Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2011 Volume 139, Issue 1-2, Pages: 18-24
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1102018T
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Influence of social environment on caries prevalence in early childhood
Tušek Ivan (Klinika za stomatologiju Vojvodine, Medicinski fakultet, Novi Sad)
Carević Momir (Klinika za dečju i preventivnu stomatologiju, Stomatološki fakultet, Beograd)
Tušek Jasmina (Stomatološka ordinacija „Palmadent”, Novi Sad)
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<0.05) test, as well as interdependence of ECC and single
characteristics that could be a predictor of the disease by the logistic
regression. Results. The prevalence of ECC was 30.5%. The highest disease
frequency was found in children of male sex (35.1%), out of kindergardens
(54.2%), in the third and the next born child in the family (46.9%) and in
part-time employed mothers (47.2%) who had only elementary education (59.3%)
and were poorly informed about oral health. The highest prevalence (47.1%) of
ECC was found in children whose parents had the lowest income per month. Type
1 of ECC was the most presented one (75.0%). Conclusion. The higher
prevalence and more severe ECC were found in the third and the next born male
child from rural environment.
Keywords: caries, early childhood, prevalence, social environment
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