Helminen S.K.J. Long-term change in dental prevention and check-up intervals in public dental service in Helsinki, Finland. Department of Oral Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2003. 88 pp. ISBN 952-91-5822-X. The aim of the present study was to track changes in dental state from 1976 to 1999, in Helsinki, Finland, and to evaluate dental prevention measures and the success with wh...

BACKGROUND The OHIP-49 is widely used to assess oral health-related quality of life, but its length makes it time-consuming and difficult to use. An abbreviated version of the OHIP-49 with fourteen items has been validated for older adults, but not in Chile. The aim was to develop and validate the Spanish version of the OHIP-14 in an elderly Chilean population. METHODS Two studies were conduc...

BACKGROUND: Clinical (normative) and subjective (self-assessment) evaluation of caries and periodontal diseases have been reported to demonstrate a significant disparity. The dental public health team is obligated to recognize and understand this gap. The objectives of the study were to investigate the practical values of using questionnaires (self-perceived assessment) as compared to clinical ...

BACKGROUND Very little information is available on periodontal diseases in Canadian adults. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of periodontal problems in Quebec adults aged 35 to 44. METHODS A total of 2,110 randomly selected Quebec adults were examined between September 1994 and July 1995. The participation rate was 77% for the questionnaire and 44.5% for the oral exami...

BACKGROUND Preterm-low birth weight delivery is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in sub Saharan Africa and has been linked to poor periodontal health during pregnancy. This study investigated predisposing and enabling factors as Determinants of oral health indicators in pregnancy as well as the association between periodontal problems at 7 months gestational age and the infants' ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of tobacco use on oral health status of inmates of a federal prison in Enugu, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study involved 230 inmates of the Nigerian Prison in Enugu. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on the demographic characteristics of the participants, oral hygiene methods, and smoking habits. An intra-oral examinat...

Objective. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of periodontal diseases and oral hygiene status among 25-44-year-olds in Kaunas city and to study the secretory function of peripheral venous blood neutrophilic leukocytes (NL) exposed to various antigens in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis. Material and Methods. The prevalence of periodontal diseases (according to...

BACKGROUND Information on the socio-behavioral distribution of periodontal status and tooth loss in pregnancy emanating from sub Saharan Africa is sparse. This study examined periodontal status and tooth loss in pregnant Ugandan women and assessed the relationship with socio-demographics factors, parity, dental care and oral hygiene. METHODS Mothers were participants of a multicentre cluster-...