title: Into the future: keeping healthy teeth caries free: pediatric CAMBRA protocols.
abstract: Early childhood caries prevalence has increased significantly in children ages 2-5 years. ECC disproportionately affects lower socioeconomic and minority groups, is a predictor for future decay, but is preventable and manageable. Caries risk assessment systematically derives a patient's caries risk and is important during an infant oral health visit beginning at age 1. Information obtained through a risk assessment can guide a disease management care path tailored to an individual's age and risk to effectively treat and manage one's caries disease process.
authors: University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, Section of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Ramos-Gomez
authors: Man-Wai
authors: MW
authors: Ng
mesh_terms: D002654:Child Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D019091:Critical Pathways; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005544:Forecasting; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008913:Minority Groups; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011203:Poverty; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical