Childhood dental caries experience in northern Spain: a cross-sectional study.
Jon Fernández-BonetXabier Marichalar MendiaAitana Lertxundi-ManterolaPublished in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2022)
The dft index of the primary dentition for the current sample is 1.25, while the DMFT index for the permanent dentition is 0.16. Among pupils in early childhood and elementary education in public schools in Bilbao, children from families with low socioeconomic status and educational attainment are most vulnerable to developing caries.