@article{Zou2022, 
author = {Jing Zou and Qin Du and Lihong Ge and Jun Wang and Xiaojing Wang and Yuqing Li and Guangtai Song and Wei Zhao and Xu Chen and Beizhan Jiang and Yufeng Mei and Yang Huang and Shuli Deng and Hongmei Zhang and Yanhong Li and Xuedong Zhou},
title = {Expert consensus on early childhood caries management},
year = {2022},
journal = {International Journal of Oral Science},
volume = {14},
pages = {35},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1038/s41368-022-00186-0},
doi = {10.1038/s41368-022-00186-0},
abstract = {Early childhood caries (ECC) is a significant chronic disease of childhood and a rising public health burden worldwide. ECC may cause a higher risk of new caries lesions in both primary and permanent dentition, affecting lifelong oral health. The occurrence of ECC has been closely related to the core microbiome change in the oral cavity, which may be influenced by diet habits, oral health management, fluoride use, and dental manipulations. So, it is essential to improve parental oral health and awareness of health care, to establish a dental home at the early stage of childhood, and make an individualized caries management plan. Dental interventions according to the minimally invasive concept should be carried out to treat dental caries. This expert consensus mainly discusses the etiology of ECC, caries-risk assessment of children, prevention and treatment plan of ECC, aiming to achieve lifelong oral health.}
}