Prevalence of dental caries among a cohort of preschool children living in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka: A descriptive cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Perera Priyantha J (Author), Abeyweera Nishadhi T (Author), Fernando Meranthi P (Author), Warnakulasuriya Tania D (Author), Ranathunga Nayomi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dental caries among young children are a global problem. Scant attention is paid towards primary teeth, leading to high prevalence of dental caries. There are only few studies done in Sri Lanka, addressing oral hygiene among preschoo...