Factors associated with the development of early childhood caries among Brazilian preschoolers

<p>The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) in children and investigate the influence of sociodemographic variables, quality of oral hygiene and child-related aspects. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 593 children aged three to five years....

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Main Authors: Patrícia Corrêa-Faria, Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior, Raquel Gonçalves Vieira-Andrade, Leandro Silva Marques, Maria Letícia Ramos-Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242013005000021