The aim of the study was to analyze the decline of dental caries in relation to its distribution in the primary dentition of Brazilian children. The subjects were 1 to 5 year-old children (Cohort 1996 = 1.465) and (Cohort 2006 = 2.511). The clinical examination determined whether the tooth surfaces were sound, presented non-cavitated lesions (active and inactive), cavitated lesions (active and inactive), fillings, were indicated for extraction or were Abstracts: 59th ORCA Congress Caries Res 2012;46:268–338 303 extracted. [...]
Mestrinho, H. D., Silva, E. F., & Carvalho, J. C. (2012). Caries decline related to its distribution in the primary dentition of Brazilian Children. Caries Research, 47(5), 302-303. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/169198 (Original work published 2012)