Pregnant women - living in thecatchment area of a public dental clinic with known higher caries experience and generally lower socioeconomical status than at other dental clinics in the Region - are recruited for the study. Repeated information and surveys of dental knowledge, dental habits and medical conditions etc. is sample. Before birth, one month after birth, and 12 and 18 months after birth of the Child, the mother repeatedly answers questionnaires and recieves information about dental care. At 18 months,and at the 3- and 6-year dental examinations the caries experience dmft/deft is registered. All Children and accompanying parent receives an individual caries preventive program between the examinations. Evaluation will be focused on possible caries sreduction and Health econimic aspects of the interventions.
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Early Childhood Caries (ECC) experience/prevalence at 3-years age
Timeframe: The outcome of ECC experience/prevalence is evaluated at 3-years age
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) experience/prevalence at 6-years age
Timeframe: The outcome of ECC experience/prevalence is evaluated at 6-years age