Dental appointment no-shows: why do some parents fail to take their children to the dentist?
Caries is the single most common disease in childhood 1–4 . If caries develops early in life it is more likely that the individual will develop caries in the permanent teeth later in life 5 . Hence, caries has a lifelong impact on children’s oral health sta...
| Main Author: | ULRIKA HALLBERG, ELISABETH CAMLING, INGEGERD ZICKERT, AGNETA ROBERTSON, & ULF BERGGREN |
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| Format: | Koleksi Audio Visual |
| Language: | Bahasa Inggris |
| Published: |
IAPD and Blackwell
2008
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| Online Access: |
http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=94116 |
| Summary: |
Caries is the single most common disease in
childhood
1–4
. If caries develops early in life it
is more likely that the individual will develop
caries in the permanent teeth later in life
5
.
Hence, caries has a lifelong impact on children’s
oral health status. Caries can also affect
a child’s growth in terms of lower weight and
height due to difficulties in eating
5
. Many
children living in multicultural, low socioeconomic
areas of Sweden show poor oral
health. Several studies have demonstrated that
immigrant children and children in socially
deprived communities have significantly more
caries than the average child
7–9
. Children from
low-income families also have lower compliance
with treatment
10
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