Table 2.
Main risk factors involved in children’s caries.
| Risk Factors Associated with Caries | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dietary factors | High sugar consumptions (snacks, soft drinks, sugary bed-time drinks) | [25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45] |
| Oral hygiene | Frequency of toothbrushing, plaque accumulation | [36,37,38,40,41,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58] |
| Presence of Streptococcus mutans |
[29,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66] | |
| Breastfeeding | Up to 6 months | [40,50,55,67,68,69,70,71] |
| Hypoplasia | [38,72,73,74,75,76,77] | |
| Socio-economic factors | Educational parental level, rural or urban domicile | [28,37,38,39,41,57,58,63,78,79,80,81,82] |