Clinical Trial: Dental Caries and Related Factors in 6-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Chile: National Evidence for Assessment and Decision-Making (6yOH-Chile)

U.S., Oct. 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07863947) titled 'Dental Caries and Related Factors in 6-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Chile: National Evidence for Assessment and Decision-Making (6yOH-Chile)' on Oct. 02.

Brief Summary: Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic non-communicable disease in childhood worldwide. In Chile, the last nationally representative oral health survey was conducted in 2007 and reported a caries experience prevalence of 70.4% (mean dmft = 3.7) among 6-year-old schoolchildren. More than 15 years have elapsed without updated population-based data, limiting the evaluation of the national oral health targets established for 2020. The First National Child Health Survey...