Prospective longitudinal study of early childhood caries and developmental defects of enamel on permanent successors in 
children in the Czech Republic

E Míšová; R Žižka; B Vágnerová; Y Morozova; O Langr; I Voborná

doi:10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.01.08

Authors

E Míšová Institute of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic
R Žižka Institute of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic - Czech Educational and Dental Research Innovative Group, Brno, Czech Republic
B Vágnerová Institute of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Y Morozova Institute of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic
O Langr Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Faculty of Social studies, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
I Voborná Institute of Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2021.22.01.08

Keywords:

Developmental enamel defects (DDE), Early childhood caries (ECC), Permanent teeth

Abstract

AIM: This study investigates the influence of early childhood caries (ECC) on the occurence of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) on permanent teeth. METHODS: Study design: This prospective original study was conducted to monitor the relationship between ECC in primary dentition and DDE as their consequences on permanent successors. One hundred and forty children were recruited and included in the study group with diagnosed ECC (ECCG) (N=60) or the control group (CG) (N=80). Deciduous upper central incisors were assessed for existing dental caries according to the dmft index and the modified pufa score and permanent incisors were examined using the modified DDE index. CONCLUSION: A statistically significant relationship between ECC and DDE was not observed. The results were compared with studies about the relationship between ECC and DDE.