scholarly journals Healthy Eating Index Is a Predictor of Early Childhood Caries

2009 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Nunn ◽  
N.S. Braunstein ◽  
E.A. Krall Kaye ◽  
T. Dietrich ◽  
R.I. Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Childhood Caries

Early childhood caries (ECC) is a preventable form of dental caries that affects very young children, particularly among low-income families and certain racial/ethnic minorities. The current study examined the relationship of dietary quality, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), to the prevalence of ECC in 2- to 5-year-old children. Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) were used for the study. We used logistic regression to compute adjusted odds ratios (OR) for ECC and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Children with the best dietary practices (uppermost tertile of the HEI) were 44% less likely to exhibit severe ECC compared with children with the worst dietary practices (lowest tertile of the HEI). A healthy eating pattern geared for promotion of optimal child development and prevention of chronic disease in later life may also reduce the risk of early childhood caries, particularly severe early childhood caries.

scholarly journals Association between healthy eating index, body mass index, and early childhood caries in schoolchildren of Sakaka, KSA: A case–control study

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Sudhakar Vundavalli ◽  
AnilKumar Nagarajappa ◽  
Radhika Doppalapudi ◽  
AdelSaleh Alhabarti ◽  
AhmedSaad Assaf Aleiadah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Childhood Caries

Assessment of the Healthy Eating Index-2005 as a predictor of early childhood caries

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 436-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine A. A. Zaki ◽  
Karin M. L. Dowidar ◽  
Wafaa E. E. Abdelaziz
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Childhood Caries

scholarly journals Early childhood feeding practices and dental caries among Australian preschoolers

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 821-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Devenish ◽  
Aqif Mukhtar ◽  
Andrea Begley ◽  
A John Spencer ◽  
W Murray Thomson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Free Sugars ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Tooth Surfaces ◽  
Childhood Caries

ABSTRACT Background Recent reviews have proposed a causal relationship between prolonged breastfeeding and early childhood caries (ECC), but the evidence to date is inconsistent, with few cohort studies and limited investigation of key confounders. Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dietary practices and early childhood caries in a birth cohort of Australian preschoolers. Methods Participants underwent a standardized dental examination at 2–3 y of age to determine the prevalence of ECC (based on the presence of decayed, missing, or filled tooth surfaces). Breastfeeding practices were reported at 3, 6, 12, and 24 mo of age. Intakes of free sugars were assessed at 1 and 2 y of age. Multivariable regression models generated prevalence ratios (PR) for the association between ECC and breastfeeding duration, and between ECC and sleep feeding practices at 1 y, controlling for sociodemographic factors and free sugars intake. Results There was no independent association between breastfeeding beyond 1 y of age and ECC (PR 1.42, 95% CI: 0.85, 2.38), or between breastfeeding to sleep and ECC (PR 1.12, 95% CI: 0.67, 1.88), although the direction of effect was suggestive of an association. The only factors independently associated with ECC were high free sugars intakes (PR 1.97, 95% CI: 1.13, 3.44), and greater socioeconomic disadvantage (PR 2.15, 95% CI: 1.08, 4.28). Most participants who were breastfed at 1 y of age had ceased by 18 mo or 2 y. Conclusions Breastfeeding practices were not associated with ECC. Given the wide-ranging benefits of breastfeeding, and the low prevalence of sustained breastfeeding in this study and Australia in general, recommendations to limit breastfeeding are unwarranted, and breastfeeding should be promoted in line with global and national recommendations. To reduce the prevalence of early childhood caries, improved efforts are needed to limit foods high in free sugars.

Getting to Know the Early Childhood Caries Through Qualitative Analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Bartira Cruxên Gonçalves Volschan
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Low Income Population ◽  
Educational Conditions ◽  
Childhood Caries

This study aimed to perform a social diagnosis of a cross-section of a low-income population as a means of developing prevention strategies for Early Childhood Caries. The subjects of the study were 65 children from 0 to 5 years of age and their mothers. The methodology used was the Qualitative Analysis of Surveyed Data technique. The results showed that social factors as well as behavioral and educational conditions of this disease were related.

Dietary Practices among Children with Early Childhood Caries and the Associated Factors: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baranya Shrikrishna Suprabha ◽  
Ramya Shenoy ◽  
Karuna Yermunja Mahabala ◽  
Anupama Panakaje Nayak ◽  
Rao Arathi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Childhood Caries

Relationship between Severe Early Childhood Caries, Mother's Oral Health and Mutans Streptococci in a Low-Income Group: Changes from 1996 to 2007

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Esther Irigoyen Camacho ◽  
Leonor Sánchez Pérez ◽  
Álvaro García Pérez ◽  
Marco Antonio Zepeda Zepeda
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Mutans Streptococci ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Severe Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Childhood Caries

The relationship between dental caries and mutans streptococci (ms) in children and their mothers is a key factor in the prevention of early childhood caries. Changes in early childhood caries over time in Mexican children have not been well documented. Objective: to compare the dental caries indices and presence of ms in 3- to 5-year-old children and their mothers in two surveys, the first one carried out in 1996 and the second one in 2007. Study design: cross-sectional study. Results: The first survey included 102 mother-child dyads and the second 103. Dental caries index dmfs was 7.17 (± 10.9) and 4.58 (± 7.1) in the first and second survey, respectively (p<0.05). Ms levels were higher in 1996 than in 2007 (p<0.001). The prevalence of Severe Early Childhood Caries (SECC) was 42.2% and 34.95% in first and second surveys, respectively,(p>0.05). Children with SECC showed higher counts of ms than children without this condition. A high caries index in mothers was associated with higher caries experience in their children. Conclusion: the compassions of the surveys indicated a decline in dental caries indices over an 11-year period. High caries experience in the mother had a negative impact on the oral condition of the child.

scholarly journals Maternal Dietary Quality and Dietary Inflammation Associations with Offspring Growth, Placental Development, and DNA Methylation

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3130
Author(s):  
Marion Lecorguillé ◽  
Shevaun Teo ◽  
Catherine M. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Maternal Diet ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Placental Development ◽  
Offspring Growth

The ‘Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases’ hypothesis posits that prenatal maternal diet influences offspring growth and later life health outcomes. Dietary assessment has focused on selected nutrients. However, this approach does not consider the complex interactions between foods and nutrients. To provide a more comprehensive approach to public health, dietary indices have been developed to assess dietary quality, dietary inflammation and risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Thus far, their use in the context of placental development is limited and associations with offspring outcomes have been inconsistent. Although epidemiological studies have focused on the role of maternal diet on foetal programming, the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Some evidence suggests these associations may be driven by placental and epigenetic changes. In this narrative review, we examine the current literature regarding relationships between key validated diet quality scores (Dietary Inflammatory Index [DII], Mediterranean diet [MD], Healthy Eating Index [HEI], Alternative Healthy Eating Index [AHEI], Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension [DASH], Glycaemic Index [GI] and Glycaemic Load [GL]) in pregnancy and birth and long-term offspring outcomes. We summarise findings, discuss potential underlying placental and epigenetic mechanisms, in particular DNA methylation, and highlight the need for further research and public health strategies that incorporate diet quality and epigenetics.

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