A scoping review on the links between sustainable development goal 14 and early childhood caries

DATA AVAILABILITY : All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article. ; CORRECTION: BMC Oral Health 23, 881 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03650-3. In this article [1], the affiliation details for Prof. Ola B. Al-Batayneh were incorrectly given as “1 and 6” only (1. Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group and 6. Preventive Dentistry Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan) but should have been “1, 6 and 7” (1. Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group, and 6. Department of Orthodontics, Pediatric and Community Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, PO Box 27272, United Arab Emirates and 7. Preventive Dentistry Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan). ; BACKGROUND : The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 addresses life below the waters, an important source of protein and contributor to global food security and economic development. Our aim was to explore possible evidence on the links between life below water and early childhood caries (ECC). METHODS : This scoping review identified articles on the link between life below water and caries according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) were systematically searched in January 2023, using specific search terms. Studies written in English, with full text available, addressing life under water, focusing on dental caries in humans, with results that can be extrapolated to control ECC in children less than 6 years of age were included in the review. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the retrieved papers and graphical presentation was used for visualization. RESULTS : There were 224 publications retrieved of which 13 studies, published between 1960 and 2022, were included in the analysis. The papers originated from Asia (7/13), North America (3/13), Europe (1/13), and 2/13 had multi-country authorship. Also, four laboratory studies extracted agents from marine ...