Correlation between dental caries and nutritional status: preschool children in a Brazilian municipality

• Main Authors: Angela Xavier (Author), Roosevelt Da Silva Bastos (Author), Aline Megumi Arakawa (Author), Magali De Lourdes Caldana (Author), José Roberto De Magalhães Bastos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Dental caries and nutritional status in children in preschool age are serious public health problems, with multifactorial etiology, with diet as a common risk factor. OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between dental caries and nutritional status of prescho...