PURPOSE The aim of the study was the evaluation of dentition status in patients infected with HIV. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 30 HIV + patients, aged 20-46 and 30 non-infected subjects as the control group. Oral hygiene and dentition status were estimated. Oral hygiene status using simplified OHI-plague index according to Green and Vermilion. Dentition status was analysed using decay in...

This study was undertaken to determine the caries prevalence and restorative needs of United States Air Force (USAF) family members ages 3-15. Examinations were performed on 1802 USAF children at five bases. Indexes recorded were: Decayed, Missing, Filled Surfaces (DMFS) for permanent teeth; decayed, filled surfaces (dfs) for primary teeth; and a Dental Restorative Treatment Need Index. Results...

. AbstrAct Gender determination of skeletal remains is a part of many medico-legal as well as anthropological examinations. Many anatomical structures have been studied, but the teeth and their measurements seem to be the most reliable method since teeth represent the most durable and resilient part of the skeleton. The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of a method with whic...

OBJECTIVES To assess the dental status of institutionalized intellectually disabled individuals in Lebanon and the role of background and behavioural determinants. MATERIAL AND METHODS Oral health was recorded for 652 individuals (6, 12, 15 and 35 - 44 years old) using the decayed, missing and filled teeth/decayed and filled teeth (DMFT/dft) index. Data collected was statistically analysed wi...

OBJECTIVES To study the dental status and treatment needs of institutionalized older adults with chronic mental illness compared to a non-psychiatric control sample. STUDY DESIGN The sample size was 100, in which 50 were psychogeriatric patients (study group; SG) classified according to DSM-IV, with a mean age of 69.6 ± 6.7 years, and 50 non-psychiatric patients (control group; CG), with a me...

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence on four premolar extractions for upper and lower anterior tooth size discrepancy (for total Bolton index (TBI=Overall ratio) and for Bolton value (BV)) and to find out the differences of four first and second premolar extractions tooth size discrepancies (TSD). 148 pretreatment dental casts have been examined. It has been determined that u...

ABSTRACT Objectives. To investigate a prevalence of caries, filled permanent and extracted permanent teeth, as well as caries risk factors in school children aged 7, 9 and 11. Methods. The survey included 800 children (296 children aged 7; 254 children aged 9 and 250 children aged 11) from the Mostar Municipality, 400 of them living in both rural and urban areas. A dental mirror and standard li...

The aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength (SBS) of brackets bonded to fluorosed and non-fluorosed teeth with self-etching primer (SEP) and phosphoric acid (PA). The study involved 40 mildly fluorosed [Thylstrup-Fejerskov (TFT) Index = 1-3] and 40 non-fluorosed human premolar teeth. The fluorosed and non-fluorosed teeth were randomly divided into two subgroups. In the first su...

AIMS To evaluate the oral health status of patients with moderate-severe chronic renal failure (CRF) and with terminal renal failure (TRF). DESIGN The study group was formed of 50 patients: 22 (44%) with moderate-severe CRF and 28 (56%) with TRF included in a haemodialysis programme. The controls (n=64) presented similar characteristics with regard to sex, age, weight and educational level. A...

PURPOSE The aim of this prospective clinical trial was to evaluate the reliability of three- and four-unit posterior fixed partial dentures (FPDs) with zirconia frameworks after 3 years of clinical function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients, each needing a posterior FPD to restore one or two missing teeth, were included in the study. Preparation guidelines were: occlusal reduction of 1.5...