ReviewFrontiers in public health2019
Early Childhood Caries in Peru.
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- Nutritional status and its association with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers aged 3-5 years: a cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Oral Health Status, Oral Hygiene, and Behavioural Factors Among Disadvantaged Children: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between the Peruvian Amazon and Valencia, Spain.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Streptococcus dentisani and Streptococcus mutans in dental biofilm of preschoolers with and without early childhood caries: a cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Rapid adaptive increase of amylase gene copy number in Indigenous Andeans.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Oral Hygiene Practices and Fluoride Toothpaste Use in Children Under 3 Years Old in Lima, Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Dental Neglect Scale for 5-year-old Children in Peru.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Factors associated with oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among legal guardians of preschool children in the Peruvian capital.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Current knowledge about early childhood caries in the gulf cooperation council with worldwide reflection: Scoping review of the scientific literature (2010-2021).PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Children Caries Risk Factors: A Narrative Review of Nutritional Aspects, Oral Hygiene Habits, and Bacterial Alterations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Crosstalk Between Saliva Bacteria and Fungi in Early Childhood Caries.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Article
- An Assessment of Pediatric Dental Caries and Family Quality of Life in an Informal Amazonian Community.Annals of global health · 2021Article
- The use of mind mapping in health education in extended care for children with caries.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a global oral health problem, and Peru may be one of the countries with high prevalence of untreated ECC in South America. In this study, we constructed an epidemiologic profile of ECC in Peru through a comprehensive review of published data. The prevalence of ECC, risk factors for it, its impact on child development, and public oral health interventions on ECC have been included. The study revealed extremely high rates of ECC in Peru and significant oral-health disparities. Risk factors for ECC were poverty, high sugar consumption, and low oral health literacy. However, the number of studies is limited and their quality questionable. Oral health has not received high public-health priority in Peru. However, in recent years, new regulations and evidence-based documents (the first Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Caries in Children; the Guideline for Children's healthy Growth and Development; the Law on Healthy Diet; and the Manual on Food Advertising) give hope for the future of infants' oral health in the nation.
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