Maher Alsulami, Abdulaziz A Madkhali, Majed T Alharbi, Abdulaziz R Alzahrani, Ibrahim N Aljohani, Majid S Al-Thaqafy, Adnan A Alsulami, Mohamed Eldigre, Saleh Aloraibi
Knowledge and attitude of paediatric first aid among elementary schoolteachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Journal of family medicine and primary care
early childhood caries ecc common public health problem developing countries children severe decay also altered eating habits preferences therefore ecc influence nutritional health aim find prevalence ecc nutritional status evaluate association among preschool children northeast india descriptive crosssectional study conducted among 384 preschool children aged 26 years sampling unit comprised children attending pediatric dentistry department one dental college information regarding sociodemographic factors child feeding habits child oral hygiene practices obtained parents using pretested questionnaire weight height evaluated assess nutritional status decay missing filled teeth index primary teeth used determine dental caries status mean value carious teeth 384 children aged 26 years 56 243 kids caries 747 belonged moderate category dmft 7 followed low sort 167 higher class 86 body mass index bmi age revealed 52 overweight 151 thin 83 obese high caries ie dmft 7 underweight normal weight category pearson correlation showed significant correlation ecc bmiforage r 004 p 005 prevalence dental caries among children age 5 years imphal high risk factors ecc included age low maternal education improper feeding oral hygiene habits however results revealed significant relationship ecc bmi