Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess dental caries and associated factors in children aged three years living in Varamin, Iran. Methods: Eight hundred and fifteen three-year-old children were recalled randomly through the records existing in healthcare centers of Varamin, Iran. Two hundred and three mothers were also examined to assess the relationship between the oral health of mot...

statement of problem: assessing oral hygiene in children plays an important role in determining the health status of communities and evaluating national health promotion programs. in 1997 in geneva, international organizations agreed on the global goal of achieving a minimum of 90% caries free teeth in 5 year old children. purpose: this study was aimed to assess the oral health status in irania...

Treatment costs for dental decay in young children can be substantial, especially if extensive dental procedures and general anesthesia in a hospital operating room (OR) are needed. Because caries in the primary dentition disproportionately affect children from low-income households, the cost for care frequently is reimbursed by state Medicaid programs. To determine whether the average treatmen...

dental anomalies are rare findings that may affect development of occlusion and early intervention may be required. here, a case of multiple anomalies in primary and perma nent dentitions is reported. the patient referred to the dental center with the chief complaint of multiple tooth decay. in the oral examination, the rare case of triplica tion between the right geminated man-dibular a and ri...

dental caries, a progressive bacterial damage to teeth, is one of the most common diseases that affects 95% of the population and is still a major cause of tooth loss. unfortunately, there is currently no highly sensitive and specific clinical means for its detection in its early stages. the accurate detection of early caries in enamel would be of significant clinical value. since, it is possib...

Introduction Research has shown that Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) has an adverse effect on oral health. Patients with JIA have poor oral hygiene and higher levels of dental decay compared to healthy individuals [1]. The effect of JIA on manual dexterity and temporomandibular joint involvement can affect the patient’s ability to perform good oral hygiene. Recent research has shown that ot...