The behavior of milk consumption based on the socioeconomic status of parents in the incidence of early childhood caries

ARMADANTY, TALSHA IRZAPUTRI and AMIATI, DEVY RATRIANA (2025) The behavior of milk consumption based on the socioeconomic status of parents in the incidence of early childhood caries. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 25 (2). 094-099. ISSN 2581-9615

Background: Dental caries in early childhood (ECC) is the presence of one or more damaged, missing or filled teeth. In Indonesia, the reported prevalence of ECC in children aged 5 years in Indonesia is 90.2%. The cause of high ECC is inappropriate milk giving to children, either bottled milk or breast milk, due to lack of knowledge of parents, especially mothers and involvement of socio-economic status. Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between breastfeeding habits based on the socio-economic status of parents with the incidence of Early Childhood Dental Caries. Method: The method used is a literature review with a narrative review procedure. Result: There are still many parents who do not understand about proper breastfeeding, this is influenced by socio-economic factors so that the prevalence of early childhood caries is still high. Conclusion: Early Childhood Caries is caused by the habit of breastfeeding or formula milk, the level of knowledge of the parents, as well as the socioeconomic status of the family.