Sociodemographic determinants of spatial disparities in early childhood caries: An ecological analysis in Braunschweig, Germany

ConclusionWe identified regional clusters for poor dental health in a German city and showed that these clusters can be explained by sociodemographic characteristics. The findings support the need of targeted interventions and prevention measures in regions with less favourable sociodemographic characteristics.

Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - May 26, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Frederic Meyer, Andr é Karch, Kristin Maria Schlinkmann, Johannes Dreesman, Johannes Horn, Nicole Rübsamen, Henny Sudradjat, Rainer Schubert, Rafael Mikolajczyk Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research