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Caries risk was determined using the CAMBRA Questionnaire and the modified University of Seville Questionnaire (CAMBRA-OP Questionnaire). Results: The final study sample consisted of 300 patients aged 6 to 14 years, of whom 54% were boys and 46% were girls. The distribution of caries risk according to CAMBRA was as follows: 33% low, 7% moderate, 48.6% high, and 11.3% extreme. The distribution of caries risk according to the CAMBRA-OP was as follows: 27.7% low, 12.3% moderate, 48.7% high, and 11.3% extreme. Correlating both tests, a statistically significant association was observed between the caries risk determined by the CAMBRA and CAMBRA-OP, observing a strong correlation between both systems (p = 0.001; Cramer\u2019s V = 0.826). The two diagnostic models exhibited high concordance (0.815 [p = 0.001]) using Cohen\u2019s Kappa index. 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