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Oral hygiene practices and bottle feeding pattern among children with early childhood caries: a preliminary study
Buhari, N1, Zainal Abidin F.N2, Mani S.A3, Khan I.M4.
The purpose of this study was to assess the association of bottle feeding and oral hygiene practices with the
severity of caries among 3 to 5-year-old children with Early Childhood Caries (ECC). This cross-sectional
study was carried out on pediatric dental patients with ECC attending a public university hospital. The
parents or guardians were interviewed for the bottle-feeding pattern and oral hygiene practices followed
by a clinical dental examination of their children with ECC. Data analysis was done using Chi squared test.
Out of 32 children, 69% had severe early childhood caries with mean dft of 8.88. In this study, 87.5% of
the subjects had a history of bottle feeding, with 53.1% still being bottle fed at the time of study. Current
bottle-feeding habit was found to be statistically significant with the severity of caries (p=0.021). Majority
(69 %) of the children were introduced to tooth brushing only after 1 year of age. About 40% of the children
consumed either pre-chewed rice and/or shared spoons or feeding utensils with their parents or siblings
but there was no significant association with the severity of caries (p=1.00). Because of its association with
ECC, prolonged bottle feeding is significantly associated with the severity of caries in our study population.
Besides, vertical and horizontal transmission of bacteria was also a risk factor for ECC, but it did not show
any significant association with severity of ECC.
Affiliation:
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
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