Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in Southern Italy: An Epidemiological Study

• Main Authors: Grazia Fichera (Author), Simona Santonocito (Author), Vincenzo Ronsivalle (Author), Alessandro Polizzi (Author), Salvatore Torrisi (Author), Ludovica Deodato (Author), Giuseppe Palazzo (Author), Gaetano Isola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and oral habits among preschool children from a southern Italian cohort. The survey population consisted of 300 subjects randomly selected among children attending two kindergartens in Catania, Italy. The prevalen...