Bhat SS, et al. – In the study presented here, the maternal risk factors and its association with early childhood caries (ECC) were evaluated among preschool children in Mangaluru city. The data presented in this work showed a relationship between maternal risk factors and ECC is a result of a multifactorial and a comprehensive model that includes psychological and behavioral aspects. The authors suggested that caries prevention strategy should be that every child should receive oral care before age of one so that needful children can be instituted with preventive measures and their parents can be targeted for educational programs.