Research recommendations: pleas for enhanced research efforts to impact the epidemic of dental disease in infants.
Infant caries is an infectious disease with microbiological, dietary, and host risk factors. The disease is of epidemic proportions in immigrant and Native American populations studied. This paper reviews progress in current research and suggests a number of new approaches focusing on behavioral and chemotherapeutic methods.
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Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 89195-7475, USA. philw@uwashington.edu
D018890:Chemoprevention; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018865:Dental Research; D004032:Diet; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States