Into the future: keeping healthy teeth caries free: pediatric CAMBRA protocols
Ramos-Gomez, F.; Ng, M.-W.
Journal of the California Dental Association 39(10): 723-733
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1043-2256 PMID: 22132584 Document Number: 649795
Early childhood caries prevalence has increased significantly in children ages 2-5 years. ECC disproportionately affects lower socioeconomic and minority groups, is a predictor for future decay, but is preventable and manageable. Caries risk assessment systematically derives a patient's caries risk and is important during an infant oral health visit beginning at age 1. Information obtained through a risk assessment can guide a disease management care path tailored to an individual's age and risk to effectively treat and manage one's caries disease process.