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Reshuffling the Risk Factors of Severe Early Childhood Caries
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: Received: 1 November 2016 / Approved: 1 November 2016 / Online: 1 November 2016 (06:56:46 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 3 November 2016 / Approved: 3 November 2016 / Online: 3 November 2016 (08:39:30 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 3 November 2016 / Approved: 3 November 2016 / Online: 3 November 2016 (08:39:30 CET)
A peer-reviewed article of this Preprint also exists.
Kabil, N.S.; Eltawil, S. Prioritizing the Risk Factors of Severe Early Childhood Caries. Dent. J. 2017, 5, 4. Kabil, N.S.; Eltawil, S. Prioritizing the Risk Factors of Severe Early Childhood Caries. Dent. J. 2017, 5, 4.
Abstract
Severe early childhood caries remains the most common chronic disease affecting children. .Its multifactorial etiology lead to the controversy about which risk factors were more significant to its development. Therefore our study aimed through meticulous statistical analysis to arrange the “well agreed upon” common risk factors in order of significance to aid the clinician in tailoring an adequate preventive program for this affected age group. The study concluded that the risk factors contributing to severe early childhood caries in order of their significance were Night feeding, On demand feeding, Mother’s Employment, Mother’s caries Experience, Starting age of brushing, Mother’s education, Sharing utensils, Child’s first dental visit, Number of siblings, Brushing frequency, Sweetened food and beverage consumption, Sweetened beverages, and at last the snacking frequency.
Keywords
severe early childhood caries; risk factors
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery
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Power of the study equation was used to statistically estimate sample size
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