Caries risk assessment, prevention, and management in pediatric dental care.
The recent increase in the prevalence of dental caries among young children has highlighted the need for a new approach to prevent caries in children at a younger age. New disease prevention management models call for children to have their first visit to the dentist at age 1 or when their first tooth erupts. This article addresses early childhood caries risk assessment, prevention, and management strategies in young children using the concept of the "dental home" and a simple six-step protocol to conduct an effective and comprehensive infant oral care visit.
School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Francisco
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Ramos-Gomez
Yasmi O
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Crystal
Man Wai
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Norman
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Tinanoff
John D
JD
Featherstone
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000502:physiology; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014089:Tooth Remineralization; D014099:Toothbrushing
D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D005459:Fluorides