December 2024. Volume 20. Number 4

Preventing childhood caries deserves more effort

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Gomersall JC, Slack-Smith L, Kilpatrick N, Muthu MS, Riggs E. Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024;5(5):CD012155.

Reviewer: Aizpurua Galdeano P1.
1Pediatra de Atención Primaria. San Sebastián. Guipúzcoa. España.
Correspondence: Pilar Aizpurua Galdeano. Email: 19353pag@gmail.com
Reception date: 18/11/2024
Acceptance date: 25/11/2024
Publication date: 11/12/2024

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: there is moderate-certainty evidence that providing advice on diet and feeding to pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers with children up to the age of one year probably leads to a slightly reduced risk of early childhood caries. The remaining evidence is low to very-low certainty and is insufficient for determining which, if any, other intervention types and features may be effective, and in which settings.

Reviewers´ commentary: advice on diet and infant feeding practices to pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers with children up to the age of one year may slightly reduce the risk of developing caries in deciduous teeth. It therefore seems reasonable to include it in routine check-ups for pregnant women and infants, along with the recommendation of the use of age-appropriate fluoride toothpastes, whose beneficial effects are firmly established. However, this review highlights the lack of evidence on interventions to prevent this childhood disease, which is preventable and highly prevalent, especially in children from disadvantaged families and low-income countries.

How to cite this article

Aizpurua Galdeano P. La prevención de la caries infantil merece más esfuerzo. Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:50.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Gomersall JC, Slack-Smith L, Kilpatrick N, Muthu MS, Riggs E. Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024;5(5):CD012155.

Reviewer: Aizpurua Galdeano P1.
1Pediatra de Atención Primaria. San Sebastián. Guipúzcoa. España.
Correspondence: Pilar Aizpurua Galdeano. Email: 19353pag@gmail.com
Reception date: 18/11/2024
Acceptance date: 25/11/2024
Publication date: 11/12/2024

How to cite this article

Aizpurua Galdeano P. La prevención de la caries infantil merece más esfuerzo. Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:50.

11/12/2024

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