Enamel caries in primary dentition (at 5 years) vs Caries-free primary dentition
Dentinal caries in permanent (newly erupted) teeth · School children and adolescents (6-18 years) followed from primary dentition (baseline examination before 72 months of age)
Enamel caries in the primary dentition is associated with about 1.6 times higher odds of dentinal caries in permanent teeth (single study; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
- Does Early Childhood Caries Increase Caries Development among School Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review and… 2022 All outcomes7-year follow-up · Cohort study, Norway (Saethre-Sundli 2020) · Enamel caries in primary dentitionOR 1.6 [1.2, 2.0]1 study · 3282 participantsGRADE not reported