BACKGROUND: Caries is an infectious disease that is induced by the diet. Despite its decline in all age groups on a worldwide basis, it is still a serious public health problem in children and its control should be a priority. It has been demonstrated that dental caries can gradually reduce children's weight gain, which may be reversed after complete oral rehabilitation. The main aim of this st...

The purpose of this paper is to address some actual basic concepts about the etiology and aspect of dental caries; aiming the reasoning and understanding of several factors involved in the disease pathogenesis and provides its control in a simple and effective way. For so much, caries is mentioned as a localized disease, consequent of acid’s action from the metabolism of anaerobic bacteria on r...

BACKGROUND Radiation related caries (RRC) can cause rapid progression, with a high potential for dental destruction affecting mainly cervical and incisal areas. Unlike the injuries that occur in the conventional caries, incipient RRC present in unusual surfaces have difficult diagnosis and classification stages of cavitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Evaluate the radiographic patterns of deminera...

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a clinically diverse group of conditions characterized by skin fragility and, in certain types, marked dental involvement. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries in EB and control populations. Healthy individuals and participants from the Southern Clinical Center of the National EB Registry were examined with artificial light and...

This longitudinal study investigated the sequelae of enamel defects in a group of 25 white, very-low birthweight (VLBW), preterm children (mean birthweight 969 +/- 218 g, mean gestational age 27 +/- 1.9 weeks). Twenty-five race-, age-, and sex-matched, full-term normal birthweight (NBW) control children born at the same hospital, were selected randomly from hospital records. The children were e...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review of the literature on risk factors for dental caries in deciduous teeth of children aged six years and under, to give a scientific framework for the international collaborative studies on inequalities in childhood caries. METHOD Accepted guidelines were followed. Studies were identified by electronic searching and reviewed on the basis of key words, tit...

AIM Root caries is a common, debilitating condition particularly in the elderly population, which can lead to tooth loss. Evidence shows that green tea has cariostatic effects. Considering the gap of information on green tea varnish, this study aimed to assess the efficacy of green tea varnish in the prevention of root caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS This in vitro experimental study was perform...

BACKGROUND Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is the primary etiological agent of dental caries. Sortase is a transpeptidase that anchors several surface proteins to the S. mutans cell wall and has been shown to play a major role in cariogenicity. The purpose of this study was to explore the genetic polymorphisms of the sortase gene (srtA) and the social-behavioural factors associated with dental...

Caries is an infectious, chronic and cumulative disease. It seriously affects quality of life and creates considerable expense for individuals and communities. The disease can be managed by acting on biofilm formation and maturation, by modifying the kinetics of apatite solution or with a combination of the two processes. This can be achieved by mechanical and chemical control of plaque, approp...

Hybridized dentin permits dental treatments that were previously impossible with conventional techniques, opening new frontiers in modern adhesive dentistry. We have investigated the adhesive property of current bonding systems to caries-infected dentin by a microtensile bond strength test (µTBS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and suggested that bonding resin could infiltrate into ...