الفهرس 
Epidemiology of Dental caries
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Abstract
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is one of the utmost common problems that affects children in both developing and developed countries despite all established preventive strategies in oral health field through the last decades. ECC is a hard challenge due to its exceptional pattern since children are predisposed to caries as soon as the first teeth appear. Many terms have been used over time to describe caries in young children, while Early Childhood Caries (ECC) term has been used for better representation of the multifactorial etiology. Despite microorganisms were essentially for ECC development and progression, ECC had a multifactorial nature with many factors that could be associated as: socioeconomic, dietary behavioral factors and oral hygiene behaviors. Early Childhood caries (ECC) adversely influences the quality of life of children over and above their families. Untreated or neglected ECC might seriously affect both oral and general health of the child including developmental, social and economic effects. The prevalence of ECC showed wide variations world widely among children of different ages, countries and among different socio-economical communities. Therefore, studies about prevalence of ECC as well as its associated factors are very important. The objectives of this study were to investigate about prevalence of ECC among 3-6 aged preschool children in Gharbia government and the associated risk factors.