Association between Dental Caries and Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tahyna Duda Deps; Gabriela Lopes Angelo; Carolina Castro Martins; Saul Martins Paiva; Isabela Almeida Pordeus; Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127484

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Association between Dental Caries and Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tahyna Duda Deps ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tahyna Duda Deps, Gabriela Lopes Angelo, Carolina Castro Martins, Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Gabriela Lopes Angelo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tahyna Duda Deps, Gabriela Lopes Angelo, Carolina Castro Martins, Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Carolina Castro Martins ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tahyna Duda Deps, Gabriela Lopes Angelo, Carolina Castro Martins, Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Saul Martins Paiva ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Isabela Almeida Pordeus ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

Contributed equally to this work with: Tahyna Duda Deps, Gabriela Lopes Angelo, Carolina Castro Martins, Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

* E-mail: anacboliveira@yahoo.com.br

Affiliation Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Association between Dental Caries and Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tahyna Duda Deps,
Gabriela Lopes Angelo,
Carolina Castro Martins,
Saul Martins Paiva,
Isabela Almeida Pordeus,
Ana Cristina Borges-Oliveira

Published: June 18, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127484

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