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Dental Caries

Risk factors for dental caries in young children: a systematic review of the literature

Harris.et.al 2004

Relevance :

1245 in 2024

Conclusion :

There is a shortage of high quality studies using the optimum study design, i.e. a longitudinal study. The evidence suggests that children are most likely to develop caries if Streptococcus Mutans is acquired at an early age, although this may be partly compensated by other factors such as good oral hygiene and a non- cariogenic diet. Diet and oral hygiene may interact so that if there is a balance of ‘good’ habits by way of maintaining good plaque control and ‘bad’ habits by way of having a cariogenic diet, the development of caries may be controlled.

Keywords:

Caries Risk,
Young Children,
Systematic Review

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