ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
Early Childhood Caries, Mouth Pain, and Nutritional Threats in Vietnam.
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- Early childhood caries-related complications in pediatric dental emergencies: a 7-year retrospective study from Romania.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Observational
- Interdisciplinary management of patients with special healthcare needs undergoing dental treatment in a tertiary care hospital setting in Germany: a retrospective study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Evaluation of individualized management of children with ECC after treatment under dental general anesthesia via a virtual dental home intervention: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Determinants of dental caries among primary schoolchildren in a mountainous region of Northern Vietnam.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Decomposing Socioeconomic Inequality in Early Childhood Caries Among 3 to 5-Year-Old Children in China.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Early Childhood Caries, Masticatory Function, Child Early Cognitive, and Psychomotor Development: A Narrative Review.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- A Review on Maternal Parenting, Child's Growth Stunting, and Oral Health.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Eating Behavior and Caries Experience in Children with Growth Stunting.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Maternal-child consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in informal settlements in Mumbai, India.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Full Mouth Treatment of Early Childhood Caries with Zirconia Dental Crowns: A Case Report.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Current knowledge about early childhood caries in the gulf cooperation council with worldwide reflection: Scoping review of the scientific literature (2010-2021).PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Associations between dental caries and ponderal growth in children: A Cambodian study.Journal of global health · 2022Article
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- Research on Nutrition, Dental Caries Status Using Novel Methods, and Related Factors to Preschool Children in Rural Areas of Vietnam.Journal of analytical methods in chemistry · 2022Article
- Regulations on nutrition in Indonesia and its relation to early childhood caries.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- The Effectiveness of Early Childhood Caries Treatment with MI Varnish Fluor in Obese Subjects: A Study from Vietnam.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe investigated the relationships among early childhood caries (ECC), mouth pain, and nutritional status in children aged 1 to 6 years in Southern and Central Vietnam.
methodsA total of 593 parent-child pairs were recruited from 5 kindergartens or preschools in Ho-Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Parents completed surveys about dietary habits, oral health practices, and children's mouth pain experience; children received anthropometric assessment and dental examinations.
resultsThere was a high prevalence of dental caries (74.4%), mostly untreated, and mouth pain (47.1%). Moderate correlations were found between parents' and children's consumption of soda (ρ = 0.361; P < .001) and salty snacks (ρ = 0.292; P < .001). Severity of ECC was associated with decreased weight- and body mass index-for-age z-scores. Presence of pulp-involved caries was associated with strikingly lower height-for-age (mean difference = 0.66; P = .001), weight-for-age (mean difference = 1.17; P < .001), and body mass index-for-age (mean difference = 1.18; P < .001) z-scores. Mouth pain was associated with lower body mass index-for-age z-scores (mean difference = 0.29; P = .013).
conclusionsECC might negatively affect children's nutritional status, which might be mediated by the depth of decay, chronic inflammation, and mouth pain. Family-based and prevention-oriented nutrition and oral health programs are needed and should start during pregnancy and infancy.
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