Is dental caries contagious?

Bhayat, Ahmed; Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo

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dc.contributor.author	Bhayat, Ahmed
dc.contributor.author	Madiba, Thomas Khomotjo
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-12T05:02:48Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-12T05:02:48Z
dc.date.issued	2017-08
dc.description.abstract	Dental caries is one of the most common childhood diseases, affecting up to 80% of all individuals at some stage of their lives. It is a debilitating and painful condition which impacts on mastication, speech, aesthetics and psychosocial behaviour. The prevalence of caries in South African children is around 40% and almost half of this burden goes untreated. The end results are pain, swelling and abscess formation, all of which have negative effects on aspects of the lives of the patients.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Community Dentistry	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2018	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	https://www.sada.co.za/the-sadj	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Bhayat, A. & Madiba, T.K. 2017, 'Is dental caries contagious?', South African Dental Journal, vol. 72, no. 7, pp. 302-304.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1029-4864 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2519-0105 (online)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63498
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	South African Dental Association	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2017 E-Doc cc	en_ZA
dc.subject	Dental caries	en_ZA
dc.subject	Painful condition	en_ZA
dc.subject	Children	en_ZA
dc.subject	South Africa (SA)	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Health sciences article SDG-03
dc.subject.other	SDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.other	Health sciences article SDG-04
dc.subject.other	SDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.other	Health sciences article SDG-10
dc.subject.other	SDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.title	Is dental caries contagious?	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA