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Structural equation modeling to identify social and physical risk indicators of early childhood caries in suburban Nigerian population.

Frontiers in oral health · Haque F, Hasan F, Khami MR, Abeldaño Zuñiga RA, El Tantawi M, Mohebbi SZ, Foláyan MO · 2026-07-20

A structural equation model of 895 Nigerian mother-child pairs identified socioeconomic status, oral hygiene status, and limited maternal breastfeeding time as factors associated with early childhood caries, with oral hygiene showing the strongest direct link to disease.

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