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TREND OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES IN A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION: A 7-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · Ayebameru OE, Abe A, Olaoye OI, Omotuyole AS, Eigbobo JO · 2026-04-30

Researchers reviewed seven years of dental records and found that early childhood caries affected 7.7% of young children presenting at a teaching hospital in Lagos, with most cases presenting as early-stage lesions treatable with non-invasive restoration.

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