Prevalence of dental caries in 3- and 5-year-old children living in a small Brazilian City Prevalência da cárie dentária em crianças de 3 e 5 anos residentes em um município brasileiro de pequeno porte

• Main Authors: Eunice Mitiko Ogido Ueda (Author), Cássia Cilene Dezan (Author), Wanda Terezinha Garbelini Frossard (Author), Fernanda Salomão (Author), Maria Celeste Morita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2004-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite the reduction in the prevalence of dental caries, very little is known about the prevalence of the disease, especially in deciduous teeth, in small Brazilian cities (<20,000 inhabitants). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries in children aged 3 and 5 years...