Preventing Early Childhood Caries

By Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH and Adaira L. Howell, RDH, BSDH, MS

Dental caries, while preventable, is a chronic condition that continues to globally impact young children. Early childhood caries (ECC) is present when one or more decayed (noncavitated or cavitated lesions), missing (due to caries), or filled tooth surfaces appears in a deciduous tooth among children ages 6 and younger.¹ Similarly, severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) is the development of smooth-surface caries lesions before age 3.¹

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