Has caries merely been postponed?
During the last 25 years there has been a substantial caries decline among children and adolescents in many Western societies. Recent epidemiologic data show a reduced caries prevalence also in young adult cohorts, indicating that the caries reduction is maintained into adulthood.
Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Norway.
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