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Early Childhood Caries
Joint Authors
Kitamura, Masayasu
Saito, Toshiyuki
Kawashita, Yumiko
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kawashita, Yumiko& Kitamura, Masayasu& Saito, Toshiyuki. 2011. Early Childhood Caries. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kawashita, Yumiko…[et al.]. Early Childhood Caries. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kawashita, Yumiko& Kitamura, Masayasu& Saito, Toshiyuki. Early Childhood Caries. International Journal of Dentistry. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493637
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493637