Prevalence of Dental Caries in Schoolchildren from the Galapagos Islands: ESSO-Gal Cohort Report.

Ana Armas-VegaJuan Marcos Parise-Vasco María Cristina Díaz-Segovia David Alejandro Arroyo-BonillaMaría José Cabrera-DávilaMaría Christel Zambrano-BonillaIngrid Ordonez-RomeroAndrea Caiza-RennellaAndrea Zambrano-MendozaCelia Ponce-FaulaAndrés Viteri-García

Published in: International journal of dentistry (2023)

The results show a high prevalence of dental caries among children in the Galapagos Islands, which increases with age. Contrary to expectations, the study did not find a significant correlation between the severity of dental caries and the presence of dental biofilm.

Keyphrases

pseudomonas aeruginosa
young adults
staphylococcus aureus
risk factors
candida albicans
escherichia coli
cystic fibrosis