Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan
Objective: To determine frequency of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) among children upto71 months age in Karachi Pakistan. ECC is a devastating form of caries that may affect the primary dentition soon after infant teeth eruption and encompasses specific teeth and surfaces for children under 6-years o...
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Objective: To determine frequency of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) among children upto71 months age in Karachi Pakistan.
ECC is a devastating form of caries that may affect the primary dentition soon after infant teeth eruption and encompasses specific teeth and surfaces for children under 6-years of age. The persistent rise in ECC prevalence is a great challenge for dental health profession throughout the world and determining the region specific burden of ECC is necessary so that early preventive and appropriate treatment strategies can be applied.
Materials and Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan during 2009-2010. A sample size of 650 was calculated and children of up to 71 months of age with fully erupted teeth, born or resident of Gulberg Town, Karachi, Pakistan were included in the study. The selected households were visited and the child up to 71 months age group examined for the presence of ECC and mothers were interviewed through administering a semi-structured questionnaire.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba41bddd2c0c4169a49c6405c36fd0042023-05-28T03:10:28ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802015-12-0193Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, PakistanShahbano Syed0Nighat Nisar1Nida Mubeen2Department of Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.Department of Community Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.Department of Community Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. Objective: To determine frequency of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) among children upto71 months age in Karachi Pakistan. ECC is a devastating form of caries that may affect the primary dentition soon after infant teeth eruption and encompasses specific teeth and surfaces for children under 6-years of age. The persistent rise in ECC prevalence is a great challenge for dental health profession throughout the world and determining the region specific burden of ECC is necessary so that early preventive and appropriate treatment strategies can be applied. Materials and Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan during 2009-2010. A sample size of 650 was calculated and children of up to 71 months of age with fully erupted teeth, born or resident of Gulberg Town, Karachi, Pakistan were included in the study. The selected households were visited and the child up to 71 months age group examined for the presence of ECC and mothers were interviewed through administering a semi-structured questionnaire. https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1427FrequencyECCChildren |
| spellingShingle | Shahbano Syed Nighat Nisar Nida Mubeen Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences Frequency ECC Children |
| title | Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan |
| title_full | Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan |
| title_short | Early Childhood Caries among Children upto 71 Months of Age in Karachi, Pakistan |
| title_sort | early childhood caries among children upto 71 months of age in karachi pakistan |
| topic | Frequency ECC Children |
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