Increasing Global Trends in Early Childhood Caries Prevalence over the Last Decade: Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Focusing on the last decade underscores in ECC prevalence that may not be evident the aggregated data over the last three decades. The upward trend underscores the urgent need for policies that address both commercial and social determinants, promote reductions in sugar consumption, and ensure equitable access to fluoride for effective caries control.
Authors
- Cínthia Pereira Machado Tabchoury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-5685)
- Antonio Marcus de Andrade Paes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3803-9803)
- Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0041-7618)
- Cayara Mattos Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-9700)
- Jaime Aparecido Cury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1046-5605)
- Silas Alves‐Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-5301)
- Fernando Neves Hugo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4029-4558)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Department of Physiological Sciences (RU)
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Caries Research
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000549128
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.93