Decline in dental caries experience among schoolchildren in Taiwan, 2012-2020.
Po-Yen LinYao-Hui HuangHsiu-Hsien ChenJui WangShao-Ching ChenHong-Ji ChangLin-Yang ChiPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2022)
In the period of 2012-2020, the DMFT index among Taiwanese children significantly declined. Children who often consumed sugar-rich drinks had a higher DMFT index than those who seldom consumed such drinks. Our findings are valuable to paediatricians, dentists, nutritionists, and public health policymakers.
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