Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Malaya’s Postgraduate by Coursework Research Fund (NMRR-14-1680-23783)
Article History
Received: 3 November 2017
Accepted: 12 July 2018
First Online: 27 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Medical Ethics Committee, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya (DFCO1505/0005P) and the Medical Research Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health (NMRR-14-1680-23,783), and the research was conducted in full accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the Principal Director of Oral Health Division, Malaysia. Written consent was obtained from all mothers of the young children enrolled in the study.
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