An investigation on the deciduous dental caries and the related risk factors of 3-5 year-old children in Ningxia Province
LI Yan-qing
MA Min
YU Ying-fan
LIU Ying
Abstract：AIM:To investigate the status of deciduous dental caries and the related risk factors of 3-5 year-old Children in Ningxia Province .METHODS:2952 Children aged 3-5 years old from 6 counties in Ningxia were included for clinical caries examination .Caries-active and caries-free children were selected to complete the questionnaire .SPSS 17.0 statistical software package was used for data analysis .RESULTS:The prevalence of dental caries, dmft, dmfts of the children was 57.41%, 2.51 and 4.19 respectivesy.The prevalence of dental caries was not statistically different between Hui and Han nationalities .Significant difference was found between caries -active and caries-free children in premature delivery , addition of sugar in milk , the age of starting tooth-brushing , frequency of sugar intake and sweet intake before sleep (P<0.05).No significant difference was found between the 2 groups in low birth-weight, feeding methods, fluoride tooth-paste use and educational level of parents (P>0.05).Logistic analy-sis showed that caries prevalence was related to sweet parents'attitude to oral health , intake of sweet before sleep and after tooth-brushing, frequency of sweet intake , the age of start tooth-brushing and parents'attitude to oral health . CONCLUSION:Sweat-intake reduction and proper breeding are important measures to prevent deciduous dental caries.
Keywords：childrendeciduous cariesrisk factors
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Pages：4( 538-541 )