EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES

Abstract

For years, rampant caries in the primary dentition of infants and young children has been described by several terma including nursing bottle caries. nursing caries. rampant caries baby bottle caries. baby bottle tooth decay. milk bottle syndrome. AAPD indicators that; breastfeeding or other nursing practices alone could not cause the condition and therdote, the term "Early Childhood Caries" has become widely accepted by AAPD. Dental caries occurs in the primary dentition. there is a very good likelihood that xcaries will continue to be a problem in the mixed and early permanent dentitios. Early Childhood Caries is also an important predictor of subsequent caries experience. This subject has been reseached in different aspects to date. But it is thought to be this subject is important and has been discussed currently. In this article, the information about the characteristic propperties, etiology, bacterial relation and the treatment of the Early Chilhood Caries is given.