Risk indicators for dental caries among preschoolers, school children/adolescents and adults in Nigeria: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying the dental caries risk factors helps plan interventions. This scoping review mapped the existing literature on dental caries risk indicators for children, adolescents, and adults in Nigeria. It elucidated the commonalities and differences in these populations' behavioral, biological, and social risk indicators, and identified the local government areas in Nigeria where information on dental caries risk indicators are missing.

Methods

A search of the literature search was performed in July 2023 in PubMed, African Journal Online, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library [CENTRAL] using a combination of keywords related to dental caries, risk factors, early childhood, children, adults, and Nigeria. Only peer-reviewed full-length articles on risk factors for

SUBMITTER: Nnawuihe UC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11847380 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature