Prevalence, and Risk Indicators of Coronal and Root Caries in Mexican Older Adults in Nursing Homes.
Sandra Manuela Tepox-PugaJesús Alberto Rocha-OrtizCarlo Eduardo Medina-SolísRoberto Carlos Castrejón-PérezSergio Sánchez-GarcíaSocorro Aída Borges-YáñezPublished in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry (2023)
Several variables that differ in nature were found to be risk indicators for coronal and root caries. Coronal caries increases the risk of root caries. Prevention should be aimed at identifying persons at higher risk, and dental care should be improved for persons living in long-term care institutions.