Table 1.

Articles discussing caries epidemiology in children in Nigeria

S. no	Author [reference]	Target population	Age of children	Theme of the study
1	Sofola et al. [4]	In-school	2 years - 12 years	Caries prevalence
2	Folayan et al. [7]	In-school	9 years – 12 years	Oral health service utilisation
3	Akpata [10]	NA	NA	Oral health status
4	Adebola et al. [11]	Hospital based	≤15 years	Oral manifestation of HIV infection
5	Oziegbe and Ezan [12]	In-school	4 years – 16 years	Complication of caries in School children in Nigeria
6	Folayan et al. [13]	In-school	2 years - 12 years	Caries incidence in primary school children
7	Chukumah et al. [14]	Hospital based	≤16 years	Tooth loss
8	Folayan et al. [15]	Hospital based	≤16 years	Tooth loss
9	Ashiwaju et al. [16]	Hospital based	≤16 years	Tooth loss
10	Odia et al. [17]	Hospital based	≤16 years	Reasons for tooth extraction in children
11	Folayan et al. [18]	NA	NA	Caries Epidemiology
12	Sowole and Sote [20]	Preschool	6 months – 5 years	Early childhood caries
13	Abiola et al. [21]	Preschool	18 months – 5 years	Caries and oral hygiene practices
14	Adekoya-Sofowora et al. [22]	Preschool	1-5years	Rampant caries prevalence
15	Umesi-Koleosho et al. [23]	In-school	11 years – 16 years	Caries trend
16	Adeniyi et al. [24]	In-school	5 years – 16 years	Caries prevalence and pattern
17	Okoye and Eknweme [25]	In-school	11 years – 16 years	Caries prevalence
18	Folayan et al. [26]	Hospital based	≤16 years	Risk factors for caries
19	Udoye et al. [27]	In-school	12 years – 15 years	Caries prevalence and pattern
20	Adekoya-Sofowora et al. [28]	In-school	12 years	Caries prevalence
21	Giwa [29]	In-school	12 years	Oral health status of children
22	Folayan et al. [30]	Preschool	6 months – 5 years	Caries risk factor
23	Folayan et al. [31]	Hospital based	1 year – 16 years	Caries risk factor for children
24	Folayan et al. [32]	In-school	8 years – 16 yeas	Preventive oral health practices
25	Sowole et al. [34]	Preschool	6 months – 5 years	Dental caries and oral hygiene practices
26	Folayan et al. [35]	Preschool	6 months – 5 years	Caries and infant feeding practice
27	Adeniyi et al. [36]	Preschool	18 months – 5 years	Oral health risk factors
28	Esan et al. [38]	In-school	2 and 20 years. Mean age: 9.5 yrs ±2.4 yrs.	Oral health status of primary school children
29	Bamgboye and Akande [39]	In-school	11-19 years	Oral health status of secondary school children
30	Kolawole et al. [33]	In-school	Mean age: 12.63 ± 1.06 years	Oral hygiene status
31	Ageblusi and Jeboda [40]	In-school	12 year olds	Oral health status of 12 year old children
32	Okolo et al. [45]	Community based	1-7 years	Oral hygiene and nutritional status