The aim of this study was to examine differences between health condition of the first permanent molar (M1) in children in 1977 and 2007. The materials for the study consisted of data on the health condition of M1 determined in a study in 1977 (Group I) for children from the district of Buje in Istria. The health condition of M1 was examined again in the same area in 2007 (Group II). The first ...

background: the goal of this study was to determine the application of health belief model in oral health education for 12-year-old children and its effect on oral health behaviors and indexes. methods: a quasi- experimental study was carried out on twelve-year-old girl students (n-291) in the first grade of secon­dary school, in the central district of tehran, iran. research sample was selecte...

Purpose: Epilepsy is a medical and social disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. It general view that patients with epilepsy have worse oral health than the population. The DMFT index has been widely used worldwide to determine dental health. aim of this study status using compare it control group.
 Materials & Methods: score groups was determined clinical radiological examinati...

Previous studies implied that decayed heartwood was important to cavity tree selection by redcockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealfs), but the results were inconcIusive because they either lacked a control or were limited to 1 age class of trees. We compared the incidence of heart rot in loblolly and longleaf pines (Pinus taeda and P. palust7.fs) undergoing cavity excavation to the incidence of...