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Early childhood caries and its association with socio-economic risk factors
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Mehdi Salehi Zeinabadi    , Seyed Habib-o-illah Hashemian , Raheb Ghorbani , Foad Tosan , Fateme Ghaneei , Nazila Ameli |
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Abstract: (3072 Views) |
| Introduction: Early dental caries in childhood is one of the most prevalent health problems. This survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of early childhood caries and its contributing socio-economic factors among kindergarten children of Semnen, Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1332 children under 6 years from Semnan kindergartens were selected by census and examined for dental caries using WHO criteria. Variables including age, gender, educational level and occupation of parents and the level of kindergarten were recorded in a checklist. Additionally, the number of decayed, filled or extracted teeth was also calculated to represent the dmft score.
Results: From 1332 studied children, 61.1% had early childhood caries (ECC). Variables including age (OR= 2.21 and 95%CI: 1.90-2.56, p |
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| Keywords: Dental Caries, Child, Social Class, Dental Care for Children. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2019/05/11 | Accepted: 2019/09/25 | Published: 2020/03/15
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