Nursing habits and early childhood caries in children attending Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM)
<span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>The habit of nocturnal bottle or breast-feeding has been reported to be a potential cause for early childhood caries (ECC) in </em><span style="...
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Widowati Witjaksono Mon Mon Tin Oo Khamisah Awang Kechik Nursing habits and early childhood caries in children attending Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM) Dental Journal: Majalah Kedokteran Gigi early childhood caries nursing habits nursing bottle |
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Nursing habits and early childhood caries in children attending Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM) |
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<span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>The habit of nocturnal bottle or breast-feeding has been reported to be a potential cause for early childhood caries (ECC) in </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>very young children. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ECC in children 2-5 years of age attending out patient </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>clinic HUSM, in relation to the nursing habits. In this cross-sectional study, 90 children were randomly selected to examine their </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>caries status using torch and disposable mirror. Data on mothers’ educational level, nursing habits and oral hygiene practices, were </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>gather by using structured questionnaire. It has been found that 16.7% of subjects were caries free while 83.3% of them had caries </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>with mean dmf score 6 (SD 5.3). With regard to nursing habits, 29% of subjects had breast-feeding alone, 16% had bottle-feeding </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>alone and 55% had both breast and bottle-feeding. Ninety-three percent of children had been nursed beyond 14 months and 47% had </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>been fed with liquids other than breast milk, infant formula or water. Twenty-seven percent of children were allowed to sleep with </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>nursing bottle in mouth and 52% were allowed to sleep with breast nipple in the mouth which shows significantly associated with </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>ECC (p = 0.03). Tooth brushing habit was reported for 91% of children using toothpaste. Mean age of the children (in months) when </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>the mothers started brushing the teeth was 19.1 (SD 10.8) and has significant association with ECC (p < 0.05). This study demonstrates </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>that the habit of allowing infants to sleep with breast nipple in their mouth and the late start of tooth brushing are associated with </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>prevalence of ECC. Educational programs for pregnant women and mothers of young children should be emphasized to enhance the </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>knowledge and awareness of mothers in preventing ECC.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> |
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doaj-bedf435703e848a0a2d2414dbdd15a652020-11-24T23:46:14ZengUniversitas AirlanggaDental Journal: Majalah Kedokteran Gigi1978-37282442-97402006-06-01392545810.20473/j.djmkg.v39.i2.p54-58939Nursing habits and early childhood caries in children attending Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM)Widowati Witjaksono0Mon Mon Tin Oo1Khamisah Awang Kechik2Department of Periodontic, University Science Malaysia, School of Dental Sciences and Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaDepartment of Community Dentistry, University Science Malaysia, School of Dental SciencesYear 5 student, University Science Malaysia, School of Dental Sciences<span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>The habit of nocturnal bottle or breast-feeding has been reported to be a potential cause for early childhood caries (ECC) in </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>very young children. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ECC in children 2-5 years of age attending out patient </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>clinic HUSM, in relation to the nursing habits. In this cross-sectional study, 90 children were randomly selected to examine their </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>caries status using torch and disposable mirror. Data on mothers’ educational level, nursing habits and oral hygiene practices, were </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>gather by using structured questionnaire. It has been found that 16.7% of subjects were caries free while 83.3% of them had caries </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>with mean dmf score 6 (SD 5.3). With regard to nursing habits, 29% of subjects had breast-feeding alone, 16% had bottle-feeding </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>alone and 55% had both breast and bottle-feeding. Ninety-three percent of children had been nursed beyond 14 months and 47% had </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>been fed with liquids other than breast milk, infant formula or water. Twenty-seven percent of children were allowed to sleep with </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>nursing bottle in mouth and 52% were allowed to sleep with breast nipple in the mouth which shows significantly associated with </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>ECC (p = 0.03). Tooth brushing habit was reported for 91% of children using toothpaste. Mean age of the children (in months) when </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>the mothers started brushing the teeth was 19.1 (SD 10.8) and has significant association with ECC (p < 0.05). This study demonstrates </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>that the habit of allowing infants to sleep with breast nipple in their mouth and the late start of tooth brushing are associated with </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>prevalence of ECC. Educational programs for pregnant women and mothers of young children should be emphasized to enhance the </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>knowledge and awareness of mothers in preventing ECC.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>http://e-journal.unair.ac.id/index.php/MKG/article/view/1096early childhood cariesnursing habitsnursing bottle |