Objectives: To assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries amongst Egyptian adolescents and the prevalence of carious lesions treatable through the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach. Subjects and Methods: Using a convenient sample procedure, two secondary schools with a dental clinic were selected (967 students, average age: 13.7 8 0.8 years, range: 12–15). Dental caries w...

PURPOSE The diagnosis of early carious lesions is essential for nonsurgical management of dental caries. This report describes the prevalence of early noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions in the primary dentition of 5-year-old Head Start schoolchildren in Alachua, Fla. METHODS As part of the Fluoride Varnish Study conducted at the University of Florida, modified caries diagnostic criter...

The purpose of this study was to test the ability of a colorimetric test, Cariostat (Sankin, Tokyo, Japan) to identify preschool children with dental caries. Three- to 5-year-old children (N = 153) from seven preschool programs in Saskatoon, Canada, were examined for dental caries using a mirror and explorer. A caries severity index (csi) was calculated for each subject. In all subjects buccal ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between prenatal maternal cigarette smoking (PMCS) and early childhood caries (ECC) through a systematic review of currently available scientific evidence. MATERIAL AND METHODS To address the focused question: "Is there an association between PMCS and ECC?" an electronic literature search without time or language restricti...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to: (1) describe caries prevalence and experience among Aboriginal children; and (2) investigate the disparity in dental caries between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian children. As background, dental caries is a widespread disease within Aboriginal communities and it has a particularly severe impact on children. In recognition of the extent an...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of ozone alone and with a re-mineralizing solution following application on initial pit and fissure caries lesions in permanent molars. METHODS Forty children (9-12 years) having non-cavitated fissure caries lesions on bilateral 40 first permanent mandibular molar teeth were participated in the study. Patients were randomly alloc...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Brazilian children and the association with individual and contextual factors. METHODS Data were taken from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010) a sample of 7,247 12-year-olds. The data were collected using clinical examinations and interviews. The dependent variables were the prevalence of dental caries (decaye...

Background: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a phenomenon that affects primary teeth in children below 6 years of age. Its severity could have far-reaching impact on with resultant effects their quality life. An assessment child's caries risk using saliva valuable non-invasive diagnostic tool utilised preventing or reducing the this condition.
 Objective: To assess buffering capacity, flow ...

BACKGROUND Dental caries remains a public health problem even though it is preventable. There are several risk factors that relate to dental caries, especially in children in suburban and rural areas, where they normally receive their first dental examination in primary schools by teachers or health care personnel. Their oral health depends primarily on their parents' awareness. OBJECTIVE To ...

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