August 21, 2025Advances in Human BiologyOpen Access

Analysing the Connection between Delivery Method and Early Childhood Caries: A Cross-sectional Study

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals C-section delivery and socio-economic status associate with early childhood caries prevalence.

Early childhood caries was found in 63.5% of children, with significant links to delivery method and socio-economic status.
C-section deliveries accounted for 65.31% of early childhood caries cases compared to vaginal births.
This cross-sectional study surveyed 222 children aged 3-5 years from preschools in Gandhinagar to gather relevant health data.
Socio-economic status was a strong factor, affecting 88% of children from lower-income families with early childhood caries.

Patel et al. (2025) studied this question.

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