Casey Delaney

Oct 8, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | John Warren |Oscar Rysavy |Teresa A. Marshall |Casey Delaney

INTRODUCTION Dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world, affecting billions of people worldwide, including 90% of the U.S. adult population age 20–64 years [1]. The most recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indcated that while caries experience increased with age during adulthood, prevalence of caries among the youngest adults aged 20–34 years was high—82%.