Early Childhood Caries
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The aim of this paper is to systematically review information about ECC and to describe why many children are suffering from dental caries, and to recommend a professional preventive program for high-risk children.Abstract:
Dental caries is one of the most common childhood diseases, and people continue to be susceptible to it throughout their lives. Although dental caries can be arrested and potentially even reversed in its early stages, it is often not self-limiting and progresses without proper care until the tooth is destroyed. Early childhood caries (ECC) is often complicated by inappropriate feeding practices and heavy infection with mutans streptococci. Such children should be targeted with a professional preventive program that includes oral hygiene instructions for mothers or caregivers, along with fluoride and diet counseling. However, these strategies alone are not sufficient to prevent dental caries in high-risk children; prevention of ECC also requires addressing the socioeconomic factors that face many families in which ECC is endemic. The aim of this paper is to systematically review information about ECC and to describe why many children are suffering from dental caries.read more
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Early Childhood Caries: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention.
Sukumaran Anil,Pradeep S. Anand +1 more
TL;DR: The review will focus on the prevalence, risk factors, and preventive strategies and the management of ECC, one of the most common childhood diseases.
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Parental influence and the development of dental caries in children aged 0–6 years: A systematic review of the literature
TL;DR: A systematic review of the evidence for parental influences on the development of caries in children aged 0-6 years finds collaboration between Psychologists and Dentists may accelerate the identification and understanding of mechanisms that underlie risk associated with ECC.
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Effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride in caries prevention and arrest: a systematic literature review.
TL;DR: The literature indicates that SDF is a preventive treatment for dental caries in community settings and shows potential as an alternative treatment for caries arrest in the primary dentition and permanent first molars.
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Pattern and severity of early childhood caries in Southern Italy: a preschool-based cross-sectional study
TL;DR: Results of the study demonstrate that even in Western countries ECC and S-ECC represent a significant burden in preschool children, particularly in those disadvantaged, and that most of the known modifiable associated factors regarding feeding practices and oral hygiene are still very spread in the population.
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Preventing Dental Caries in Children <5 Years: Systematic Review Updating USPSTF Recommendation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a systematic review on early childhood caries in children younger than 5 years of age and found no direct evidence that screening by primary care clinicians reduces early childhood cavities.
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