title: Prevention-centered caries management strategies during critical periods in early childhood.
abstract: The current caries management model in the United States is based on restoring teeth rather than preventing disease. Scarce resources make this approach unsustainable, especially in clinical settings that serve vulnerable child populations. This paper presents specific prevention-centered caries management strategies that should form the basis of clinical interventions targeted at children during four critical periods in childhood: pre-age 1, ages 1-3, ages 4-5, and ages 6-7.
authors: Northwest Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7475, USA.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Milgrom
authors: Donald L
authors: DL
authors: Chi
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002638:Chewing Gum; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000145:classification; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011322:Primary Prevention; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018030:Silver Compounds; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000502:physiology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014099:Toothbrushing; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D014993:Xylitol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D002638:Chewing Gum; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D018030:Silver Compounds; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; C024633:silver diamine fluoride; D005459:Fluorides; D014993:Xylitol