Prevalence of dental caries in the first permanent molar and associated risk factors among sixth-grade students in São Tomé Island

• Main Authors: Lin Que (Author), Mao Jia (Author), Zhen You (Author), Li-cheng Jiang (Author), Chun-guang Yang (Author), Alexandre Afonso d'Oliveira Quaresma (Author), Edgar Manuel Azevedo Agostinho das Neves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dental caries is one of the most preventable oral diseases among children in developing countries. This study aims to estimate the prevalence and severity of dental caries in the first permanent molar and analyze the related risk factors among sixth-grade students in São Tomé I...