Caries research
Increasing Global Trends in Early Childhood Caries Prevalence over the Last Decade: Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Cayara Mattos Costa, Silas Alves-Costa, Fernando Neves Hugo, Antonio Marcus de Andrade Paes, Cinthia Pereira Machado Tabchoury, Jaime Aparecido Cury, Cecilia Claudia Costa Ribeiro
Published: 202510.1159/000549128
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Global trends in early childhood caries (ECC) remain unclear, with previous studies reporting either stable or declining rates over the past three decades. Given the short functional lifespan of the primary dentition and the urgency of…
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