background: early childhood caries (ecc) is a virulent form of dental caries that can destroy the primary dentition of preschool children. the purpose of this study was to investigate a possible association between ecc with serum iron and serum ferritin levels. materials and methods: following the ethical approval, 204 children aged 24–71 months were recruited for a double-blind, randomized cro...

Introduction: Topical application of fluoride varnish on the tooth surface prevents dissolution rates materials and increases re-precipitation lost minerals. Objective: To assess effectiveness in primary dentition among preschool children at high risk dental caries. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with two parallel-group, comprising 3–5-year-old children, 100 each group (Fl...

This research aimed to analyze of the relative share, frequency and correlation restorations in both dental dentitions childhood. The decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth (DMFT) index is one most commonly used indices epidemiologic surveys caries. It quantifies health status based on number carious, missing teeth. A total 602 schoolchildren Varna, aged 3-18 years were selected for this stud...

Chronic pulpal inflammation under caries appears to be elicited by bacterial antigens that diffuse into the pulp through dentinal tubules. This prompted the hypothesis that cytokines elicited by antigens from Streptococcus mutans, which frequently dominates shallow lesions, could play a major role in eliciting the initial T-cell response in the pulp. To test this, we examined the ability of S. ...

Introduction: Oral diseases affect some 3.9 billion people worldwide, the most prevalent are dental caries, gingivitis, and periodontitis. Untreated caries lesions 35% of population. Objective: To determine level severity in adults treated at public services cities Asunción Pirayú, Paraguay, 2017. Material Methods: Sociodemographic clinical variables oral health status were evaluated by means a...

Introduction Anemia is a very frequent event among pregnant women. There are evidences of differences in the incidence of dental caries between pregnant and non-pregnant women, but the relationship between salivary iron (Fe) and serum markers of anemia and caries development has not been investigated. Objective To evaluate the correlation between salivary (Fe) and serum iron (Fe, ferritin and h...

BACKGROUND Recently, it has focused the role of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the etiology of dental caries, so we plan to evaluate the association between environmental tobacco smoke inhalation and caries experience in 10-15-years-old children. METHODS A transversal descriptive study was designed. Carried out in the Primary Dentistry Unit. 9th Health Department. Valencian Countr...

Dental caries is a common infectious disease affecting young children living in low-income families in the United States. Efficacious, safe, feasible and cost-effective caries prevention methods for these children are essential. Several studies have shown the efficacy of fluoride varnish and xylitol to improve the oral health of children. The efficiency of caries prevention programs including t...

The aim of this study is to investigate caries prevalence and smoking habit in the population of 19-year-old Croatian male recruits. Dental examination of 505 male recruits was conducted in 2001 in the military centre in Koprivnica. Caries status was described by the FS-T (Filled and Sound Teeth) index and DMFT (Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth) index. Mean DMFT scores were 7.32 and FST 23.56....

OBJECTIVE Studies of dental caries should account for sugar consumption as a potential confounder or effect modifier of other exposure-caries associations. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of a sugar consumption score for rural Haiti through correlation of test-retest scores derived from a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. METHODS A structured, intervi...