Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2021 Sep 9;56(9):849-856. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20210301-00097.
Caries of children under 3 years old has such characteristics as early onset, multiple tooth involvement and rapid development. It may affect the mastication and digestive functions of the children, as well as oral and systemic development, and may become a risk factor for systemic diseases. In order to standardize the prevention and treatment of the caries of the infants and toddlers, to fully utilize the existing medical resources to prevent caries, to reduce the incidence rate and to increase the treatment rate, and to improve the oral health statuses of the infants and toddlers in China, the Society of Pediatric Dentistry and the Society of Preventive Dentistry of the Chinese Stomatological Association convened experts of pediatric dentistry and preventive dentistry from 19 universities and hospitals to conduct profound discussions on this topic, and finally developed the present guideline on diagnosis, prevention, clinical practice and effect evaluation for caries of children under 3 years old suitable to China's conditions.
3岁以下儿童龋病具有发病早、患牙多、发展快等特点。它可能影响儿童的咀嚼和消化功能，以及口腔和全身发育，并可能成为全身疾病的危险因素。为规范婴幼儿龋病的防治工作，充分利用现有医疗资源预防龋病，降低发病率，提高治疗率，改善我国婴幼儿口腔健康状况，中华口腔医学会儿童口腔医学专业委员会和预防口腔医学专业委员会组织19所高校及医院的儿童口腔医学和预防口腔医学专家对此进行了深入讨论，最终制定了本适合我国国情的3岁以下儿童龋病诊断、预防、临床诊疗及效果评价指南。
