OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of oral hygiene instruction, fluoride varnish and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) for remineralizing white spot lesions (WSL), and the effect of these on the dmft index in primary teeth. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In this 1-year, randomized clinical trial, 140 children aged 12-36 months with WSL in the anterior maxillary teeth ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is an evaluation of existing dentition reconstructions in HIV-infected patients and definition of prosthetic needs of the examined population. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 49 HIV-infected subjects (19-52 years of age) and 49 non-infected patients as the control group. Dental services were evaluated using treatment structure. The analysis of teeth loss was per...

OBJECTIVE To analyze if differences according to gender exists in the association between tooth loss and obesity among older adults. METHODS We analyzed data on 1,704 older adults (60 years and over) from the baseline of a prospective cohort study conducted in Florianopolis, SC, Southern Brazil. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association between tooth loss and ...

At 15, 30 and 60 days after denervation, 10 mice were injected (5 controls, 5 denervated) at each time period with 0.5 @i/gm of C3H]-thymidine. Denervated teeth, after 15 and 30 days, were thinner, shorter and narrower with a chalky-white appearance; by 60 days, the teeth returned to their normal predenervated appearance. The responses of the proliferative compartments of the mouse incisor vari...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence and severity of dental caries among Korean children aged 8 and 12 years over a period of 12 years by determining the number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) and the Significant Caries index (SiC index). METHODS Stratified cluster-sampled data from the National Oral Health Survey conducted from 2000 to 2012 were analyse...

The size of teeth is one of the crucial factors affecting occlusion formation. In the occurrence of the crowding of dental strings, the size of teeth has a significant role. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of the size of permanent frontal teeth (bicuspids) on the appearance of the crowding of the frontal segment of dental strings. The study included 140 subjects, aged 15-20 ...

Objectives: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether there is a relationship between dmft (decayed, missing and filled primary teeth) index and Body Mass Index for age (BMI-%) in 6-year-old children. Study design: A census sample of 2197 healthy children(51.1% boys/48.9% girls) aged 72-84 months with a mean age of 77.52 ± 3.49 months was included. The dmft index and BM...

BACKGROUND We want to assess quality of life in elderly patients in relation to the number of remaining teeth, the number of ingested drugs and xerostomía and to determine the correlation between an increased intake of drugs and a greater feeling of dry mouth and to know the most commonly used measures to control xerostomia. MATERIAL AND METHODS 30 subjects aged between 65 and 95 years (14 ma...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to describe the oral health status and the factors associated with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in people aged 65 and older institutionalized in Barcelona in 2009. STUDY DESIGN [corrected] Cross sectional study in 194 elderly. The dependent variable was poor OHRQoL, according to the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). The in...

OBJECTIVE To assess the self-perception of oral health status of the elderly and to analize the clinics, subjectives and sociodemographic factors that interfer in this perception. METHODS Results are based on interviews and clinical assessment of 201 subjects aged 60 years and over, who were dentate, functionally independents and used to go to a health care center in the town of Araraquara, S...