Editor In Chief European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2019 Sep;20(3):173. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.03.01.
ECC is considered as one of the most prevalent diseases in childhood globally. When compared with other infancy diseases, it is fivefold more common than asthma and sevenfold more common than hay fever. Sugar has a pivotal role in caries development, mostly during the first years of life (Paglia et al., 2019). This, together with poor oral hygiene, increases the chance of caries onset tremendously. Thus, it is clear that preventive measures are focused on oral health-related behaviours and dietary habits. Based on these premises, paediatric dentists should focus on the mother's education in order to avoid the development of caries. The paediatric dentist has the duty to be the mothers' dentist, before of the child's. Mothers should be educated on their diet and oral hygiene and on the correct nutrition of the child, starting from the first month of age, limiting the child's intake of sugars and avoiding free sugars up to 2 years of age; dentists should inform the parents on when they have to start cleaning teeth and when fluoride is needed. Caries preventive measures should be established as early as possible. For a pediatric dentist, the only real success is not treating ECC with the latest technology, but visiting ECC-free children.
ECC 被认为是全球儿童中最常见的疾病之一。与其他婴儿疾病相比，它的发病率是哮喘的五倍，花粉热的七倍。糖在龋齿发展中起着关键作用，尤其是在生命的头几年（Paglia 等人，2019 年）。再加上口腔卫生不良，极大地增加了龋齿发病的机会。因此，很明显，预防措施侧重于与口腔健康相关的行为和饮食习惯。基于这些前提，儿科牙医应专注于母亲的教育，以避免龋齿的发生。儿科牙医有责任成为母亲的牙医，而不是孩子的牙医。应教育母亲注意饮食和口腔卫生以及孩子的正确营养，从第一个月开始，限制孩子糖的摄入量，避免 2 岁以下摄入游离糖；牙医应告知家长何时开始刷牙以及何时需要使用氟化物。应尽早采取防龋措施。对于儿科牙医来说，唯一真正的成功不是用最新技术治疗 ECC，而是看 ECC 儿童。
