Divya Jyoti¹*, Jeevendra Nath Shukla², Swati Sagar³, Bidyut Seal1 and Sulekha¹

¹MDS, Private Practitioner, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Patna, India
²MDS, Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, India
³BDS, Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, India

*Corresponding Author: Karthik D Yadav, Master of Dental Surgery, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, KGF College of Dental Sciences, India.

Received: June 17, 2022; Published: July 05, 2022

Abstract

Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the predominant oral health issues in infants and children. It influences the oral health as well as physical, mental and emotional health of the child. Early loss of primary teeth can compromise the masticatory function, esthetics, phonetics and may lead to development of oral habits and malocclusion. Therefore, management of the affected primary teeth is obligatory, but it is a gigantic challenge when it comes to treat uncooperative children of such age. The following case series present the treatment modalities for management of ECC in different cases.

Keywords: Early Childhood Caries; SDF; Esthetic Management

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Citation

Citation: Divya Jyoti., et al. “Early Childhood Caries: Different Treatment Approaches for One Disease". Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.8 (2022): 07-11.

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