Gahlod, Niharika and Sajjanar, Arun and Kumar, Suryakant and Wasnik, Milind and Khekade, Sneha (2021) Functional and Esthetic Rehabilitation of a Child with Early Childhood Caries: a Case Report. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (50A). pp. 319-323. ISSN 2456-9119
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Abstract
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) can be defined as the presence of one or more carious lesions, may or may not be cavitated, and missing teeth due to caries in children up to five years of age. It is multifactorial involving the presence of bacterial plaque, poor oral hygiene, frequency and time of consumption of beverages containing sugar. It has several deleterious effects like it can damage speech, swallowing, feeding, development, esthetics and self-esteem of the child. Therefore, complete oral rehabilitation in such patients is utmost important for their normal growth and development. The current case report involves the oral rehabilitation using different treatment options.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open STM Article > Medical Science |
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Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2023 12:15 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2024 13:33 |
URI: | http://asian.openbookpublished.com/id/eprint/89 |