Ana Armas-Vega, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco, María Cristina Díaz-Segovia, David Alejandro Arroyo-Bonilla, María José Cabrera-Dávila, María Christel Zambrano-Bonilla, Ingrid Ordonez-Romero, Andrea Caiza-Rennella, Andrea Zambrano-Mendoza, Celia Ponce-Faula, Andrés Viteri-García
OBJECTIVE: Dental caries remains a prevalent disease worldwide. Several epidemiological studies have shown that it affects the oral health of the pediatric population, and the Galapagos population in Ecuador is no exception. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries and its association, based on baseline information from the Galapagos Oral Health Study (ESSO-Gal), in children of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 804 children aged 2-11 years...
2023: International Journal of Dentistry