In 2002 a dental survey amongst 6- and 12-year-old schoolchildren (n = 832) in The Hague was carried out. The caries findings were compared with findings from earlier studies in The Hague. Caries prevalence (% of caries-free children) and caries experience (mean dmfs scores) among 6-year-old children had not changed significantly in the period 1996-2002. However, a significant increase of carie...

Several preventive methods were used in combination to reduce dental caries in children residing in a fluoridated area. The method included dental health education, prophylaxis, pit and fissure sealants, topical fluoride and restorative care. Prophylaxis, sealant and fluoride procedures were repeated every 6 months. Sealant was applied to all fully erupted caries free posterior teeth in the mou...

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of caries in patients who are heroin addicts and the effects of salivary flow and saliva pH on its prevalence. The study included 200 subjects (100 subjects diagnosed with heroin addiction as the test group and 100 subjects taking no addictive substances as the control group). In both groups, saliva status was established by determining flow ...

INTRODUCTION Various caries risk prediction models have been developed in recent years. Cariogram, a software program that evaluates an individual's caries risk profile and illustrates it in graphic form, appears to classify patients more correctly than other risk prediction methods. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine the caries risk of a population by means of the Cariog...

The aim of the present study was to investigate caries prevalence and socioeconomic factors in children with sickle cell anemia. This study was conducted in 160 children with sickle cell anemia aged 3 to 12 years attending the Center for Hematology in Recife, Brazil. Data collection included interviews with guardians concerning social factors and oral examinations to determine the caries preval...

OBJECTIVES To compare two surveys across seven states for the prevalence of dental caries among Mexican schoolchildren. STUDY DESIGN Analysis of two cross-sectional surveys: Schoolchildren from 6 to 10 years of age were examined in the 1988-1989 survey and 6- to 10-year-old and 12-year-old students were included in the 1998-2001 survey. The baseline data of seven states were available for ana...

objective: introduction of new approaches for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection such as anti-retroviral medicines has resulted in an increase in the life expectancy of hiv patient. evaluating the dental health status as a part of their general health care is needed in order to improve the quality of life in these patients. the aim of this study was to compare the roo...