Influence of social environment on caries prevalence in early childhood

Autor: Tušek Ivan, Carević Momir, Tušek Jasmina
Jazyk: English<br />Serbian
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, Vol 139, Iss 1-2, Pp 18-24 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0370-8179
DOI: 10.2298/SARH1102018T
Popis: Introduction. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a special form of caries that affects decideous teeth with rapid progression and numerous complications. Objective. The aim of the study was to define the prevalence of ECC in children of the South Bačka area, the importance of social environment for the prevalence and severity of ECC, and define the model for its prevention. Methods. The survey was the cross-sectional analytical study in the 10% sample of children, aged 13-64 months, different sex, social status and human environment. Severity and prevalence of ECC were assessed by dental check-ups. The epidemiological data were obtained by the interview of parents. The tests of significant statistical differences were performed by the analysis variance and χ2 (p
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