Tyagi R
I.T.S. CDSR Dental College and Hospital, Delhi-Meerut Road, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, UP, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2008 Dec;26(4):153-7. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.44030.
The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence of nursing caries in Davangere preschool children and its relationship with feeding practices and socioeconomic status of the family.
A total of 813 children aged 2-6 years were screened for the present study from randomly selected three kindergarten schools each from Government, Government aided, and private managements. Clinical examination was done inside the respective schools. At the time of examination, a proforma was filled for each child comprising of DFS index. The questionnaire by Winter et al. was modified and used in this study. The completed proformas were statistically analyzed to find if any correlation existed between the nursing caries to the feeding practices and socioeconomic status of the family.
Duration of breastfeeding increases the number of children with nursing caries and the mean DFS. There is a strong and significant relationship between the severity of nursing caries and the degree of feeding abuse. Children from low socioeconomic status have increased early childhood caries.
The prevalence of nursing caries was 19.2% in Davangere preschool population. Nursing caries were more in children who were taking a feeding bottle to bed at night and were increasingly seen in large families and lower socioeconomic groups.
本研究的目的是调查达万盖雷学龄前儿童中奶瓶龋的患病率及其与喂养习惯和家庭社会经济状况的关系。
本研究从政府、政府资助和私立管理的三所幼儿园中随机抽取813名2至6岁儿童进行筛查。在各学校内进行临床检查。检查时，为每个儿童填写一份包含DFS指数的表格。本研究修改并使用了Winter等人的问卷。对填写完整的表格进行统计分析，以确定奶瓶龋与喂养习惯和家庭社会经济状况之间是否存在相关性。
母乳喂养时间的延长会增加患奶瓶龋儿童的数量和平均DFS。奶瓶龋的严重程度与喂养不当程度之间存在强烈且显著的关系。社会经济地位较低家庭的儿童患早期龋齿的几率增加。
达万盖雷学龄前儿童中奶瓶龋的患病率为19.2%。晚上含奶瓶睡觉的儿童患奶瓶龋的情况更为严重，并且在大家庭和社会经济地位较低的群体中越来越常见。
