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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Prevalence of Nursing Bottle Syndrome Among Preschool Children In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Najlaa Alamoudi, BDS, MS, DSc, Nathanael O. Salako,BDS, MSc, FDSRCPS,
Amal Linjawy, BDS King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 1540, Jeddah 21441, Saudi Arabia
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Nursing Bottle Syndrome in preschool children, aged 3-6 years, injeddah. A total of 633 children, 346 males and 287 females, were examined between January and March 1995. Results showed that prevalence of the syndrome in this population was 20%. There was no significant difference between sexes with respect to the prevalence and the severity of the disease. The need for early recognition of children who are at-risk of this disease and prevention is stressed. |