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Abstract
Early childhood caries (ECC), common in preschoolers, can lead to pain and infection if left untreated. Yet, ECC is largely preventable, and if it is identified early and the responsible risk factors are addressed, its progression can be halted or slowed. This article reviews the rationale for a first dental visit by age 1 year, caries risk assessment, and risk-based prevention and management of ECC and discusses strategies for providers to implement these contemporary evidence-based concepts into clinical practice.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23174607 DOI： 10.1016/j.cden.2012.09.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dent Clin North Am ISSN： 0011-8532