Objectives To investigate the relationship between social class, infant feeding, oral hygiene,
and prevalence and patterns of caries in 4-5-year-old Jordanian children. Method Two-stage …

Feeding practices during early childhood play an important aetiological role in early
childhood caries (ECC). The role of feeding practices in causation of ECC is debated. The …

Background: In light of the various challenges faced by public dental health services,
especially when large geographical areas and isolated communities are concerned …

Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and social risk
factors of severe early childhood caries in three-year-old children in Northern Thailand …

Background. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a public health problem due to its impact on
children's health, development, and wellbeing. The objective of this study was to assess the …

Objectives Child dental caries is a global public health challenge with high prevalence and
wide inequalities. A complex public health programme (Childsmile) was established. We …

" This collaborative work provides a detailed snapshot of child oral health in Australia. In
doing so, it describes the levels of dental caries and its components, dental fluorosis and …

Wigen TI, Wang, NJ. Maternal health and lifestyle, and caries experience in preschool
children. A longitudinal study from pregnancy to age 5 yr. Eur J Oral Sci 2011; 119: 463 …

Results Inclusion criteria were met by four papers relating to the acquisition and colonisation
of the oral cariogenic bacteria and caries outcome in infants, 13 papers were considered in …

OBJECTIVE: A well established body of research documents the role of individual factors,
such as biology and diet, in the aetiology of early childhood caries (ECC). Recently …