UNLABELLED The aim of the study was to determine the efficiency of the applied preventive measures during pregnancy and to improve oral health status to pregnant women. MATERIAL AND METHODS Oral health status of 180 pregnant women was determined according to WHO criteria (WHO: Basic methods, 1997). Dental caries prevalence, DMF-T and DMF-S were evaluated. Gingival status was estimated accordi...

Objective. This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of reinforcement of oral health education message through short messaging service (SMS) in mobile phones. Material and Methods. 400 subjects from two colleges (200 from each college) belonging to 18-20 years age group possessing mobile phones were randomly selected and baseline examination of oral hygiene and gingival status was carried out...

The aim of the study was to assess the influence of fixed orthodontic appliance on Streptococcus (S.) mutans and S. sobrinus counts in orthodontic patients with regard to their previous caries experience (Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index) during the first 12 weeks of orthodontic treatment. Twenty-two patients that satisfied inclusion criteria (healthy systemic and periodontal cond...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE During acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment, oral mucositis is a hugely important dental problem. In order to lower the risk of such complications, patients should take special care of their oral hygiene. The aim of this study was to assess the oral hygiene status in children with ALL during anti-cancer treatment protocols. MATERIALS AND METHODS 78 children with A...

Mục tiêu: Mô tả đặc điểm lâm sàng của bệnh nhân có viêm quanh răng mạn tính túi sâu 3-5mm đến khám tại Viện đào tạo Răng Hàm Mặt năm 2021. Phương pháp nghiên cứu: 64 nhân,1792 được thăm và 906 từ Trung tâm KTC KCB – A7- Trường đại học Y Hà Nội. Các hỏi sàng. biến số cứu gồm tuổi-giới; lý do khám, GI, PI, PD OHI-S. Kết quả cho thấy nguyên chủ yếu là chảy máu lợi chiếm 64,1%. Đối tượng độ tuổi 22...

BACKGROUND Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) share a number of clinical and pathologic features, one of which is the presence of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced bone resorption that is involved in the pathogenesis of both. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of TNF-α blockade on periodontal conditions in patients with active RA. METHOD The periodontal statuses of ...