Can healthy eating index be a predictor for early childhood caries in Indian children

• Main Authors: H V N Sai Krishna (Author), C H Sravan Kumar (Author), Appam Sai Krishna (Author), Sri Rama Chandra Murthy Bandarii (Author), Laxman Garine (Author), Sai Kiran Yellavula (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: To assess whether Healthy Eating Index (HEI) can predict Error correction code (ECC) in children of 3-6 year old. Materials and Methods: Our sample included 350 3-6 year old children attending outpatient department of Pedodontia. Caries score was assessed using decayed, missing, and filled teeth index and HEI was used to evaluate the diet quality. Results: About 65.9% of the children who were breast feeding and bottle feeding at night had higher S-ECC and it was statistically significant (P = 0.001). Conclusion: HEI scores were inversely related to caries severity, i.e. HEI score was significantly higher in simple ECC (57.4) and lesser in S-ECC (53.2).

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0975-7406
10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_151_21