biostudies-literatureGormley ANIDCR NIH HHSNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)966-975https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10102252biostudies-literatureUnknown51(5)<h4>Objectives</h4>To test whether postulated subtypes of early childhood caries (ECC) are predictive of subsequent caries experience in a population-based cohort of Swedish children.<h4>Methods</h4>The study included children aged between 3 and 5 years at study entry with dental records available for at least 5 years of follow-up. Dental record data were retrieved from the Swedish Quality Registry for Caries and Periodontal disease (SKaPa) for the initial and follow-up visits. Participants who had ECC at study entry were assigned to one of five ECC subtypes (termed classes 1-5) using latent class modelling of tooth surface-level caries experience. Subsequent experience of caries was assessed using the decayed, missing and filled surfaces indices (dmfs/DMFS) at follow-up visits, and comparCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiologySubtypes of early childhood caries predict future caries experience.PMC10102252U01 DE025046ACF-2020-25-016CL-2021-25-004Divaris KHolgerson PLHaworth SSimancas-Pallares MEsberg AShrestha PGormley AJohansson IfalseSubtypes of early childhood caries predict future caries experience.<h4>Objectives</h4>To test whether postulated subtypes of early childhood caries (ECC) are predictive of subsequent caries experience in a population-based cohort of Swedish children.<h4>Methods</h4>The study included children aged between 3 and 5 years at study entry with dental records available for at least 5 years of follow-up. Dental record data were retrieved from the Swedish Quality Registry for Caries and Periodontal disease (SKaPa) for the initial and follow-up visits. Participants who had ECC at study entry were assigned to one of five ECC subtypes (termed classes 1-5) using latent class modelling of tooth surface-level caries experience. Subsequent experience of caries was assessed using the decayed, missing and filled surfaces indices (dmfs/DMFS) at follow-up visits, and compar2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Oct2025-04-22T14:08:23.033Z2025-04-06T00:57:47.138ZS-EPMC101022523623905110.1111/cdoe.12795