早發性幼兒齲齒與照顧者間關係之探討

The Relationship between Early Childhood Caries and Caregivers

蔡宜峰(Yi-Feng Tsai) ； 楊曼華(Man-Hua Yang)

《臺灣兒童牙醫學雜誌》 5卷3期 (2005/09) Pp. 123-128

https://doi.org/10.6319/TJPD.2005.5(3).5

摘要

早發性齲齒在兒童是一種常見的牙科疾病，在台灣兩歲幼童的齲齒發生率約15%，三到六歲兒童更高達72%，可見發生率實在驚人。兒童口腔保健的主要維護者是照顧者（家長），但由於照顧者對於口腔保健觀念的不正確，因而使照顧者忽略了兒童齲齒形成的可能原因及預防方法，最後就可能導致孩子產生早發性齲齒。其實早發性齲齒對幼童生理及心理是有不良影響，例如：營養不均衡、外觀不雅而影響人際關係的建立…等，本文主要針對早發性幼兒齲齒與兒童照顧者間之關係做探討，期望可以加強大眾對早發性幼兒齲齒的正視。

關鍵字

早發性幼兒齲齒 ； 照顧者 ； 危險因素

並列摘要

The theme of this article is focused on the relationship between early childhood caries (ECC) and caregivers. Despite the general global decline in the prevalence of dental caries, early childhood caries has become a significant problem in many developing countries. In Taiwan, the incidence of early childhood caries is 15% in 2 year-old children, and that increase to 72% in 3~6 year-old children. The aim is to make the public pay attention to ECC. The children depend on their parents or caregivers for good oral care. Therefore, a good knowledge of early childhood caries and accurate oral care skill are important in maintaining children's oral health.

並列關鍵字

Early Childhood Caries ； Caregivers ； Risk Factors