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Treatment Gaps Among Young Medicaid-Enrolled Children with Tooth Decay in Pediatric Primary Care.

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · Selvaraj D, Ronis SD, Albert JM, Rose J, Nelson S · 2026-07-27

Among Medicaid-enrolled preschoolers who attended dental visits, over half had untreated cavities that were not restored, with greater numbers of decayed teeth—particularly back teeth—associated with higher likelihood of treatment gaps.

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