Caries Level in 3-Year-Olds in Germany: National Caries Trends and Gaps in Primary Dental Care
Germany exhibited a high level of dental caries in the primary dentition for 3 (13.7%) to 6-7-year-olds (44%) children. This large cross-sectional study revealed considerable room for improvement in the early caries prevention and treatment within the well-equipped German dental health infrastructure.
Authors
- Roger Basner
- Elisabeth Schankath
- Christian H. Splieth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3623-0222)
- Julian Schmoeckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-3001)
- Ruth M. Santamaría (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-6351)
Institutions
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11121426
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.00