The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic relationship between oral health attitudes and behavior as measured by the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) and dental caries status using the DMF in a sample of young Israeli adults. The HU-DBI (in Hebrew) was used to survey 123 young Israeli army recruits (eighteen and nineteen years old). All participants sub...

AIM To investigate the oral health of children with intractable epilepsy attending the UK National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS 39 children and adolescents with intractable epilepsy at a residential school, the UK National Centre For Young People With Epilepsy (NCYPE) were age, gender and ethnicity matched with 39 healthy children from local schools in Surre...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the medical and dental health status of orphan children from 4 to 12-years-old, and compare them with children living with their parents. METHODS This analytical, cross-sectional study took place in 3 government orphanages and 3 ordinary schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 2011 to January 2012. All orphans aged 4-12 year were selected (N=90). Ninety children living...

OBJECTIVE To analyse a possible predictive index for dental caries in 3 to 6 year old children in urban Beijing. METHODS Using random cluster sampling, 2,333 participants from six kindergartens, comprised of 35.7% 3-year-olds, 32.4% 4-year-olds and 31.9% 5-year-olds in urban Beijing were selected. At baseline, questionnaires were administered to about half of the parents. Children's oral heal...

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an of unknown etiology that begins before the 16th birthday and persists for at least six weeks with other known conditions excluded. In JIA, there a destructive inflammatory process in border between bone connective tissue joint similar to supporting around tooth periodontitis. Objective: To emphasize role pedo-dentist multidisciplinary manage...

BACKGROUND This survey was intended to investigate prevalence and severity of early childhood caries (ECC) in a sample of children in Southern Italy and to identify factors that may be related to this condition. METHODS The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey. The study population (children aged 36-71 months) attending thirteen kindergartens was randomly selected through a two-stag...

OBJECTIVE To analyze whether two simplified indices, "DMF in 6 Teeth"(DMF6T) and "DMF in two quadrants" (DMF2Q), could be indicated for epidemiological surveys of oral health according to dental caries distribution. METHODS The sample came from epidemiological data in 29 municipalities. A total of 2,378 examinations were done on 12-year-old schoolchildren. The mean DMFT from each locality was...

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to assess the impact of fluoride mouth rinsing on caries experience in a cohort of schoolchildren 3 years after implementation. METHODS 270 children aged 8-9 years from four schools in Sarawak were selected at baseline. Baseline data was collected to ensure that the selected schools did not differ significantly. Children from two schools rinsed with 0.2% s...