Open AccessMapping Evidence on Early Childhood Caries Prevalence: Complexity of Worldwide Data Reporting
Author(s) -
Marwa Abdelrahman,
Kuei-Ling Christine Hsu,
Mary Anne S. Melo,
Vineet Dhar,
Norman Tinanoff
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1882
Subject(s) - medicine , medline , epidemiology , developing country , early childhood caries , demography , pediatrics , family medicine , oral health , pathology , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
This review aims to identify variances and research gaps in the early childhood caries (ECC) prevalence within countries and the global community by mapping current evidence.