Identification of caries risk in 2 ‐year‐olds

ConclusionsA small proportion of 2‐year‐olds had caries, but these children had several decayed teeth. Substantial differences in oral health and oral health behaviour were found between Western and non‐Western children. The preventive care delivered to the studied children failed to prevent caries increment from 2 to 5 years of age.

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Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - February 1, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tove Irene Wigen, Christine Sophie Baumgartner, Nina Johanne Wang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research