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October 23, 2025BMC Oral HealthOpen Access

Socioeconomic factors in relation to dental caries among children aged 5–14 years: a cross-national comparative study using secondary data analyses

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Dental caries prevalence in children links strongly to socioeconomic factors like parental education and income level.
Univariate analysis showed significant differences across 120 countries regarding dental caries risk factors.
Ecological survey data collected from reputable organizations highlighted factors influencing dental health.
Implications suggest addressing water fluoridation could help mitigate dental caries in lower-income countries.

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Implication

Cross-national analysis reveals dental caries prevalence relates to socioeconomic factors in children, indicating water fluoridation and parental education are key risk factors.

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Yang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68fa32a40df2e6cd2f742139 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06959-3

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Implication

Cross-national analysis reveals dental caries prevalence relates to socioeconomic factors in children, indicating water fluoridation and parental education are key risk factors.

Socioeconomic factors in relation to dental caries among children aged 5–14 years: a cross-national comparative study using secondary data analyses

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Socioeconomic factors in relation to dental caries among children aged 5–14 years: a cross-national comparative study using secondary data analyses

Key Points

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study