2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.2006.00746.x
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Dental caries experience and use of dental services among preschool children in Ajman, UAE

Abstract: Dental caries prevalence and severity in young children in Ajman are high, and socioeconomic characteristics and dental utilization are important determinants of their dental caries experience. There is an urgent need for oral health programmes targeted at the treatment and underlying causes of dental caries in these children.

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“…The total score had a range of 0 to 36 and 0 to 16 in the areas of the impacts on children, and the impacts on the family, respectively. Higher scores indicated more impacts or more oral health problems and poorer OHRQoL (14). Jabarifar at el.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The total score had a range of 0 to 36 and 0 to 16 in the areas of the impacts on children, and the impacts on the family, respectively. Higher scores indicated more impacts or more oral health problems and poorer OHRQoL (14). Jabarifar at el.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Estudos direcionados à dentição decídua não têm relatado o mesmo declínio na prevalência de cáries que vem sendo verificado na dentição permanente 4 , além de mencionarem um aumento na média ceod, com elevadas proporções de cáries não tratadas aos cinco anos de idade 5,6,7,8 .…”
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“…Awakening the interest of the family to care for the health of its members and educating them to adopt an appropriate lifestyle have a great impact on their lives, promoting good general and oral health (5,6) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%