Severe Early Childhood Caries and General Health in a group of Sudanese Preschool Children
Ahmed, R., Khattab, N., Ahmed, M., Rashed, T., Ahmed, G. (2022). Severe Early Childhood Caries and General Health in a group of Sudanese Preschool Children. EKB Journal Management System, 44(2), 359-371. doi: 10.21608/mafs.2022.247237
Rabab Helmy Mahmoud Ahmed; Nancy Ahmed Fakhry Khattab; Mohammed Abou El-Yazeed Ahmed; Tamer Gad Rashed; Ghada Abd El-Wahab Ahmed. "Severe Early Childhood Caries and General Health in a group of Sudanese Preschool Children". EKB Journal Management System, 44, 2, 2022, 359-371. doi: 10.21608/mafs.2022.247237
Ahmed, R., Khattab, N., Ahmed, M., Rashed, T., Ahmed, G. (2022). 'Severe Early Childhood Caries and General Health in a group of Sudanese Preschool Children', EKB Journal Management System, 44(2), pp. 359-371. doi: 10.21608/mafs.2022.247237
Ahmed, R., Khattab, N., Ahmed, M., Rashed, T., Ahmed, G. Severe Early Childhood Caries and General Health in a group of Sudanese Preschool Children. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 44(2): 359-371. doi: 10.21608/mafs.2022.247237

Severe Early Childhood Caries and General Health in a group of Sudanese Preschool Children

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Article 17, Volume 44, Issue 2 - Serial Number 52, April 2022, Page 359-371  XML PDF (778.27 K)
Document Type: Original paper
DOI: 10.21608/mafs.2022.247237
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Authors
Rabab Helmy Mahmoud Ahmed* 1; Nancy Ahmed Fakhry Khattab2; Mohammed Abou El-Yazeed Ahmed3; Tamer Gad Rashed2; Ghada Abd El-Wahab Ahmed4
1Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry Department National Research Centre
2Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies – Cairo University
3Pediatric Dentistry Department, Oral and Dental Research Division-National Research Centre
4Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry Department, Oral and Dental Research Division - National Research Centre
Abstract
Back ground:Dental health problems as a sequence of ECC especially its severe form (S-ECC) rang from local pain, infections, difficulty in chewing leads to general health problemsas malnutrition, gastrointestinal disorders and poor child growth or development. debilitating condition can not only affect the children but also their families and the communities in which they live.
Methods:the study sample consisted of1000 Sudanese children aged 3-6 years, including 100 children having complete blood count records. anthropometric measurements were taken for every child following WHO methodology and criteria. Hb level was recorded for children who already had CBC analysis for medical reasons.
Results:There was a significant difference between caries free and S-ECC regarding all BMI categories except normal weight children. Although, there was insignificant difference between both caries groups considering Hb level.
Conclusions:although there was insignificant correlation between caries and Hb level, a weak negative correlationwas found between caries and BMI.Consequently, proper management of S- ECC is critical for child general health and development.
 
Keywords
Severe Early childhood caries; Growth; BMI; Anemia; Hb level
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