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Learning Objective 1: The aim of this study was to measure the caries status in preschool children in Taiwan.
Learning Objective 2: The aim of this study was caries status with eating sweetened food and dental hygiene practices in Taiwan.
Preschool children with dental caries has become a significant problem. In Taiwan, the incidence of early childhood caries is 15% in 2 year-old children, and that increase to 72% in 3~6 year-old children. The aim of this study was to measure the caries status in preschool children and caries status with eating sweetened food and dental hygiene practices in a medical center in Taiwan.
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study based on a purposive sampling of subjects, we administered survey to 90 caregivers with preschool children at a medical center in northern Taiwan. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information about characteristics with caregivers and children, habit of eating sweets and oral health practice for children, and data of children were orally examined.
Results:
The caries prevalence rate of this study was 66.7%, and children had in mean number of primary tooth caries of 5.58(SD=5.65) at a medical center in Taiwan. Statistically significant differences in caries number were found use a fluoride mouth rinse (p=0.04) and learn oral health knowledge of children (p=0.03). The study also found that children with habit of eating sweets, birth order scored and caregivers education status were associated among preschool children with dental caries (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
It is an important key to oral health to reduce the preschool children
consumption of sweetened food and to maintain good dental hygiene practices after intake sweetened. Clinical staff and caregivers should work together caring responsibility to promote young children's oral health.