Electronic Physician (ISSN: 2008-5842)
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June 2017, Volume: 9, Issue: 6, Pages: 4683-4688, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/4683 Nine years’ trend of dental caries and severe early childhood caries among 3-6-year-old children in Babol, Northern Iran Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani1, Zohreh Hataminia2, Mahmoud Hajiahmadi3, Effat Khodadadi4 Ph.D. of Community Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 2 Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 3 M.Sc. of Statistics, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 4 Ph.D. of Pediatric, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Dentistry Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 1
Type of article: Original Abstract Background and objective: Malnutrition, pain, and insomnia are common adverse effects of early dental caries among 3-6-year-old children. To increase our understanding of the dental caries status which will help in the control and prevention of it, this study aimed to assess the trend of dental caries, Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) and its related factors among 3-6-year-old children during a 9-year period in Babol, Northern Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 2,080 children aged 3-6 years old in Babol, Northern Iran. The studied samples were examined from May 2007 to June 2015. Oral examinations were performed with visualtouch technique. S-ECC was measured as number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth surface (dmfs). Data were evaluated by SPSS software for Windows version 23 and were analyzed using the one-way ANOVA, chi-square test and independent-samples t-test. Level of significance was set at ≤ 0.05. Results: The trend of dental caries and S-ECC rose among 3-6-year-old children over a 9-year period. Of the children, 26.3% were caries free. The mean dmft was increased significantly among boys (p
http://www.ephysician.ir
June 2017, Volume: 9, Issue: 6, Pages: 4683-4688, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/4683 Nine years’ trend of dental caries and severe early childhood caries among 3-6-year-old children in Babol, Northern Iran Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani1, Zohreh Hataminia2, Mahmoud Hajiahmadi3, Effat Khodadadi4 Ph.D. of Community Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 2 Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 3 M.Sc. of Statistics, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 4 Ph.D. of Pediatric, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Dentistry Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, Iran 1
Type of article: Original Abstract Background and objective: Malnutrition, pain, and insomnia are common adverse effects of early dental caries among 3-6-year-old children. To increase our understanding of the dental caries status which will help in the control and prevention of it, this study aimed to assess the trend of dental caries, Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) and its related factors among 3-6-year-old children during a 9-year period in Babol, Northern Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 2,080 children aged 3-6 years old in Babol, Northern Iran. The studied samples were examined from May 2007 to June 2015. Oral examinations were performed with visualtouch technique. S-ECC was measured as number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth surface (dmfs). Data were evaluated by SPSS software for Windows version 23 and were analyzed using the one-way ANOVA, chi-square test and independent-samples t-test. Level of significance was set at ≤ 0.05. Results: The trend of dental caries and S-ECC rose among 3-6-year-old children over a 9-year period. Of the children, 26.3% were caries free. The mean dmft was increased significantly among boys (p
