Is the early childhood caries (ECC)-associated psychomotor deficiency a new public health concern?

Yen Chun G Liu; Chen-Yi Liang; Andy Yen-Tung Teng

doi:10.1016/j.jds.2022.10.027

Is the early childhood caries (ECC)-associated psychomotor deficiency a new public health concern?

J Dent Sci. 2023 Apr;18(2):907-910. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.10.027. Epub 2022 Nov 10.

Authors

Yen Chun G Liu¹, Chen-Yi Liang², Andy Yen-Tung Teng^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Center for Osteo-immunology & Biotechnology Research (COBR) and Dept. of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Dept. of Childhood Education and Nursery, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan.
³ Center for Osteo-immunology & Biotechnology Research (COBR), School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) and KMU-Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁴ Lab of Molecular Microbial Immunity (LMMI) and Div. of Periodontology, The Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH), School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Biologic vs. socio-mental trait; ECC-SES-Psychomotor interactions; Early childhood caries (ECC); Preschool kindergartners; Psychomotor development vs. deficiency; Socio-economic status (SES) & diets.