Risk indicators and risk predictors of dental caries in schoolchildren

• Main Authors: Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro (Author), Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano (Author), Marcelo de Castro Meneghim (Author), Antonio Carlos Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to identify risk indicators of high caries level at baseline (HCLB) based on cross-sectional data and predictors of high caries increment (HCI) based on a 7-year-follow-up examination in 6-8-year-old schoolchildren. Two hundred and six schoolchildren were examined in 19...