Predictors of Caries Risk among Egyptian Children Attending Pediatric Dental Clinics at a University Hospital

Background: Dental caries is the most prevalent dental disease. The external validity of the available caries risk assessment (CRA) tools is not established, especially among pediatric population. Objectives: To assess caries risk using the caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) protocol amon...

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Published in:Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences 2023-09, Vol.11 (3), p.219-228
Main Authors: Aboubakr, Rabaa, Alkhadragy, Doaa, El Said Okda, Mai, Mohamed Rady, Hadeer, Elnagar, Rasha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
child
Children
Dental caries
dental caries susceptibility
egypt
Health aspects
Original
Risk assessment
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Summary:Background: Dental caries is the most prevalent dental disease. The external validity of the available caries risk assessment (CRA) tools is not established, especially among pediatric population. Objectives: To assess caries risk using the caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) protocol among Egyptian children aged 3-12 years and suggest variables that could potentially be used to develop a simpler CRA model. Materials and Methods: For this cross-sectional study, we recruited 320 children aged 3 to
ISSN:1658-631X
2321-4856
DOI:10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_128_23