An Overview of Risk Factors Influencing Severity Levels of Dental Caries in Public Islamic Elementary School Students in an Endemic Leprosy-Populated Village in East Java

• Main Authors: Aulia Ramadhani (Author), M. Khafid (Author), Dicky Daruanggono (Author), Chusnul Chotimah (Author), M. Taufik Arisetiawan (Author), Nur Indah Metikasari (Author), Revinska Bagus Irawan (Author), Annisa Galuh RHP (Author), Nastiti Sarilaksmi (Author), Rizki Widyakartika Y (Author), Dinar Arijati (Author), Haninda Iffatuz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Dental caries is the destruction of hard tissues of the teeth due to activities of bacteria that change food debris, especially sugar and starch into acid and then demineralize the teeth. Dental caries is a common infection affecting mostly schoolchildren as they usually consume snacks a...