Scientific journal
Научное обозрение. Медицинские науки
ISSN 2500-0780
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RISK FACTORS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES

Danilova M.A. 1 Shevtsova Y.V. 1
1 The state budget educational institution of higher professional education «Perm state medical academy named after Academician Eugenie Anatoljevich Vagner» of health’s Ministry of Russian Federation (614990
Early childhood caries is a key and unresolved public health problem in many countries. Although the prevalence of caries in children is decreasing, the main key groups demonstrate the intensity and severity of caries of primary teeth which tends to increase due to the growing influence and wide range of causative factors. In this paper we carried out a comprehensive assessment of microbial, hygienic, dietary, biological and socio-demographic risk factors in 90 children with various types of early childhood caries. Clinical features of the disease and the main dominant predictors were defined as well. The latter include: foul carbohydrate intake, the number of acid microorganisms, the presence of dental plaque on the teeth and irrational oral hygiene. Each age period is characterized by a different degree of severity and the combination of risk factors that should be considered in treatment and prevention activities.