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bjos-8675780	Cardoso, Karina; Costa, Maria Dalla; Chapanski, Vanessa da Rocha; Fraiz, Fabian Calixto; Cardoso, Karina	Caries prevalence and sex in preschoolers aged 18 to 36 months: a cross-sectional design	2025	11	.pdf	application/pdf	4820	377	62	Corresponding author: Karina Cardoso Postgraduate Program of Dentistry/ Federal University of Santa Catarina Campus Universitário - Bloco H - Trindade Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Brazil E-mail: karina.szcardoso@gmail.com Phone number: 55 48 984279506 Editor: Dr. Altair A. Del Bel Cury Received: February 02, 2024 Accepted: June 20, 2024 Caries prevalence and sex in preschoolers aged 18 to 36 months: a cross-sectional design Karina Cardoso1,2* , Maria Dalla Costa1 , Vanessa da Rocha Chapanski3 , Fabian Calixto Fraiz1 Aim: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease where aspects such as socioeconomic status, caregivers’ health education, and dietary and hygiene patterns are recognized factors associated with this condition. Children were assessed for dental caries (DMFT and modified DMFT index) by a calibrated researcher (Kappa≥0.80).	cache/bjos-8675780.pdf	txt/bjos-8675780.txt