Dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children's worldwide, 1995 to 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis

In this study, the prevalence of dental caries in studies conducted throughout the world was investigated, and it was reported that the overall prevalence of dental caries in primary teeth in children was 46.2%. Early childhood caries (ECC) in developing countries was reported to be more than in developed countries [1]. Also, in the present study, the overall prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth in children was 53.8%.

Families and parents should know that child dental care must start from the mother’s pregnancy; children born to mothers with multiple dental caries are more likely to develop caries in the later stages of their lives. Cariogenic bacteria are usually transferred through the use of a spoon or a bottle of milk from the mother’s moth to the child’s mouth for the first time, so breast feeding should be avoided as much as possible during the baby’s sleep. Regular dental appointments should be provided from the beginning of the baby’s primary teeth eruption, especially with the eruption of the first permanent tooth, first molar tooth or the 6the tooth. The tooth develops immediately after the last primary tooth at the age of six and is most likely to be decayed. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of General Dentistry all recommend making sure to see a dentist 6 months after the eruption of teeth in children, before the age of one year’s One of the most important and available measures to prevent caries, especially primary teeth in children, is performing dental procedures such as fissure sealant and fluoride therapy. In the fissure sealant method, deep grooves in the surface of the tooth are covered with a thin layer of tooth-colored material, thereby preventing the spread of cariogenic bacteria in tooth grooves.