The purpose of this prospective cross-sectional study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with dental development in Hispanic children when compared to their chronologic age and expected dental development. The study enrolled 265 healthy (American Society of Anesthesiology Class I), 6- to 12-year-old Hispanic children. A BMI was calculated from each child's height and w...

AIM The aim of the study was to investigate potential differences between the physical development and the dental age in two groups of male pupils from two schools with different socio-economic profiles in the city of Torun (Poland). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total number of 286 school boys (age: 9-12 years) was examined: Group A consisted of 104 pupils of a private school (mean age: 10.36-/+0....

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applicability of the methods proposed by Nolla and Nicodemo for estimation of dental age and its correction with chronological age. Orthopantograms of 413 patients, aged 6-16 year (70-195 months) were selected to estimate the correlation between dental and chronological age. With both the Nolla and Nicodemo methods, the estimated age was lower th...

OBJECTIVES This paper describes the occurrence of dental caries in children and adolescents in Greenland and the disease pattern is analysed across districts and over time. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional population surveys of children aged 6, 12 and 15 years. METHODS Data were stored in the oral health information system established for the Greenland Public Dental Health Services, recording t...

Growth rate is dependent on genetic and environmental factors and varies between the sexes, between individuals of the same population and between populations themselves. There is strong concern over the dental and bone testing procedures conducted to determine the age of young individuals for legal reasons. Inaccurate results would lead authorities to imprison some children in adult prisons, w...

INTRODUCTION Chronic snoring is considered abnormal in a pediatric population. This disorder is often attributed to enlarged tonsils and adenoids, but multiple anatomic obstructions should also be considered. Facial and dental morphometry associations with various sleep-disordered breathing symptoms were investigated at an orthodontic clinic. METHODS Parents or guardians were asked to complet...

BACKGROUND A method for assessing dental maturity in different populations was first developed in 1973 by Demirjian and has been widely used and accepted since then. While the accuracy for evaluating dental age using Demirjian's method compared to children's chronological age has been extensively studied in recent years, the results currently available remain controversial and ambiguous. METH...

PURPOSE This cross-sectional study examined whether referrals from nondental health professionals impacted utilization of dental services by low-income populations. METHODS A sample of 309 mothers enrolled in the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) clinic in Jackson County, Missouri, completed a self-administered, 32-item questionnaire to assess the mother and child's oral health behavior and p...

Child temperament has been studied in various researches and may be useful to predict how a child responds to dental treatment, especially very young children. The purpose of the present longitudinal study was to evaluate the behavioral manifestation of children aged 0 to 3 years, considering different types of dental situation. A total of 169 children were selected and the following data were ...