Describe the clinical picture and all the possible risk factors involved in Early Childhood Caries (ECC)

In this paper, you are required to focus on the primary theme of ECC along with the important elements stated below:

• etiology and epidemiology

• prevalence of ECC

• methods of diagnosing and risk factors

• the concept of Cariogenic bacteria and Streptococcus mutans (SM)

• clinical consequences of ECC and its cure

Instructions 

Describe the clinical picture and all the possible risk factors involved in Early Childhood Caries (ECC)

• Explain the concept of ECC in different contexts

• Identify the prevalence of ECC in different age groups

• Discuss the risk factors and prevention involved in ECC

• Explain what are Cariogenic bacteria and Streptococcus mutans (SM)

• Define the etiology and clinical consequences of ECC