ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Association between early childhood caries and diet quality among Chinese children aged 2-5 years.
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- Role of nutrition in prevention of dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
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- Direct and Indirect Effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder Severity on Dental Health Status in Children and Adolescents: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Natural Compounds in Oral Microbiota Modulation and Caries Prevention: A Systematic Review.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Association between first 2 years' feeding practices and early childhood caries: a birth cohort study in Shanghai.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Cross sectional analysis of bone mineral density and diet balance index in preschool children in Bengbu, Anhui, China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Association between dietary patterns and different obesity phenotypes among Inner Mongolia adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The impact of diet and oral hygiene on dental caries among Turkish children: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- BMI, Dental Caries, and Risk Factors among Elementary School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship of dietary nutrients with early childhood caries and caries activity among children aged 3-5 years-a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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- [Relationship among feeding behavior and cariogenic potential in early childhood. A review].Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Review
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Abstract
Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a major oral problem affecting the health and wellbeing of children worldwide. Diet quality is a better predictor of ECC risk than single foods or specific nutrients. The purposes of this study were to assess the associations between ECC and diet quality among 2- to 5-year-old Chinese children. Methods: A total of 150 eligible children were included in this study. The decayed, missing, or filled surface (dmfs) score was recorded for each child by dental examination. All participants were divided into three groups based on their age and dmfs score [the caries-free group, the ECC group, and the severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) group]. Parents were invited to complete a questionnaire on the general characteristics and oral health behaviors of the participants. The information of 24-h dietary intake from each child was captured Results: In this study, 21, 31, and 98 children were diagnosed with caries-free, ECC, and S-ECC, respectively. Statistical analysis revealed that the risk of ECC and S-ECC were significantly increased with the DQD score (OR = 1.283 and 1.287, respectively), but both were not associated with HBS and LBS ( Conclusion: Both ECC and S-ECC were associated with a high degree of dietary imbalance and grains intake as well as a low degree of food diversity among Chinese children aged 2-5 years. In addition, S-ECC was also associated with a low degree of vegetable intake.
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