Exploring the multitude of risk factors associated with early childhood caries

Kakanur, Madhu; Nayak, Mihir; Patil, Sandyadevi S; Thakur, Rachna; Paul, Santhosh T; Tewathia, Nisha

doi:10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_35_16

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“…Among children, 11.8% had an associated pathology and 7.8% had long-term treatment. Although these values are lower than those in other studies [ 25 , 26 ], long-term medication is a risk factor for developing early caries. According to a retrospective cohort study conducted in Taiwan, children with asthma and receiving medications had higher dental caries prevalence and higher rate of severe caries than children without asthma [ 27 ].…”

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Which determinants should be considered to reduce social inequalities in paediatric dental care access? A cross-sectional study in France

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Better access to dental care through systemic and educational strategies is needed to lessen the burden of disease due to severe early caries. Our study aims to describe family characteristics associated with severe early caries: parental knowledge, attitudes, practices in oral health and socio-demographic factors. For this cross-sectional study, 102 parents of children aged under 6 years with severe early caries and attending paediatric dentistry service in France completed a questionnaire during face-to-face interviews. Caries were diagnosed clinically by calibrated investigators, using the American Academy of Paediatric Dentistry criteria, and dental status was recorded using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index. The majority of children were from underprivileged backgrounds and had poor oral health status, with a median dmft index of 10. Parents highlighted the difficulty of finding suitable dental care in private practices. Parents appeared to have good oral health knowledge and engaged in adapted behaviours but showed a low sense of self-efficacy. They perceived the severity of early caries as important but the susceptibility of their child as moderate. The study affirmed the importance of improving the accessibility of paediatric dental care and developing educational strategies to enhance the knowledge, skills, and oral health practices of families.

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Which determinants should be considered to reduce social inequalities in paediatric dental care access? A cross-sectional study in France

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“…Parents, who are the closest caregivers to their children, have great power to influence their children’s behaviour in life [41, 42]. One study showed that the lack of sharing oral health knowledge with their children by parents was a factor associated with caries [5, 43]. Therefore, we encourage parents to provide oral health guidance to their children as early as possible.…”

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Diet and lifestyle habits associated with caries in deciduous teeth among 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi province, China

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Zhou

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BMC Oral Health

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the status of caries in deciduous teeth and the effect of diet and lifestyle habits on dental caries among 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi Province, China.MethodsIn total, 2880 cases involving preschool children were selected by stratified cluster sampling. The dental examination methods and criteria followed the WHO guidelines. SPSS 19.0 was used for the statistical analysis. Chi square tests were used to compare the caries prevalence among children with different social characteristics. Non-parametric tests were used to compare the decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) index values. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to study the effect of diet and lifestyle habits on dental caries.ResultsThe caries prevalence among the 2880 cases of 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi Province, China was 49.13%. There was no gender difference in this rate (P > 0.05). The caries prevalence increased with age (P < 0.05). The prevalence of caries in the rural areas was higher than that in the urban areas (P < 0.05). The deciduous central incisors and deciduous molars had a higher caries prevalence than the other deciduous teeth. According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the caries risk increased with living in a rural area, exclusive breastfeeding, greater frequency of daily snacking, high frequency of snacking before sleep and beginning to brush teeth at a late age; the caries risk decreased when parents helped their children brush their teeth.ConclusionThe caries prevalence among 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi was lower than the level throughout the country and lower than the rate in other developing countries. The children’s diet and lifestyle habits were closely related to dental caries. Parents and children should be more aware of oral health, and parents should help their children develop healthy lifestyle behaviours.

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“…Some authors [27] investigated the factors related to the susceptibility of early childhood caries in 392 children; they found significant differences in three factors: eating too many sweets each day, brushing before and after sleeping, and parents helped to brush. However, they also found a significant relation between the parents' level of education and oral health understanding and the ECC.…”

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Dental problems in children with autism: a 5-year study

2024

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Caries experience of children and complex clinical circumstances are an actual challenge for any healthcare professional. To investigate the early childhood caries (ECC) in autistic and non autistic children (≤4 years of age) evaluating the amount of dental damage and the treatments carried out in both groups. Data regarding the oral health status of 40 patients (≤4 years of age) were assembled. The sample group was constituted of 20 autistic children (12 males with a mean age of 2.5 years and 8 females with a mean age of 3.2 years) whereas 20 patients without the autistic spectrum represented the control group (11 males with a mean age of 3 and 9 females with a mean age of 3.3 years). There were no significant differences between the two groups as regards both the extent of dental damage and the treatments carried out. About the frequency, in the autistic group, the most frequent caries were the white spots and enamel proximal lesions (2.2%), followed by only white spots (1.2%) and brown-black cavities and root stumps (0.6%). In the control group, the brown-black cavities and root stumps represented the most frequent findings (2.2%), followed by white spots and enamel proximal lesions (1.4%) and white spots (0.4%). Regarding the treatments, the most repeated management of dental damage among autistic patients was composite restorations (2.2%) while in nonautistic patients were tooth extractions (2%).

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Exploring the multitude of risk factors associated with early childhood caries

Abstract: The prevalence of ECC was seen in almost a quarter of the population with a high deft. A significant relation was associated only with the feeding duration and lack of prenatal oral health counseling provided to parents.

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Which determinants should be considered to reduce social inequalities in paediatric dental care access? A cross-sectional study in France

Which determinants should be considered to reduce social inequalities in paediatric dental care access? A cross-sectional study in France

Diet and lifestyle habits associated with caries in deciduous teeth among 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi province, China

Dental problems in children with autism: a 5-year study

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