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Although the prevalence of dental caries in children has fallen in recent years, significant numbers of children are still treated for nursing caries. This form of rampant caries affects the primary dentition and causes rapid destruction of normally resistant surfaces. The treatment of nursing caries is multifactorial, involving the child, parents, dental team and other health care providers to ensure the restorative dental treatment is supported by parental education in caries prevention, oral hygiene and infant nutrition. This paper presents a literature review on the condition, followed by a case report of a child with nursing caries treated in the clinic under local anaesthesia.
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