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Objective: To verify the relationship of feeding practices of potential risk to dental caries in early childhood with sociodemographic variables, prematurity and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admission (NICU). Material and Methods: Data from medical records of infants and preschool children, including feeding practices (breastfeeding, bottle feeding, feeding during sleep, introduction and frequency of sugar use), sociodemographic variables, prematurity and NICU admission were collected. Chi-square, Fisher and Maximum Likelihood Ratio tests were used. Results: The number of medical records was 222 in the age group of 01-45 months. Breastfeeding was not present in 66.7% of preterm infants (p=0.003) and 66.1% of infants admitted at NICU (p=0.011). The use of feeding bottle occurred in 58.4% of infants whose mothers work / study; 58.4% of preterm infants and 60.9% of children admitted at NICU (p<0.001). Feeding during sleep occurred in 70.5% of infants aged 1-24 months (p<0.001); 51.4% were single children (p=0.010) and 76.7% did not attend daycare centers (p=0.003). The introduction of sugar occurred in 60.6% in the age group of 01-24 months. The use of sugar more than 3x / day occurred in 52.6% of infants aged 25-45 months (p=0.003) and; 51.8% with mothers whose schooling corresponded to elementary school (p=0.039). Conclusion: Among caries-risk feeding practices, there was relationship between breastfeeding and prematurity and NICU admission; use of feeding bottle and mothers who worked and / or studied, prematurity and NICU admission; feeding during sleep and younger children, single child and those who did not attend daycare centers; and higher frequency of sugar use and older infants, and maternal schooling corresponding to elementary school.

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OBJETIVOS: determinar la asociación de algunos factores de riesgo con el estado de salud bucal en la primera infancia; identificar la relación de la salud bucal de dichos niños con: la higiene bucal, el tipo de dieta, escolaridad de los padres, ocupación de los padres. MÉTODOS: el estudio se llevó a cabo en el municipio Bauta, provincia La Habana, en 2 etapas: la primera, descriptiva, de corte transversal, la segunda, analítica, de acuerdo con la metodología de casos y controles (200 niños de cada tipo), en el período comprendido desde junio del 2005 hasta junio del 2006. Se utilizaron las variables: estado de salud bucal, escolaridad, ocupación de los padres, higiene bucal, tipo de dieta. RESULTADOS: el comportamiento de la higiene bucal fue inadecuado en el 39,5 por ciento de los casos y en el 5,5 por ciento de los controles; en el grupo de casos prevaleció la dieta cariogénica 65,0 por ciento, mientras que en el grupo control se incrementó la aceptable, con el 44,0 por ciento. En cuanto a la influencia de la escolaridad y la ocupación de los padres, en el estado de salud bucal los resultados no mostraron significación estadística. CONCLUSIONES: la adecuada higiene bucal y la dieta no cariogénica incrementaron la posibilidad de tener un estado adecuado de salud bucal. Tanto la escolaridad como la ocupación de los padres no guardaron correlación con la salud bucal de sus hijos(AU)

OBJECTIVES: to determine the association of some risk factors with the oral health state in the early childhood, to identify the connection of the oral health of these children with oral hygiene, the type of diet, parents' educational level and parents' job. METHODS: a 2-stage study was carried out in Bauta municipality, Havana province from June 2005 to June 2006. The first stage was descriptive and cross-sectional, and the second was analytical according to the case-control methodology (200 children of each type). The following variables were used: oral health state, educational level, parents' occupation, oral hygiene and type of diet. RESULTS: the behavior of oral hygiene was inadequate in 39.5 percent of the cases and in 5.5 percent of the controls. The cariogenic diet prevailed in the case group (65.0 percent), whereas the acceptable diet increased in the control group (44.0 percent). As regards the influence of educational level on the oral health state, the result did not show statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: the adequate oral hygiene and the non-cariogenic diet rose the possibility of having an appropriate oral health state. The educational level and the occupation of the parents had no correlation with the oral health of their children(AU)

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