News In the early 2000s, Thailand was in the throes of rolling out universal health care for its citizens and Prathip Phantumvanit knew – from years of dental practice and research – that tooth decay was remarkably widespread among adults and children for a developing country. Phantumvanit teamed up with the health ministry to create a new cadre of dental nurses to staff rural health centres an...

Background Many dental problems such as tooth decay starts from childhood. In this regard, attitudes and beliefs of mothers about oral-dental health are important. The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting oral-dental health in children of the mothers who referred to the Qom health centers by using of the Health Belief Model. Materials and Methods This is cross-sectional desc...

This cross-sectional study was carried out at Lahore Medical and Dental College to evaluate dental caries status amongst the dental undergraduates. The decayed ,missing and filled teeth were evaluated according to the DMFT scoring scale .310 dental students from first year to final year with age ranging from 18-24 years were included in the study . The overall mean DMFT score was 1.38±0.54 with...

The goal of dentistry is to preserve functional dentition to promote the general health, longevity, and productivity of the horse; however, throughout recorded equine dental history, exodontia has been the primary treatment for diseased teeth. This treatment predisposes the equine dentition to subsequent periodontal disease, malocclusion, and additional tooth loss. Restorative dentistry is the ...

Background: Complementary infant formulas are the second most important sources of nutrition for neonates after breast milk. Considering the cariogenic potential of infant formulas, selection of these nutritive sources should be safe to reduce the risk of baby bottle syndrome in newborns. The present study aimed to estimate the plaque pH changes after rinsing with four customary used types of c...

Dental caries incidence is affected by host factors that may be related to the structure of dental enamel, immunologic response to cariogenic bacteria, or the composition of saliva. Genetic variation of the host factors may contribute to increased risks for dental caries. This systematic review examined the literature to address the question, "Is the risk for dental decay related to patterns of...

Despite the fact that dental caries are preventable with ageappropriate and effective caries management through periodic dental visits, many children experience dental decay. Based on The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, more than a quarter of US children age 2 to 5 years and more than half of the children age 6 to 8 years had dental caries in the period of 1999–2004. The 2007-...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of water fluoridation, both artificial and natural, on dental decay, after socioeconomic deprivation was controlled for. DESIGN Ecological study based on results from the NHS dental surveys in 5 year olds in 1991-2 and 1993-4 and Jarman underprivileged area scores from the 1991 census. SETTING Electoral wards in three areas: Hartlepool (naturally fluoridated)...

Concurrent chemoradiation (CCR) therapy is a standard treatment for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC). It is well documented that CCR causes profound acute and late toxicities. Xerostomia (the symptom of dry mouth) and hyposalivation (decreased salivary flow) are among the most common treatment side effects in this cohort of patients during and following treatment. They ...