DEPARTMENT OF PEDODONTICS AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES
Early Childhood caries is defined as “the presence of one or more decayed
(non cavitated or cavitated lesion) ,missing teeth (due to caries) or filled tooth
surfaces in any primary tooth in a child under the age of 6”(AAPD 2014)
Synonyms : Baby bottle caries, Baby bottle tooth decay, Bottle rot, Nursing bottle caries,
Nursing bottle mouth, Nursing bottle syndrome, Milk bottle syndrome, Maternally derived
streptococcus mutans disease (MDSMD).
STAGES OF ECC :
1. Initial
Reversible Stage
2. Damaged
Carious Stage
3. Deep
Lesion
4. Traumatic
Stage
MANAGEMENT
OF
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
CARIES –
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Counselling regarding dietary
modification.
Restorative procedures &
rehabilitation of Primary teeth
like strip crown, stainless steel
crown(SSC) & zirconia.
Parent & child dental health
education.
MADE BY- Tarasha Gupta (77), Tushita Garg (78), Vandana Tanwar(79), Vatsala
Kaushik(81),Yashasvi Sharma (82), Yashi Jain (83), Zoya Kafeel(84) {BATCH – 2018};
Navdeep Yadav(53) {BATCH – 2017}