Early childhood caries / severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free controls
Risk of malnutrition (younger children, 6 months to 6 years) · Children aged ≤6 years (early childhood)
One Nepalese cross-sectional study found no significant association between severe ECC and malnutrition risk in children under 6 (mean difference 0.13, p=0.609); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
- The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomesNepal · Zahid et al. 2020 (Nepal; children 6 months-6 years)MD 0.13 [-0.64, 0.38]1 study · 273 participantsGRADE not reported