Description
Early childhood caries (ECC) has multiple etiologies and is considered a preventable, infectious bacterial disease of primary dentition (1,2). ECC are diagnosed when there is a presence of one or more decayed (non-cavitated or cavitated) teeth, missing teeth due to caries, or non-cavitated or cavitated filled tooth surfaces in a child at the age of 72 months or younger (3).
In children younger than three years, smooth-surface caries are a sign of severe early childhood caries. A