Trends in dental caries of deciduous teeth in Iran: a systematic analysis of the national and sub-national data from 1990 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental caries is the most prevalent child affliction in the world and can be reduced through effective preventive interventions. To plan cost-effective interventions, clear and integrated data are needed. This study has been designed to overcome the lack of national trend in deciduous dental caries in Iran.

Objective

To estimate the dental caries trend in deciduous teeth in the Iranian population at different ages from 1990 to 2017.

Methods

From 1990 to 2017 a literature search about dmf and its components (decayed, missed, and filled tooth, abbreviated as dt, mt, and ft) as well as dental caries was done in the Iranian population in three English (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) and three national databases (in Persian). All eligible national oral heal

SUBMITTER: Shoaee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9789600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature