Prevalence of early childhood caries among preschool children in Trivandrum and its association with various risk factors.
Contemp Clin Dent
; 6(1): 69-73, 2015.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-25684915
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a severe form of dental decay with multi-factorial origin.OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and related risk factors of ECC among preschool children residing in rural and urban areas of Trivandrum district in Kerala.METHODS:
A sample size of 1329 preschool children of <60 months of age was randomly selected from rural and urban areas of Trivandrum and decayed missing filled teeth indices were recorded. A standardized questionnaire was distributed to the parents. The data were subjected to SPSS version 16 and statistically analyzed with Chi-square test.RESULTS:
Prevalence of ECC in the study sample was found to be 54%. Furthermore, a positive association was obtained between ECC and age of the child, location of residence, dietary habits, and oral hygiene habits.CONCLUSION:
There is an urgent need to implement preventive and curative oral health programs for preschool children in rural and urban areas.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Contemp Clin Dent
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India