Lulić-Dukić O, Jurić H, Dukić W, Glavina D
Department of Pedodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2001 Jun;25(1):297-302.
The aim of this study was to investigate factors predisposing to early childhood caries (ECC) in pre-school children in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. The investigation was carried out on the sample of 145 children (77 boys and 68 girls) aged between 2 and 5 years, including clinical examination of dental status and survey on the habits among the parents. The overall prevalence of ECC was 30%: in girls it was 25%, and in boys 48%. The study on the risk factors was designed as a classic case-control study. The mean value of dmfs index among the cases amounted to 8.6, in comparison to 5.2 in the control group (p<0.05). Bottle-feeding did not represent a significant risk, but night consumption of sweet beverages after first 24 months and the lack of introduction of teeth-brushing habit after first 24 months did (p < 0.001 for both predictors). The study revealed the importance of early introduction of teeth-brushing and giving up the nightly consumption of sweet beverages in prevention of ECC.
本研究旨在调查克罗地亚萨格勒布市学龄前儿童患早期儿童龋（ECC）的易感因素。对145名年龄在2至5岁之间的儿童（77名男孩和68名女孩）进行了调查，包括牙齿状况的临床检查和对家长习惯的调查。ECC的总体患病率为30%：女孩为25%，男孩为48%。危险因素研究设计为经典的病例对照研究。病例组dmfs指数的平均值为8.6，而对照组为5.2（p<0.05）。奶瓶喂养并非显著危险因素，但24个月后夜间饮用甜饮料以及24个月后未养成刷牙习惯则是危险因素（两个预测因素的p均<0.001）。该研究揭示了尽早开始刷牙和停止夜间饮用甜饮料对预防ECC的重要性。
