Epidemiological assessment of predictors of caries increment in 7-10- year-olds: a 2-year cohort study

• Main Authors: Ariana Bellotto Correa Kassawara (Author), Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro (Author), Karine Laura Cortelazzi (Author), Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano (Author), Andréa Videira Assaf (Author), Marcelo de Castro Meneghim (Author), Antonio Carlos Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this 2-year cohort study (2003 to 2005) was to investigate how caries experience, at initial lesions (early or non-cavited lesions) and cavited stages, predicts caries increment in permanent teeth in 7-10- year-olds. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The random sample of 765 children atten...