Early Childhood Caries: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention
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Early Childhood Caries: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention
Early childhood caries (ECC) is major oral health problem, mainly in socially disadvantaged populations. ECC affects infants and preschool children worldwide. The prevalence of ECC differs according to the group examined, and a prevalence of up to 85% has been reported for disadvantaged groups. ECC is the presence of one or more decayed, missing, or filled primary teeth in children aged 71 mont...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Pediatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2296-2360
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00157