Assessing the prevalence of early childhood caries and the associated determinants in a group of preschool children: results from a national oral health survey in Egypt
Abou El Fadl, R., Abdel Fattah, M., Ezz, M. (2019). Assessing the prevalence of early childhood caries and the associated determinants in a group of preschool children: results from a national oral health survey in Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 65(Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)), 31-39. doi: 10.21608/edj.2015.71243
Reham Abou El Fadl; Mona Abdel Fattah; Mona Ezz. "Assessing the prevalence of early childhood caries and the associated determinants in a group of preschool children: results from a national oral health survey in Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 65, Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry), 2019, 31-39. doi: 10.21608/edj.2015.71243
Abou El Fadl, R., Abdel Fattah, M., Ezz, M. (2019). 'Assessing the prevalence of early childhood caries and the associated determinants in a group of preschool children: results from a national oral health survey in Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 65(Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)), pp. 31-39. doi: 10.21608/edj.2015.71243
Abou El Fadl, R., Abdel Fattah, M., Ezz, M. Assessing the prevalence of early childhood caries and the associated determinants in a group of preschool children: results from a national oral health survey in Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 65(Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)): 31-39. doi: 10.21608/edj.2015.71243

Assessing the prevalence of early childhood caries and the associated determinants in a group of preschool children: results from a national oral health survey in Egypt

Egyptian Dental Journal
Article 5, Volume 65, Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry), January 2019, Page 31-39  XML PDF (571.47 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2015.71243
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Authors
Reham Abou El Fadl1; Mona Abdel Fattah2; Mona Ezz2
1Lecturer, Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry , Ain Shams university, Cairo, Egypt, MPH, Imperial College London.
2Dental Department Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
Objective: This study provides information on the prevalence of early childhood caries among a sample of Egyptian Preschool children and the potential determinants associated with this condition.
Methods: A total of 651 preschool children were randomly selected from 160 gathering points in 26 governorates in Egypt. A face to face interview was conducted with children’s primary caregivers and data on socioeconomic status, oral hygiene practices and feeding habits was collected. Information on caries experience was also recorded through dental examination following a standardized clinical protocol based on World Health Organization measures.
Results: More than 67% of the examined children had at least one decayed primary tooth and the mean dmf score was 3.3. Girls had lower mean dmf scores in comparison to boys. A weak positive correlation was detected between dmf scores in children and maternal caries experience
(r = 0.130, P < 0.001) whereas the coorelation with frequency of tooth brushing was weak negative (r= -0.093, p<0.001).
Conclusions: Dental treatment needs among Egyptian preschool children are quite high and thus urging actions towards promoting oral health status of this population group need to be undertaken at community levels.
Keywords
early childhood caries; risk factors; preschool children; Egypt
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