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The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• The Epidemiology of Root Surface Caries: North American Studies (1993) · doi

  After some problems resulting from the lack of standardized methods in the conduct of root caries studies and the lack of standardized reports of findings are reviewed, the prevalence and incidence of root surface caries in North America are reviewed through a combination of epidemiologic studies and large clinical trials.

  Keywords: lack standardized root caries reviewed problems resulting conduct reports prevalence incidence surface north america combination
• Dental Habits, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Young Drug Addicts (1985) · doi

  They evidenced very limited knowledge concerning the causes and prevention of dental decay and periodontal disease, and the high prevalence of dental caries was often believed to be caused solely or partly by the ascorbic acid or citric acid that is mixed and injected together with the drugs.

  Keywords: dental acid evidenced limited knowledge concerning causes prevention decay periodontal disease high prevalence caries often
• Assessing the stage of caries lesion activity on the basis of clinical and microbiological examination (1997) · doi

  Very few studies have evaluated the inter- and intraexaminer reliability of caries diagnostic criteria based on assessment of the activity state of lesions, but recent data indicate that active and inactive caries lesions can be diagnosed with a high degree of reliability.

  Keywords: reliability caries lesions evaluated inter intraexaminer diagnostic criteria based assessment activity state recent indicate active
• Oral Health of Hospitalized Brazilian Children: A Cross-Sectional Study (2019) · doi

  The presence of risk factors for dental caries in hospitalized children was observed (poor oral hygiene, low schooling and income of parents/guardians, limited knowledge of parents/guardians regarding health care and oral hygiene, consumption of medicines with cariogenic potential).

  Keywords: oral hygiene parents guardians presence risk factors dental caries hospitalized children observed poor schooling income