Long-term incompatibility of nutritional status and early childhood caries-A call to revamp perinatal and early childhood dietary care and follow-up

• Main Authors: Kavita Sudersanadas (Author), Maha Al Turki (Author), Bahija Basheer (Author), Winnie Philip (Author), Ihssan Hassan Abdelrahman (Author), Alghaliyah Alghofaili (Author), Amani Almoubayed (Author), Abeer Raad Almudaihim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AIMS Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and aim: Dietary pattern and diet quality can influence the incidence of dental caries and can be indicated by decay missing filled (Dmf) scores in the primary dentition. This study aims to find the relationship of nutritional status and oral hygiene practices on Dmf scores of preschool c...