ArticleInternational dental journal2016
Community-based assessment and intervention for early childhood caries in rural El Salvador.
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- Cross-Sectional Analysis of Oral Healthcare vs. General Healthcare Utilization in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Article
- Sugary Liquids in the Baby Bottle: Risk for Child Undernutrition and Severe Tooth Decay in Rural El Salvador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The impact of integration of a dental module into the existing integrated child development services scheme in Chennai, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- A Qualitative Study of Child Nutrition and Oral Health in El Salvador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Preventing Early Childhood Caries through Oral Health Promotion and a Basic Package for Oral Care: A Pragmatic Trial.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
- Mapping Evidence on Early Childhood Caries Prevalence: Complexity of Worldwide Data Reporting.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryReview
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Abstract
objectiveThe objectives were to assess early childhood caries (ECC) in rural areas of El Salvador and to investigate the changes in caries and mouth pain in the presence of community-based interventions.
methodsThis study was a retrospective analysis of de-identified and anonymous data obtained from baseline and four annual follow-up visits that focused on the preventive oral health intervention and nutrition in a convenience sample of children 0-6 years of age. The decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) index for primary teeth was used as the survey tool. Caries was defined as a cavitated lesion. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the prevalence of ECC in the sample in relation to age and dmft score. Linear mixed model analysis of variance (ANOVA) and generalised linear mixed effects models were used to compare the pre-intervention and post-intervention outcomes.
resultsThe prevalence of caries was 58%. Incorporation of a community oral health education and fluoride supplementation programme contributed to significant reductions in caries experience (from 74% to 61%) and mouth pain (from 58% to 39%), in children 3-6 years of age.
conclusionsECC is a common public health problem in rural El Salvador. In an established community-based maternal-child health programme in El Salvador, there appears to be an association between the incorporation of preventive oral health intervention and improvement in children's oral health and quality of life over time.
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