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Global early childhood caries: A review of literature

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posted on 2024-11-21, 00:57 authored by A Shrestha, Thi HoangThi Hoang, S Gardner, A Pradhan, L Crocombe
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a major public health concern in the world. There is a high prevalence of ECC in developing countries. The review aimed to synthesise the published literature on the global prevalence of ECC and its associated factors. Researches conducted in Asian, European, American and African countries were included. The review included observational cross-sectional, case-control, cohort studies, and clinical trials. The ECC varies across countries and the continents. Several studies showed inequitable distribution of ECC within regions of a country. The result of this review provides global prevalence of ECC and associated risk factors. Despite the variation of prevalence of ECC, it remains a universal burden. Studies have demonstrated that even in developed countries, ECC represents a significant burden in preschool children. The S. mutans and , oral hygiene habits, breastfeeding and bottle feeding along with factors such as parental education are major risk factors for ECC. There have been limited studies conducted on ECC in Nepal.

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Publication title

Nepal Medical College Journal

Volume

23

Issue

3

Pagination

264-271

ISSN

2676-1424

Department/School

UTAS Centre for Rural Health

Publisher

Nepal Medical College

Publication status

  • Published online

Place of publication

Nepal

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Copyright (c) 2021 Nepal Medical College Journal. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Socio-economic Objectives

200402 Dental health, 200506 Neonatal and child health

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