Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical  2003;7(1):19-25

Nursing caries: prevalence and risks factors

Tran Thuy Nga

Keywords

nursing caries

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

Study on nursing caries syndrome of 197 children aged 2-3 years old in the kindergartens, located in districts, Ho Chi Minh city. 9.6% child were diagnosed as having nursing caries (at least one of the maxillary incisors having labial caries or/and erosion). 3 dietary factors, nocturnal bottle feeding, comforters, coated with sweeteners and use of fuices in the feeding bottle were found significantly associated with nursing caries. There was no significant characteristic with the exception birth order of the child, where the condition was significantly higher in the first born children as compared to the later issues of their parents