Open AccessAssociation of Child Temperament with Early Childhood Caries
Author(s) -
Zohra Jabin,
Seema Chaudhary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9770.5262
Subject(s) - temperament , psychology , association (psychology) , emotionality , affect (linguistics) , developmental psychology , early childhood , clinical psychology , personality , social psychology , communication , psychotherapist
Psychological variable may affect early childhood caries (ECC), but this aspect has not been explored satisfactorily. This study evaluates the child temperament as a risk predictor for ECC.