ReviewClinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry2019
Early childhood caries and oral health care of Hong Kong preschool children.
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- Global policy approaches to combat early childhood caries: a scoping review with evidence map.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Risk Indicators for Noncavitated and Cavitated Carious Lesions in Preschool Children.International dental journal · 2023Trial
- Effect combined learning on oral health self-efficacy and self-care behaviors of students: a randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2021Trial
- Caries in primary teeth and caries in permanent teeth: association and effect modifiers.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Endodontic Retreatment Using Rotary System and Aesthetic Rehabilitation of a Deciduous Central Maxillary Incisor in a 5-Year-Old Child: A Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Parental health belief and behavioral factors influencing oral health behaviors of preschoolers in shanghai: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Facts and Fallacies of the Fluoride Controversy: A Contemporary Perspective.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Prevalence and risk factors for dental caries among 3-year-old children in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- Risk factors for dental caries in 5- to 7-year-old Chinese children: a cross-sectional study in Yuyao City.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Examination of the effect of treatment of severe early childhood caries and fluoride varnish applications on salivary oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidants.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- The Prevalence ofHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of an oral health education training program for kindergarten teachers.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Early childhood caries and its associated factors among 5-years-old Myanmar children.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Improvement of parents' oral health knowledge by a school-based oral health promotion for parents of preschool children: a prospective observational study.BMC oral health · 2023Observational
- The Impact of Parental Education on Schoolchildren's Oral Health-A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Romania.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Early Childhood Caries in Victorian Preschoolers: A Cross-Sectional Study.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Silver Diamine Fluoride for Preventing Occlusal Caries in the Primary Teeth of Preschool Children: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Risk Factors of Dental Caries in Preschool Children in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Surveys have shown that the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) among 5-year-old children decreased from 63% in 1993 to 55% in 2017. Caries experience was unevenly distributed; 81% of the caries lesions were found in 26% of the children. Risk factors, including oral hygiene practice behaviors, sugar consumption, parental oral health-related knowledge, and sociodemographic backgrounds, were significantly related to ECC. Oral health promotion aimed at managing the burden of ECC has been implemented. Water fluoridation was launched in 1961, and the fluoride concentration has been adjusted to 0.5 ppm since 1988. It is considered an important dental public health measure in Hong Kong. The Department of Health set up the Oral Health Education Unit in 1989 to deliver oral health education to further improve the oral health of preschool children. Other nongovernmental organizations also launched short-term oral health promotion programs for preschool children. However, no significant change in the prevalence of ECC has been observed in the recent two decades. There is a necessity to revisit dental public health policies and develop effective evidence-based strategies to encourage changes in oral health-related behaviors to forestall the impending epidemic of ECC in Hong Kong.
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