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Early Childhood caries / Nursing bottle caries
Prevalence of dental caries in Early Head Start children as diagnosed using teledentistry
Kopycka-Kedzierawski.et.al -2008
Relevance :
100 in 2024
Conclusion :
This study's results show that:
(1) almost half of the preschoolers enrolled in the study were affected by dental caries;
(2) only a few children had ever had a dental visit; and
(3) teledentistry offers a potentially efficient means of screening high-risk preschool children for signs of early childhood caries.
The peak of ECC onset is 3 years of age; there is a significant increase in incidence between age 2 and 3 , reported a 26% ECC prevalence among 2 years olds in Rochester
Keywords:
Dental Caries, Early Head Start, Teledentistry Diagnosis
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