Systematic review with meta-analysis reveals persistent caries burden in pediatric permanent teeth, highlighting ongoing public health challenges.
Despite the decline of caries prevalence in permanent teeth, mainly in Brazil, the disease still affects more than half of the children population in Latin American and Caribbean countries in the 21st Century.
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