International journal of paediatric dentistry
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Int J Paediatr Dent · Mar 2021
Caries risk assessment with the "Bangkok checklist" in preschool children. A prospective cohort study.
To validate the Bangkok checklist (BCL) in predicting early childhood caries development in a cohort of preschool children from low and moderate socioeconomic areas and to compare its performance with two established risk assessment tools. ⋯ Bangkok checklist had a very limited performance in accurately predicting future early childhood caries in this population of Greek children. The proportion of children assessed with high caries risk was overestimated and further research in larger populations of this age group are need.