Caries Activity Tests and Associated Factors among 3-5-Year-Old Preschool Children in Zhao County, Hebei Province, China.
The caries status among preschool children in Zhao county of Hebei province was serious. The higher the mean dmft of children, the greater the CA value. Mother's educational level and children's diet and lifestyle habits were closely related to CA. The Cariostat caries activity test has good efficacy in diagnosing ECC with high sensitivity and specificity.
Authors
- X Wang
- Xiaojun Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-2401)
- Zybina Ma
- Hong Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5557-1623)
- Chunxia Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8897-009X)
- Fanfan Cao
- Haoyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1100-8633)
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Jinan Stomatological Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2024.2212
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00