AIM The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of dental caries in three to four-year-old children born pre-term and with a low birth weight (PLBW) to be compared with normal birth-weight children (NBW) and further to investigate the impact of relative risk factors on the development of dental caries in primary teeth. METHODS AND MATERIALS This cross-sectional case-control study ...

BACKGROUND Before implementing a new oral health promotion program in the French overseas territory of Nouvelle Calédonie, the health authorities needed recent data about dental status of the New Caledonian child population. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe the dental status of 6, 9 and 12-yr-old New Caledonian children and to investigate the environmental and behavioural risk factors ...

INTRODUCTION Russians residing in rural areas, particularly in the north, have poorer health in general and lower life expectancy compared with urban residents. Little is known about dental health in the north of Russia, given that the last national oral health survey was performed more than 10 years ago. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and experience of dental caries among...

This case-control study was conducted to determine the protective role of salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) levels in the unstimulated whole saliva of dental caries active (Group I and II) and caries free children (Group III). Thirty children aged 4-8 years were selected. Their DMFT (Decayed Missing Filled teeth for permanent teeth) and/or df-t (decayed, filled teeth for deciduous teet...

BACKGROUND: Caries is an infectious disease that is induced by the diet. Despite its decline in all age groups on a worldwide basis, it is still a serious public health problem in children and its control should be a priority. It has been demonstrated that dental caries can gradually reduce children's weight gain, which may be reversed after complete oral rehabilitation. The main aim of this st...

The objective of the study was to develop regression models to describe the epidemiological profile of dental caries in 12-year-old children in an area of low prevalence of caries. Two distinct random probabilistic samples of schoolchildren (n=1,763) attending public and private schools in Piracicaba, Southeastern Brazil, were studied. Regression models were estimated as a function of the most ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to determine the oral health status of a sample of prisoners at the Federal Prison in Enugu. The health status of inmates in the prison system needs to be incorporated into data and reports that summarize the state of the nation's health; this will encourage the provision of health care to prisoners and foster development of the nation's health. SUBJECTS AN...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of caries in the primary and permanent teeth in a Saudi population. METHODS This study was conducted at the College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In June 2010, a literature search was started and found all studies conducted in Saudi Arabia on dental caries from 1999 to 2008. Sixty articles were found on PubMed, which...

Oral health status may affect physical and sports performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the oral habits elite athletes according performed type. A sample 186 divided into individual (n = 74; 53 men 21 women; 24.9 ± 9.3 years) team 112; 97 15 24.5 4.8 participated in study. decayed, missing, filled teeth index (DMFT), impact profile (OHIP), diet assessment caries risk (DACR) were ...

Objective: Obesity is a global, chronic disease that affects both developed and developing countries. The purpose of this study to examine the effect morbid obesity affect decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) index saliva values.
 Methods: included 50 morbidly obese, control group patients ranging in age from 18 68. DMFT was determined by clinical examination. kit used determine values [u...