Household food insecurity and children's oral health: Findings from the 2016-2018 National Survey of Children's Health.

Household food insecurity is a potent risk factor for oral health problems and unmet oral health care needs among US children. Programmatic efforts to address household food insecurity may yield collateral benefits for the oral health of children. Furthermore, because socioeconomic status and insurance-related variables explain part of the association, targeted interventions to improve these factors may improve oral health among at-risk children.