Prevalence and caries-related risk factors in schoolchildren of 12- and 15-year-old: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: N. Obregón-Rodríguez (Author), P. Fernández-Riveiro (Author), M. Piñeiro-Lamas (Author), E. Smyth-Chamosa (Author), A. Montes-Martínez (Author), M. M. Suárez-Cunqueiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background To assess the prevalence and severity of caries in 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren, and to analyse the related risk factors. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study on a random sample of 1843 schoolchildren aged 12 and 15 from Galicia (northwest of Spain). Self-administer...