2023
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202305.1504.v1
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Nipping at the Bud Stage: Controlling Future Diabetes Burden by Preventive Oral Health Care Approach for Early Childhood Dental Caries

Sachee Gallaba,
Irosha Perera,
Uthpala Gunasekara
et al.

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus and dental caries (tooth decay) are not only common Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) contributing to high burden of diseases but costly diseases to manage. Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of mortality and reduced life expectancy across the globe. Early child hood dental caries (ECC) denotes a common chronic childhood disease and cariogenic dietary patterns dominated by refined sugar is one of the main causative factors. Thus, high burden of ECC could be a proxy indicator of excessive ref… Show more

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