scholarly journals Dietary Patterns and Risk of Obesity and Early Childhood Caries in Australian Toddlers: Findings from an Australian Cohort Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucinda K. Bell ◽  
Celeste Schammer ◽  
Gemma Devenish ◽  
Diep Ha ◽  
Murray W. Thomson ◽  
...  

We examined associations between dietary patterns at 12 months, characterised using multiple methodologies, and risk of obesity and early childhood caries (ECC) at 24–36 months. Participants were Australian toddlers (n = 1170) from the Study of Mothers’ and Infants’ Life Events affecting oral health (SMILE) birth cohort. Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and the Dietary Guideline Index for Children and Adolescents (DGI-CA) were applied to dietary intake data (1, 2 or 3-days) at 12 months, and regression analysis used to examine associations of dietary patterns with body mass index Z-score and presence of ECC at 24–36 months. Two dietary patterns were extracted using PCA: family diet and cow’s milk and discretionary combination. The mean DGI-CA score was 56 ± 13 (out of a possible 100). No statistically significant or clinically meaningful associations were found between dietary pattern or DGI-CA scores, and BMI Z-scores or ECC (n = 680). Higher cow’s milk and discretionary combination pattern scores were associated with higher energy and free sugars intakes, and higher family diet pattern scores and DGI-CA scores with lower free sugars intakes. The association between dietary patterns and intermediate outcomes of free sugars and energy intakes suggests that obesity and/or ECC may not yet have manifested, and thus longitudinal investigation beyond two years of age is warranted.

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 821-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Devenish ◽  
Aqif Mukhtar ◽  
Andrea Begley ◽  
A John Spencer ◽  
W Murray Thomson ◽  
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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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Lala Viodita ◽  
Rizanda Machmud ◽  
Hidayati Hidayati

Dental caries is the most commonly found for oral and dental diseases. It could appear in permanent and even desidual teeth. One of the oral  and dental diseases prevalent to children of age 1-5 years old is termed Early Childhood Caries (ECC) which was an acute dental infection that rapidly develop from one third of primary servical maxillary incisivus into the whole teeth making white to yellowish cavity with soft caries tissue. Diet pattern gives big influence on incidence of caries. to find the relationship between children diet pattern with the case of ECC. observational analytical using cross- sectional design. Sample size was 50 children of age 2-3 years old in three different Comprehensive Treatment Post (CTP) in working area of Tanah Garam primary healthcare in Solok City. ECC prevalence in Tanah Garam District of Solok City in 2018 was 56 %. Diet pattern found mostly was cariogenic for 52 %. There was significant relationship between diet pattern with the case of ECC in Tanah Garam District of Solok City with p = 0.01. There was significant relationship between diet pattern with the case of ECC in Tanah Garam District Solok City.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijia Hu ◽  
Yu Fan Sim ◽  
Jia Ying Toh ◽  
Seang Mei Saw ◽  
Keith M. Godfrey ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey .

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a chronic disease that can be prevented. It commonlyaffects children involving in one or more decayed (with lesions or not) teeth, missing teeth (dueto caries), or teeth with fillings in children aged under 71 months. The disease is sometimesoverlooked, but this condition usually affects the general health of children. Early detection ofEarly Childhood Caries (ECC) can prevent problems which are harmful to children. Therefore,the ECC must be prevented and for teeth that have had dental caries they should be givenproper treatment so as not to worsen and affect the quality of life in children. Prevention of thisdisease is a significant component in any health program to prepare for the optimal basis forthe oral health of children. This condition will become a serious health problem if not handledproperly, and it is a major health problem for health providers throughout the world.Primarypreventive must be initiated since a woman getting pregnant.Keywords: Early Childhood Caries (ECC), prevention, treatment


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Subhathira Rajasekaran ◽  
Sham S Bhat ◽  
Vidya Bhat ◽  
Sundeep Hegde K ◽  
Neha Thilak ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 199-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilza M. E. Ribeiro ◽  
Manoel A. S. Ribeiro

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Endang W. Bachtiar ◽  
Ferry P. Gultom ◽  
Atika Rahmasari ◽  
Boy M. Bachtiar

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