Journal article
Rampant caries
The Journal of school nursing, Vol.21(5), pp.272-278
10/2005
DOI: 10.1177/10598405050210050501
PMID: 16262438
Abstract
Although dental caries in the pediatric and adolescent population has consistently declined in the United States, it is still the most common childhood disease. Dental problems are the number one reason for missing school next to the common cold. Dental caries are an infectious, communicable disease resulting in destruction of tooth structure by acid-forming bacteria found in dental plaque, an intraoral biofilm, in the presence of sugar. The etiology of rampant disease is very complex. It is multifactorial and has a close relationship to a number of risk factors. It is important that school nurses identify patients at risk for dental caries early to determine their risk and refer them for disease prevention and control.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rampant caries
- Creators
- Sandra Guzmán-Armstrong - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of school nursing, Vol.21(5), pp.272-278
- DOI
- 10.1177/10598405050210050501
- PMID
- 16262438
- ISSN
- 1059-8405
- eISSN
- 1546-8364
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2005
- Academic Unit
- Operative Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984367737102771
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