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Prevention-centered caries management strategies during critical periods in early childhood
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Prevention-centered caries management strategies during critical periods in early childhood

Peter Milgrom and Donald L Chi
Journal of the California Dental Association, Vol.39(10), pp.735-741
10/2011
PMID: 22132585

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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.
Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use Cariostatic Agents - therapeutic use Chewing Gum Child Child, Preschool Dental Care Dental Caries - microbiology Dental Caries - prevention & control Dental Restoration, Permanent - classification Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Female Fluorides - therapeutic use Humans Infant Maternal Health Services Pit and Fissure Sealants - therapeutic use Povidone-Iodine - therapeutic use Pregnancy Prenatal Care Primary Prevention Quaternary Ammonium Compounds - therapeutic use Risk Assessment Streptococcal Infections - transmission Streptococcus mutans - physiology Tooth, Deciduous - microbiology Tooth, Deciduous - pathology Toothbrushing Vulnerable Populations Xylitol - therapeutic use

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