Authors : Shreya Kedia, Priyanshi Purwar, Juily S Acholkar, Pragati Mishra, Nitin Anantrao Rekulwad, Bhagyashri Arun Ambekar
DOI : 10.18231/j.jdp.2022.032
Volume : 4
Issue : 4
Year : 2022
Page No : 151-153
Early childhood caries is found to be the most common chronic illness in the children as well as in the adolescents. Early childhood caries can be defined as the presence of one or more than one decayed surface in any of the primary tooth. Early childhood caries can lead to malnutrition, as in early childhood caries, progression of the caries can lead to pain and inability to chew the food. In early childhood caries there are disturbed sleeping patterns. Children with severe caries rate also shows reduced weight and retarded growth.
Keywords: Early childhood caries, ECC, Pain, Malnourished child