PREVALENCE OF PROBLEMATIC EATING BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES AMONG 36 71-MONTH-OLD CHILDREN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. ISHITA BANERJEE; Dr. GAUTAM KUMAR KUNDU; Dr. SHABNAM ZAHIR; Dr. ANANJAN CHATTERJEE; Dr. PILLAI. ARUN GOPINATHAN

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

PREVALENCE OF PROBLEMATIC EATING BEHAVIOUR IN CHILDREN AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES AMONG 36 71-MONTH-OLD CHILDREN: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Ishita Banerjee, Dr. Gautam Kumar Kundu, Dr. Shabnam Zahir, Dr. Ananjan Chatterjee, Dr. Pillai. Arun Gopinathan

Abstract :

Problematic eating behavior in children includes selective fussy eating, anorexia, pouching of food and neophobia which may increase the risk for the Early Childhood Caries. Moreover, problematic eating behavior present in children are often a precursor of disordered eating later in life. A study was executed among 155 children aged 36–71 months in various schools of Kolkata for the assessment on eating behavior by using CEBQ questionnaire followed by dental caries evaluation using ICDAS II Index. The gender distribution and prevalence of ECC was assessed. Food Responsiveness, Emotional Over Eating, Slowness in Eating, Satiety Responsiveness was significantly associated with ECC.