Background This article reviews the caries profile for children in Nigeria and proposes an
appropriate framework for addressing the silent caries epidemic. Discussion We reviewed …

Background Dental caries is the most common chronic infectious disease of childhood
caused by the interaction of bacteria, mainly Streptococcus mutans and sugary foods on …

Background To ensure the oral health of a population, clinicians must deliver appropriate
dental services, and local communities need to have access to dental care facilities …

Background: Dental caries is the most prevalent oral disease of childhood; however, not
much attention has been given to studies on this among the rural Nigerian children …

Background Multiple factors influence a child's ability to access oral health care. The aim of
this study was to identify factors that facilitated and served as barriers to children's utilization …

Background. Dental caries is a major public oral infectious disease globally due to its high
prevalence and significant social impact. Many studies have been conducted on dental …

Objective. There is a change in the trends and distribution of dental caries in established
and nonestablished market economies. The aim of this study was to describe caries …

Background The objective of this paper is to draw attention to the oral health needs of
children in Nigeria, and promote the use of appropriate interventions for disease prevention …

Materials and methods Consecutive patients presenting with orofacial pain at the Dental
Center, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital during the one-year period of the study …

Background: Dental caries is the most prevalent and chronic oral disease, particularly in
childhood age. Dental caries is a progressive infectious process with multifactorial etiology …