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KMID : 0358920040310040714
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pedodontics
2004 Volume.31 No. 4 p.714 ~ p.720
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A PILOT SURVEY ON THE STATE OF FEEDING, ORAL HYGIENE CARE TOOTH ERUPTION AND CARIES IN 18-MONTH OLD INFANTS
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Lee Chang-Han
Jeong Tae-Sung
Kim Shin
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Abstract
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This survey was performed as a pilot of comprehensive survey of 18-month old infants which is an important period in pediatric dentistry. Through the oral examination of 154 infants of 18-month age, labored at Pusan National University Hospital and Ilsin Christian Hospital, and direct interview with their first caregivers (mother in most cases), we investigated into the state of their weaning and feeding, between-meal snacks, oral hygiene care, tooth eruption and dental caries and obtained the results as follows :
1. 73% of the infants had not yet weaned, and 82% of which were being milked during or before sleep without oral hygine care.
2. Snacks were taken in order of fruits, biscuits, cheese, bread and candies, and beverages in order of water, fermented milks, milk, sugared juice, fresh fruit juice. 61% of the infants ate snacks irregularly.
3. The toothbrush for infants was the most popular way of oral hygiene care. The mean age of initiation of tooth brushing was 13.8 months and the mean frequency was 1.6 times a day.
4. The incisors in all infants, the 1st molars in 86%, and canines in 66% were erupted. The average number of erupted teeth was 14.1.
5. The caries prevalence rate was 27.3% and 73% of total caries was observed in maxillary deciduous incisors. dmft index was 0.97.
Through these results, it was concluded that a systematic education about weaning time, mode of snacking and the way of oral hygine care is required for the parents.
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KEYWORD
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18-month infants, Nursing, Feeding, Oral hygiene, Eruption state, Caries prevalence rate
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