Background & Aim:The major teeth problems associated with adults are: Plaque, Tartar, Tooth decay, Gingivitis, Periodontal disease. There is a long and venerable history of the use of plants to improve dental health and promote oral hygiene. There are a number of traditional herbal remedies for the treatment and management of diseases related to teeth, gum and oral hygiene. Good oral hygiene is...

Background & Aim:The major teeth problems associated with adults are: Plaque, Tartar, Tooth decay, Gingivitis, Periodontal disease. There is a long and venerable history of the use of plants to improve dental health and promote oral hygiene. There are a number of traditional herbal remedies for the treatment and management of diseases related to teeth, gum and oral hygiene. Good oral hygiene is...

U.S. DEP Dental caries and tooth loss are important oral health indicators for adults and are key measures for monitoring progress toward health promotion goals set by Healthy People 2020 (1,2). Although tooth decay and complete tooth loss have been declining in the United States since the 1960s, disparities have remained between some groups (3,4). As adults age, oral health-related quality of ...

INTRODUCTION Dental decay (caries) is a common condition affecting preschool children in Western Australia (WA). Severe dental decay can have significant consequences as indicated by previous data reporting decay as the fifth most common cause of hospitalisation among preschool children in WA. METHODS This study examined the prevalence and severity of decay in preschool children in rural and ...

OBJECTIVES To assess pediatricians' knowledge, attitudes, and professional experience regarding oral health, and to determine willingness to incorporate fluoride varnish into their practices. BACKGROUND Poor and minority children suffer disproportionately from dental caries and have limited access to dental care. In a recent analysis of national survey data, the General Accounting Office repo...

large proportion of low‐income American adults face persistent, systemic barriers to oral health care – key among them, inadequate dental coverage. While states are federally mandated to provide comprehensive dental coverage for Medicaid‐enrolled children, dental benefits are optional for adult Medicaid beneficiaries, despite growing recognition of the consequences of poor oral health. These ca...

INTRODUCTION Little is known on the prevalence of tooth decay among pregnant women. Better knowledge of tooth decay risk indicators during pregnancy could help to develop follow-up protocols for women at risk, along with better prevention strategies. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of tooth decay and the number of decayed teeth per woman in a large sample of pregnant women in ...

Lasers, including C 0 2 lasers operating around A = 10 pm, are being used frequently in dental soft tissue surgery and some dental hard tissue applications. In addition, pulsed C 0 2 laser irradiation has been applied successfully for in vitro caries (dental decay) prevention or retardati0n.l For this application the laser is used for very localized surface heat treatment with or without induci...

IN the United Kingdom facilities available for child dental care are among the best provided by any country. This, however, is all that is comforting about our present situation. The sheer quantity of dental treatment required by our child population is so great that we cannot adequately cope. What is more, unless we have universal fluoridation within the next five or ten years and unless we ra...

AIMS Dental decay is a condition that affects both temporary and permanent dentitions. Prophylactic methods for dental decays consist of: dental sealing, use of fluorides, oral hygiene and healthy diet habits. This article focuses on the frequency, dental materials and techniques of dental sealing used for caries prophylaxis in the Cluj County. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study used a set of qu...