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Cross-sectional survey on dental caries among preschool children in Guangzhou city in 2022.
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- The Situation and Factors Associated with Dental Caries Among Preschool Children in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation of Caregiver oral health knowledge questionnaire and its association with oral health status among Vietnamese children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Early Childhood Caries and Its Associated Factors Among 5-Year-Old Children in Shenzhen City, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Burden and Predictions of Untreated Caries in China, 1990-2039: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the prevalence of deciduous dental caries in preschool children aged 36-71 months as well as the eruption and caries status of permanent teeth in children aged 60-71 months in Guangzhou city, providing references for oral health work.
designThis study was a cross-sectional study design.
settingThe study was conducted in 34 kindergartens in the central and non-central urban areas of Guangzhou city.
participants14 883 preschool children aged 36-71 months in Guangzhou city were included in the ultimate analysis.
main outcome measuresThe prevalence of dental caries and other indicators of deciduous teeth, eruption and caries status of permanent teeth in children aged 60-71 months.
resultsThe prevalence of dental caries in children aged 36-47 months, 48-59 months and 60-71 months were 41.6% (95% CI: 40.1%, 43.1%), 57.1% (95% CI: 55.8%, 58.5%) and 65.2% (95% CI: 64.0%, 66.4%), respectively. Mean decayed-missing-filled teeth increased with age, with differences between genders and areas. The percentage of permanent first molars and central incisors eruption in children aged 60-71 months differed, and caries conditions varied.
conclusionThe problem of early childhood caries in preschool children in Guangzhou city is prominent. Prevention should be strengthened from early life, and oral health education and publicity enhanced to narrow regional oral health gaps.
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