scholarly journals A longitudinal study of early childhood caries incidence in Wenzhou preschool children

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiping Wang ◽  
Zhiyuan Wei ◽  
Qiao Li ◽  
Liqin Mei
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Childhood Caries

A longitudinal study of early childhood caries in 9- to 18-month-old Thai infants

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Songchai Thitasomakul ◽  
Angkana Thearmontree ◽  
Supatcharin Piwat ◽  
Oitip Chankanka ◽  
Wattana Pithpornchaiyakul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Childhood Caries

The Association of Early Childhood Caries and Race/Ethnicity among California Preschool Children

2003 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline H. Shiboski ◽  
Stuart A. Gansky ◽  
Francisco Ramos-Gomez ◽  
Long Ngo ◽  
Robert Isman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Childhood Caries

Regular dental checkup and snack-soda drink consumption of preschool children are associated with early childhood caries in Korean caregiver/preschool children dyads

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Hun Han ◽  
Dong-Hyun Kim ◽  
Min-Ji Kim ◽  
Jin-Bom Kim ◽  
Kyunghee Jung-Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Childhood Caries

scholarly journals Early childhood caries in preschool children of gram panchayat Anoo, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Shikha Dogra ◽  
RangeelaRam Rao ◽  
GauravPratap Singh ◽  
Swetha Mohan ◽  
Amit Patel
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Childhood Caries

scholarly journals Feeding practices and prevalence of early childhood caries among preschool children in urban and rural areas of Kannur district

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Aswathi Sreedharan ◽  
Faizal CP ◽  
Chandru TP
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Hygiene Measures ◽  
Childhood Caries

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions among children. Lack of proper Parental knowledge regarding feeding practices will have a deleterious effect on child oral health.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence of ECC and parental knowledge regarding feeding practices in young children.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> 500 preschool children aged between 36-60 months, were selected from twenty schools. The children’s were examined at the respective schools to determine the presence or absence of caries by using WHO criteria .A structured questionnaire was provided to 500 parents of the respective school children examined to assess their knowledge regarding feeding practices and oral hygiene measures in preschool children for prevention of ECC</p><p><strong>Result:</strong> The results of the children examined and the parent surveyed were tabulated and statistically analyzed by using chi-square test. The result showed that the prevalence rate of ECC among 500 children surveyed were about 56.3%.The knowledge regarding the feeding practices and oral hygiene measures overall was found to be 56.5%</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The prevalence of ECC was relatively high among the preschool children. The feeding practices and oral hygiene measures among parents was more off supporting the promotion of ECC. More emphasis should be given regarding introduction of oral hygiene practice from the first year of child’s life and also to conduct public awareness programme to achieve optimum oral health care in children.</p>

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