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September 5, 2025BMC Oral HealthOpen Access

Global, regional, and national burden of caries in primary teeth from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021

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XCXu ChenLJLei JiaQWQiong Wang

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Analysis reveals declining caries incidence and DALYs in primary teeth globally, highlighting health inequalities.

Key Points

  • The global burden of caries in primary teeth has declined but significant health inequalities remain.
  • Eastern Europe shows the highest age-standardized rate of caries in 2021, with Romania suffering the most.
  • Disparities in caries burden are closely linked to the sociodemographic index across different regions.
  • Substantial potential exists for countries to implement strategies to reduce the burden of caries in primary teeth.

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Chen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb42272b87ece8dc958d98https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06691-y
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