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Distinct patterns of caries, erosive tooth wear, and hypomineralization in preschool children: a population-based study of associated factors.

Clinical oral investigations · Biermann J, Puls A, Heller T, Scholz L, Hein L, Wiegand A · 2026-10-15

Among 5–6-year-old German children, caries affected 29%, erosive wear 70%, and hypomineralization 11%, with largely independent distributions; caries showed stronger links to sociodemographic disadvantage and health factors, while erosive wear and hypomineralization had more limited associations.

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