Original scientific paper

A contribution to the etiology of nursing caries

Olga Srkoč ; Dom zdravlja »Ivo Lola Ribar«, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Marija Bajan ; Dom zdravlja »Ivo Lola Ribar«, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dušicas Stilinović ; Dom zdravlja »Ivo Lola Ribar«, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Some etiological factors believed to play a role in the genesis of nursing caries (i. e. proloned bottle-feeding, prolonged breast feeding,
illnesses, drug intake and hospitalization) were analyzed and evaluated. A group of 179 pre-school children with a clinical picture of nursing caries were examined. Prolonged bottle — and breast-feeding were recorded in 54% and 72% of the children, respectively. Allergy, respiratory, infections and other diseases were observed in 71% of the children. Drugs were frequently taken by 57%, and hospitalization was recorded in 32% of the children examined. Prolonged bottle-and breast-feeding were found to significantly influence the occurrence of nursing caries (p << 0.001.) No significant relationship was found between illnesses, drug usage or
hospitalization, and the occurrence of nursing caries. The prevalence of nursing caries as assessed in a sample of the children from Zagreb was 15%.

Keywords

nursing caries; etiology

Hrčak ID:

101312

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/101312

Publication date:

15.6.1989.

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