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Question 132 · LDEK · Early childhood caries

Indicate the false statements concerning the transmission of cariogenic bacteria to child’s oral cavity:

1) it always takes place after the eruption of first milk teeth;
2) it can take place before the eruption of the first milk tooth;
3) most often it takes place between 19 and 31 months of age;
4) most often it takes place between 6-12 months of age (after the eruption of the first teeth) and 26-28 months of age (after the termination of teething);
5) times of the transmission and colonization of the oral cavity by cariogenic bacteria does not affect the risk of early childhood caries (ECC) development.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3.
  2. B. 2,3.
  3. C. 1,4,5.
  4. D. 2,4,5.
  5. E. 1,4.
Hint

Consider whether colonization can occur in edentulous infants, Caufield's 'window of infectivity', and how timing affects caries risk.

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