OBJECTIVE Dental caries is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. Saliva has many functions in the oral cavity and is the first line defense against dental caries. Oxidative stress can affect initiation and progression of many inflammatory and infectious diseases such as dental caries. Thus the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between total antioxidant capacity ...

This essay focuses on the pioneer activities of public health dentistry in Brazil and its evolution in the 20th century with emphasis on the emergency of a landmark, the sanitary dentistry. Social and preventive dentistry and market dentistry, with reference to the main theoretical works representative of these trends, are presented. The essential characteristics of collective oral health (Braz...

Aim: The purpose of this study was to know the prevalence Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in children reporting Department Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods: This is a retrospective data from preventive dentistry, Bareilly May 1, 2011 2021. Results: ECC 51.7%. increased with increasing age highest among 5-6 year (69.2%) followed ...

Dr. Ettinger is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Dows Institute for Dental Research, University of Iowa; Dr. Chalmers is Associate Professor, Geriatric and Special Care Program, Preventive and Community Dentistry, University of Iowa; and Dr. Frenkel is Advisor in Community Dentistry (SW Region), SW Dental Postgraduate Deanery, Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol, England. Direct corresp...

a Master’s course in Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, North Paraná University (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil b Biochemistry Department, Biomedical Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil c Biochemistry Institute, Biological Structural Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil d Dental School, North Paraná Un...