title: Oral health in children guidelines for pediatricians.
abstract: Dental caries in the primary dentition can have significant damaging effects on a childs growth due to impairment of oral functions. Since the first encounter of a child to a medical environment is often through pediatricians and medical practitioners, it is important that they be aware of the prevention of oral disease that begins early in life. The aim of this article is to diminish the existing ambiguity among pediatricians and medical practitioners regarding oral disease and its prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, NH- 58, Delhi Haridwar Bypass, Meerut, UP, India. drpreetikachandna@gmail.com
authors.forename: Preetika
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandna
authors.forename: Vivek Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Adlakha
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009909:Oral Health / Q000592:standards*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*