Abstract:
Caries is one of the main oral diseases that affect different populations, the biggest
problem being the social factors in which it is found, which can affect patients of all
age groups. The present work aims to present a study on social factors and their
interference in dental caries, through an approach based on bibliographic theoretical
references. The research was based on scientific articles from the Pubmed, SciELO
and Google Scholar databases, from 2000 to 2022. The results showed that social factors, such as demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, and biological directly
influence early caries, highlighting the importance of guardians and encouraging
dentists to raise awareness and prevention from the gestational period. Lack of
adequate treatment can result in a major negative impact on the child’s quality of life,
causing affected development, pain, discomfort, loss of appetite and potential
difficulties in social development. The key to early treatment is identifying the factors
causing the problem and adopting new habits.
