Aim and objective: To evaluate the effect of dental caries, fluorosis and temporo-mandibular joint disorders on quality of life. Material and methodology: Total sample size was categorized into three groups: Group A-Participants 3-10 y: for assessment of fluorosis and dental caries. Group B-Participants of age 11-18 y: for assessment of fluorosis and dental caries. Group C-Participants of age 1...

INTRODUCTION This study was carried out at nine (9) special schools for disabled children in Albania. The aim of the study is to determine the caries prevalence and oral hygiene status of children with different disabilities attending different schools for disabled at Albania. METHODS Participants are grouped according disability Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Ment...

BACKGROUND Circular caries occurs in the earliest age of the children (1 - 1.5 year), immediately after the eruption of the deciduous teeth. During this period, children are too young to be able to properly implement oral hygiene. Consequently, it is at a negligible level, with plenty of soft plaque on the deciduous tooth surfaces. OBJECTIVE The main objective of this clinical trial was to de...

Propolis-based therapeutic agents represent this potential for the development of new drugs in dental care. The aim of a clinical-cohort study was to determine the influence of application of toothpaste enriched with Brazilian extract of propolis (EEP) on health status of oral cavity. Laboratory analysis was conducted in order to assess the chemical composition of EEP including total phenolic c...

It’s of great importance to measure happiness of social network users, but the existing method based on questionnaires suffers from high costs and low efficiency. This paper aims at identifying social network users’ happiness level based on their Web behav ior. We recruited 548 participants to fill in the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) and divided them into two groups with high/low OHI score....

Growing international and national focus on quantitatively measuring and improving ocean health has increased the need for comprehensive, scientific, and repeated indicators to track progress towards achieving policy and societal goals. The Ocean Health Index (OHI) is one of the few indicators available for this purpose. Here we present results from five years of annual global assessment for 22...

BACKGROUND The etiology of dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is still inconclusive and there are few studies concerning it in children. AIM To evaluate clinical, dietary, and salivary variables in children with DH complaints. DESIGN Forty-eight children were asked about DH. Data regarding dietary habits were collected from the children's parents and an examination was performed to determine den...

Two groups of population consisting of 84 patients suffering from diabetes (60 type I, 24 type II) and 69 nondiabetics of the same age have been examined on: oral hygiene index (OHI), frequency of daily tooth brushing, dietary habits and incidence of dental caries by registration of the decayed, missed and filled dental surfaces (DMFS-index). OHI in type I and type II diabetes was found to bee ...

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease among pregnant women and also to evaluate the status of oral hygiene. The prevalence and severity of caries was evaluated, having estimated DMFS and DMFT. The prevalence of periodontal diseases and the degree of severity was evaluated by CPITN index, gums by Silness-Loė (GI) index, oral hygiene by OHI-S (ac...