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Among children and adolescents, primarily dental caries
can lead to many negative health consequences such as
low self-esteem,
reduced quality of life,
and lost school time9,10,
and
functional limitations, higher risk for hospitalization,
nutrition and sleep disruptio.n11,12
They can contribute to
developmental
patterns by such phenomena as obesity13,14 and
decreased body height.15
Dental caries can
also
have negative impacts on growth and disability.16-18
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