Is the early childhood caries (ECC)-associated psychomotor deficiency a new public health concern?

• Yen Chun G. Liu,
• Chen-Yi Liang,
• Andy Yen-Tung Teng

Affiliations

Yen Chun G. Liu

Center for Osteo-immunology & Biotechnology Research (COBR) and Dept. of Oral Hygiene, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Chen-Yi Liang

Dept. of Childhood Education and Nursery, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan

Andy Yen-Tung Teng

Center for Osteo-immunology & Biotechnology Research (COBR), School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) and KMU-Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Lab of Molecular Microbial Immunity (LMMI) and Div. of Periodontology, The Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH), School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA; Corresponding author. Center for Osteo-immunology & Biotechnology Research (COBR), College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University & KMU-Hospital, No. 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Rd. Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.