar in breast fed, bottle fed, and mixed. There was no significant difference in non-severe ECC and ECC in relation to duration of breast or bottle feeding but frequency of night feeding was associated with S-ECC. Children given ready-made infant formula solid food had more S-ECC (13, 92%) compared to non-severe ECC (1, 7.1%) which was statistically significant. Children given homemade gram flour food were noted to have less of S-ECC (5, 27.5%) than nonsevere ECC (13, 72.5%) which was statistically significant. Conclusion: Present study revealed that multiple night feeding and weaning with readymade food are significant factors for S-ECC.

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Early Childhood Feeding Practices and Its Association with Early Childhood Caries

Cited by 6 publications

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Preschool Children Feeding Patterns And Early Childhood Oral Health Impact In Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia

Preschool Children Feeding Patterns And Early Childhood Oral Health Impact In Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia

The effect of unhealthy dietary habits on the incidence of dental caries and overweight/obesity among Egyptian school children (A cross-sectional study)

Feeding practices and early childhood caries among children with primary dentition

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