Objective　 To investigate the status of deciduous caries and early childhood caries among 3-5 year-old children of Uyghur and Chinese in Urumqi, and to explore the correlative factors of early childhood caries.
Methods 　According to the criteria recommended by the Third National Oral Health Investigation, and Oral Health Surveys: Basic Methods of World Health Organization, the deciduous caries of 474 Urghur and Chinese children aged from three to five in nine kindergartens were clinically examined. Data were collected by questionnaire from their parents, and the result waw analyzed using Logistic regression analysis.
Results 　The result of logistic regression analysis showed that the variables including nationality, frequency of drinking milk, eating cookie or drinking sweet beverage before sleep, brushing teeth with help, and educational background of the mother were closely related to the incidence of infantile caries.
Conclusion 　The nationality, frequency of drinking milk, eating cookie or drinking sweet beverage before sleep, brushing teeth with help, and educational background of the mother are correlative factors of early childhood caries. Necessary methods for prevention of deciduous caries must be taken into consideration as early as possible, and the bilingual propaganda for preventing and treating caries should be also highly emphasized.

Citation： NURBIYE Muhammatimin,ZHAO Jin,Marmamgul,NIU Qiaoli. An Epidemiological Investigation of Early Child Caries and the Correlative Factors’ Analysis of Uyghur and Chinese Children in Urumqi. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2011, 11(2): 143-146. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20110025 Copy