Despite the improvement of the lives of Brazilians, still persists a panorama of iniquities in health in Brazil. This ecological study evaluated the relationship of socioeconomic conditions and public health policy with oral health conditions in Brazilian capitals. Factor analysis was performed with the socioeconomic indicators, revealing two common factors: economic deprivation and socio-sanit...

Aims: To determine the prevalence, and severity of dental caries in school children of Tafeleh Governorate –South of Jordan aged 6-11 years and to evaluate the oral hygiene habits among them as a part of National Woman’s Health Care Center Survey. Methods: A cross-sectional census was conducted on 999 public school students aged 6-11 years (mixed dentition stage) living in 3 different parts of ...

background : there is disagreement on the effect of diabetes on oral hygiene. the purpose of this study was to assess the oral health and hygiene status of type 1 diabetic patient. methods : in this case control study, periodontal health and hygiene of 80 children and adolescents (5–18 yr of age) with type 1 diabetes mellitus referred to pediatric endocrine clinic of besat hospital hamadan iran...

This cross-sectional study assessed associations between nutrition and dental caries in permanent dentition and identified oral hygiene indicators among older children aged 12-14 years in primary schools in Thailand. The study was comprised of 862 schoolchildren from five provinces representing five regions of Thailand, from both rural and urban areas, including Bangkok. The dental hygeine stat...

Oral diseases associated with systematic diseases as metabolic and vasculitic have been included in this paper. This will enhance our understanding of the salivary function in promoting healthy oral condition. The study investigates the effects of type I and type II diabetes mellitus in well-controlled diabetic patients, in addition to Behçet disease (BD) on saliva flow rate (SFR), pH, the deca...

PURPOSE This study was performed to determine the prevalence of dental disease in British school children with asthma. METHODS A convenience sample of 100 asthmatic children (aged 4-16 years) was examined for dental caries, periodontal condition, and tooth surface loss. School children, equated for age, sex, race, and socioeconomic status were chosen for comparison. Children were divided into...

The human oral cavity includes different bacterial community. Advantage anddisadvantage of these bacteria depend on their ability to adhere to the toothsurfaces. Some microbiota could cause oral disease, however, some of them inhibitformation of biofilm on teeth and therefore prevent dental caries. The present studywas undertaken to investigate on the DMFT index (D: decay, M: missing, F: fillin...