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Methods: This cross-sectional study included a sample of 1124 children, aged 6\u20138 years (n = 524), as well as aged 9\u201311 years (n = 600). Nine schools in Mure\u015f County, Romania, were selected for screening, based on their location (4 schools from urban areas and 5 schools from rural areas). Data were collected based on children\u2019s visual dental screenings and a self-administered questionnaire addressed to their parents to collect information about oral health behaviors, sugar consumption, and dental care history. Dental clinical examination was performed by specialists, and DMFT\/dmft values were recorded. Binary logistic and negative binomial regression analyses were used to assess the factors associated with dental caries. Results: Among 6\u20138-year-olds, the prevalence of untreated decay was 76.5% and the prevalence of caries experience was 77.7% (mean dmft = 3.9). Among 9\u201311-year-olds, the prevalence of untreated decay was 43.5% and the prevalence of caries experience was 48.2% (mean DMFT = 1.9). Among the most significant factors associated with caries prevalence were school location (p = 0.04 for children aged 6\u20138 years, and p &lt; 0.001 for 9\u201311 years); the employment status of mothers (p = 0.04 for 9\u201311 years); eating sweets \u22654 times\/day (p = 0.04 for 6\u20138 years); brushing time \u22653 min (p = 0.03 for 9\u201311 years); as well as past dental restorative treatments or emergency (p &lt; 0.001 for all the children examined). Conclusions: Preventive measures and innovative educational interventions are needed to mitigate the impact of dental caries prevalence on the health and education of schoolchildren.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina61091648","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,11]],"date-time":"2025-09-11T10:50:04Z","timestamp":1757587804000},"page":"1648","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["The Prevalence of Dental Caries Among Children Aged 6\u201311: A Cross-Sectional Study from Mure\u0219 County, Romania"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Ana-Gabriela","family":"Seni","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School of Faculty of Medicine, \u201cGeorge Emil Palade\u201d University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology from T\u00e2rgu Mure\u0219, 540139 T\u00e2rgu Mure\u0219, 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