Early Childhood Caries Prevention: A Review of the Literature
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22370/asd.2020.1.0.2628Keywords:
Oral health, Early childhood caries, Children, Health education, PreventionAbstract
Objective: To analyze the existing prevention methods for early childhood caries (ECC) in the literature and determine when to intervene to improve the results.
Materials and Method: A search was carried out in the BVS and PubMed databases, using search patterns: (((Early childhood caries) AND (children)) OR (prevention)) OR (oral health) OR health education Search for systematic reviews and controlled clinical trials in English, with free full-text mode, five years of antiquity, on human species with a range of 0-5 years of age.
Results: 56 articles were obtained from which 13 (3 systematic reviews and 10 controlled clinical trials) that met the criteria were selected. Excluding the rest for surpassing the established age range or not being available in free full-text mode.
Conclusion: ECC is the most common chronic disease in childhood, because of this reason, its prevention is of vital importance; There are diverse methods for this matter that increase their effectiveness when applied in the first years of the child's life and even in the prenatal period. Oral health education for both the child and the parent/caregiver is relevant in reducing and preventing ECC.
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