Impact of dental caries on preschool children's quality of life: an update

The literature reports that dental caries can cause functional, physical and aesthetic impairment, often with repercussions on children's general health at an early age. Moreover, recent studies have investigated how caries lesions can compromise children's quality of life. This paper aims...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Bönecker, Jenny Abanto, Gustavo Tello, Luciana Butini Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2012-01-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242012000700015