Maintaining and Improving the Oral Health of Young Children

Oral health is an integral part of the overall health of children. Dental caries is a common and chronic disease process with significant short- and long-term consequences. The prevalence of dental caries remains greater than 40% among children 2 to 19 years of age. Although dental visits have incre...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2023-01, Vol.151 (1), p.1
Main Authors: Krol, David M, Whelan, Kaitlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Chronic illnesses
Dental care
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Caries - prevention & control
Humans
Morbidity
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Pediatricians
Pediatrics
Prevalence
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Oral health is an integral part of the overall health of children. Dental caries is a common and chronic disease process with significant short- and long-term consequences. The prevalence of dental caries remains greater than 40% among children 2 to 19 years of age. Although dental visits have increased in all age, race, and geographic categories in the United States, disparities continue to exist, and a significant portion of children have difficulty accessing dental care. As health care professionals responsible for the overall health of children, pediatricians frequently confront morbidity associated with dental caries. Because the youngest children visit the pediatrician more often than they visit the dentist, it is important that pediatricians be knowledgeable about the disease process of dental caries, prevention of disease, interventions to maintain and restore health, and the social determinants of children's oral health.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2022-060417