This study sought to ascertain how antipsychotics affected patients with schizophrenia's salivary flow and risk of dental caries. 24 individuals recently diagnosed schizophrenia who were given antipsychotic medication by a licensed psychiatrist made up the population. Patients are on first-generation medications make 12 participants, while taking second-generation another participants. Particip...

INTRODUCTION Oral and dental health is one of the most important factors that affect the quality of life of preschool children. This study determined the effect of oral and dental health of preschoolers on their quality of life and that of their parents. METHODS This descriptive-cross sectional study asked 304 mothers of children aged 2-5 years from Babol, Iran, to complete an Early Childhood...

the evaluation of plaque and tooth decay represents the oral health status of society. lack of oral hygiene, can adversely affect the health of students. this study was designed with the aim to determine the oral- dental health status of the first grade guidance students in hamadan: using health belief model (hbm). this was a descriptive- analytical study which was conducted on 268 students of ...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization identifies oral health as a necessity for public health through the entirety of life. This issue has been considerably addressed due to susceptibility to tooth decay during pregnancy and maternal and fetal health. OBJECTIVES Investigate the effect of educational intervention on perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and DMFT of pregnant women. PATI...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: one of the goals of the world health organization (who) and world dental federation (wdf) is declining the decay, missing or filled teeth (dmft) index in people under 12 years down to the level of 1. the present study aimed to determine the dmft index in 7 to 11-year-old students and its association with the am...

introduction: over twenty developed and developing countries have regions with endemic floursis, on the other hand tooth decay as an infectious disease in human societies is reported to occur due to the shortage of fluoride in water. since decayed, missing, and filled teeth dmft is considered a 52 -character indicator in health equity, the present research aims at studying the relationship betw...

The main goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caries in children that participate in a dental program attending mothers and children in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. A selection was made of 343 children of both genders, from 3 to 6 years of age. The mothers answered questionnaires and children were examined at the Infant Dental Clinic of the Federal University of Piauí. The epidemiol...

OBJECTIVES The Child Dental Health Survey 2007 was commissioned to establish the oral health status of school children in NSW aged 5-12 years, to provide reliable regional oral health statistics and contribute to national population-based data collections. METHODS A total of 7975 children were clinically examined at 107 public, catholic and independent schools across NSW. RESULTS Key findin...