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Intraoral examinations were performed and evaluated for the presence of early childhood caries (ECC). These values \u200b\u200bare; Relationships such as age, gender, birth weight, week of birth, tooth brushing frequency, cariogenic nutrition, and parental education levels were examined. The obtained data were analyzed statistically (chi-square, t-test, artificial neural network (ANN)).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 475 participants, whose parents agreed to fill out the questionnaire, 250 were female and 225 were male. While the mean age was 49.78\u2009\u00b1\u200914.78 months for those with ECC, it was 38.93\u2009\u00b1\u200917.96 months for those without. Higher duration of breastfeeding (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.04), education level of parents (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), lower socioeconomic level (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), and lower brushing frequency (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001) were also found to be significantly associated with ECC. ECC was seen in 90% of 77 children with a history of preterm birth. In LBW, this rate was 83%. According to the ANN result, in preterm birth; 12.9% affected ECC by LBW.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>According to the results of our study, both LBW and preterm delivery were found to be associated with ECC and S-ECC (severe early childhood caries). An additional study on parents of preterm\/LBW infants would be beneficial. In the early period, regular dental examination, implementation of preventive and preventive treatments, and nutrition education to parents can make a significant difference in the prevention of ECC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-024-04004-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,11]],"date-time":"2024-02-11T03:01:54Z","timestamp":1707620514000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Evaluation of possible associated factors for early childhood caries: are preterm birth and birth weight related?"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0726-4992","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Merve Bilmez","family":"Selen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P\u0131nar","family":"Demir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feyza","family":"Inceoglu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"4004_CR1","first-page":"312","volume-title":"Perinatal and infant oral health care. 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