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Early childhood caries and related risk factors: A cross‐sectional study of children in Zhejiang Province, China
Author(s) -
Zhu Haihua,
Ying Xuan,
Zhu Fudong,
Huang Chaoqiang,
Yu Yunxian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of dental hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1601-5037
pISSN - 1601-5029
DOI - 10.1111/idh.12454
Subject(s) - medicine , bedtime , early childhood caries , logistic regression , oral hygiene , environmental health , demography , stepwise regression , cross sectional study , incidence (geometry) , risk factor , oral health , pediatrics , dentistry , physics , pathology , sociology , optics
Abstract Objectives This work aims to exploring the risk factors related to ECC by investigating oral health status, related behaviours and habits of children and their parent's knowledge regarding oral hygiene. Method A total of 2700 children aged 3‐5 years and their parents from Zhejiang province were examined. Chi‐square test or U test was used to analyse the difference of caries incidence among different groups. Logistic multiple factor stepwise regression model was used to analyse the risk factors influencing ECC prevalence. Results ECC prevalence rate in these children was 70.7%. The mean decayed missing filled teeth(dmft) scores were 4.33. Through analysis of logistic multiple factor stepwise regression model, risk factors related to the prevalence of ECC in children include: older age, region (coastal or mountainous area), higher frequency of bedtime dessert consumption and poor care of children's oral health by parents. In the questionnaire, 5 of 14 questions showed parents’ poor oral knowledge or awareness. Conclusion The prevalence rate of ECC in children aged 3‐5 in this study was high and associated with older age, region (coastal or mountainous area), higher frequency of bedtime dessert consumption and poor care of children's oral health. Parents need to strengthen their understanding and action of dental caries.