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.

scholarly journals Relationship among microbiological composition and presence of dental plaque, sugar exposure, social factors and different stages of early childhood caries

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 365-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaís Manzano Parisotto ◽  
Carolina Steiner-Oliveira ◽  
Cristiane Duque ◽  
Regina Célia Rocha Peres ◽  
Lidiany Karla Azevedo Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
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 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 Timing of sugar introduction in diet and early childhood caries: a population-based study in preschoolers

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Nilson ALVES DOS SANTOS ◽  
Cacilda Castelo Branco LIMA ◽  
Ananda Souza PEREIRA ◽  
Marina de Deus Moura LIMA ◽  
Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus MOURA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Childhood Caries

Abstract Introduction Sugar ingestion is the most important isolated factor related to dental caries. Contact with sugary foods at an early age may represent a risk to the oral health of preschool children. Objective To evaluate the timing of the introduction of sugar in the diet of preschoolers and its association with early childhood caries. Material and method Cross-sectional population-based study with 888 five-year-old preschoolers from public and private schools. Parents answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, eating habits and oral health. The variables timing of sugar introduction (>1 year and ≤1 year) and dental caries experience were dichotomized and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Poisson regression (p<0.05). Result The introduction of sugar in the diet occurred during the first twelve months of life for 73.8% of preschoolers. There was no association between the timing of sugar introduction and early childhood caries (p>0.05). The interruption of exclusive breastfeeding and low family income increased the prevalence of preschoolers having early contact with sugar by 32% and 23%, respectively (p<0.05). The prevalence of early childhood caries was 42.3% and was associated with a lower level of maternal education, low income, increased frequency of ingestion of candy and the use of nonfluoridated toothpaste (p<0.05). Conclusion The introduction of sugar in the diet occurred during the first year of life in most preschoolers and there was no association with early childhood caries.

scholarly journals Dietary Intake and Severe Early Childhood Caries in Low-Income, Young Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (8) ◽  
pp. 1057-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Whitney Evans ◽  
Catherine Hayes ◽  
Carole A. Palmer ◽  
Odilia I. Bermudez ◽  
Steven A. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Severe Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Childhood Caries
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