Early childhood caries and associated risk factors among preschool children in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Mawlood KowashJ O AlkhabuliS A DafaallaA ShahA H Khamis

Published in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2017)

The prevalence of dental decay and the mean dmft were high and the care index was extremely low. There is a great need for prospective studies and community preventive programs to solve the problem of ECC and set plans to treat open cavities in RAK preschool children.

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