BACKGROUND Fluoride is a double edged sword. The assessment of dental caries and fluorosis in endemic fluoride areas will facilitate in assessing the relation between fluoride concentrations in water with dental caries, dental fluorosis simultaneously. AIM The objective of the following study is to assess the dental caries and dental fluorosis prevalence among 12 and 15-year-old school childr...

The importance of Streptococcus mutans in the etiology and pathogenesis of dental caries is certainly controversial, in part because excessive attention is paid to the numbers of S. mutans and acid production while the matrix within dental plaque has been neglected. S. mutans does not always dominate within plaque; many organisms are equally acidogenic and aciduric. It is also recognized that g...

The current study was aimed towards evaluating retention of the sealants on the first permanent molars of low socioeconomic class children 5 years post application. Also presence and absence of dental caries was determined. It is a follow up study to evaluate the retention of sealants placed during a randomized control trial conducted in children of low socioeconomic class school of Karachi in ...

AIM To assess levels of anxiety in children concerning different dental instruments and equipment and to relate them with parents' anxiety levels moments before the appointment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty children from 4 to 12 years of age (average of 10±3.07) and their respective parents were evaluated. A facial scale was used to assess children's anxiety levels, while the Dental Anxiety Sc...

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...

AIM To assess extrinsic stain removal efficacy of a power toothbrush and a dental prophylaxis followed by the use of a standardized American Dental Association (ADA) reference manual toothbrush. METHODS AND MATERIALS This was a randomized, positive-controlled, examiner-blind, parallel group, two-week study. A Lobene stain examination was performed at baseline. Subjects were randomized to one ...