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Influence of different ethnicities on early childhood caries in preschool children at risk of social exclusion in Southeastern Spain.

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European journal of paediatric dentistry Vol. 26 (2) : 100-104 • Jun 2025

AIM: To estimate the prevalence of early childhood caries and to study a possible influence on different ethnicities in preschool children aged 3 to 5 with social exclusion risk. BACKGROUND: Oral diseases are a major global public health problem, with negative effects at both individual and collective levels, and there is a relationship between socioeconomic characteristics such as income, occupation and educational level, with the prevalence and severity of oral diseases. METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted in a sample of 288 preschool children belonging to three schools in the Southeastern Spain among other variables dmft and ICDASS index. CONCLUSION: The ethnicity of school children at risk of social exclusion is a determining factor in the increased prevalence of cavities in primary caries.

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