OBJECTIVES To determine the dental caries experience in relation to the severity of dental fluorosis and; to evaluate the dietary snacking habits of adolescents. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING A peri-urban primary school in Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS Two hundred and seventy five adolescents aged 13-15 years among whom 128 were males and 149 were females. RESULTS Two h...

Varsio S. Caries-preventive treatment approaches for child and youth at two extremes of dental health in Helsinki, Finland. Department of Oral Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland, 1999. 65 pp. ISBN 952-91-1150-9. This study determined the prevalence and distribution of dental caries among young populations during the last two decades in Helsinki, Finland, and evaluated dentists’ cari...

Purpose: One of the major causes of osteoradionecrosis of the jaw in patients with head and neck cancer is thought to be progressive dental caries after radiotherapy (RT). The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between various clinical factors and dental caries after RT in order to establish prevention methods for radiation-induced progressive caries. Materials and methods: T...

The study was a cross sectional observational study undertaken to evaluate the frequency of dental caries in mandibular first molar and its antimere in the opposite mandibular quadrant in eight to ten years old children seen at 28 Military Dental Centre. The study involved 100 male and 100 female children of age 6-10 Years. 80(80%) males exhibited evidence of simultaneous presence of dental car...

Objective: we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries, treatment needs and oral hygiene practices school going children of Sullia taluk. Materials and methods: A total of 1800 school children constituted the study sample. Each age group consisted of 600 children. Information on oral hygiene methods was collected. Dental caries was recorded using dft/DMFT as per WHO 1997 guidelines. Re...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe dental caries experience in the primary and permanent dentitions of Maryland schoolchildren in kindergarten and third grade, with an emphasis on untreated disease. METHODS Data came from the Survey of the Oral Health Status of Maryland Schoolchildren, 2000--2001. Outcome variables were measures of dental caries experience for primary and perma...

BACKGROUND Most studies have investigated the association between parental socioeconomic factors and dental caries in children based on educational and income levels; studies focusing on parental occupation, however, have been relatively limited. This cross-sectional study examined the associations between parental occupations and levels of education and household income and the prevalence of d...

It is well accepted that the dental biofilm is the main aetiological factor for the development of dental caries and periodontal diseases.6 Epidemiological data indicate that not only the prevalence of dental caries has decreased in various regions of the world, but there is also a certain decline in the prevalence of periodontitis prevalence.3,4 However, the global population growth and the in...

The purpose of this review is to summarize a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the association between the incidence and prevalence of dental caries and: 1) socioeconomic status; 2) tooth-brushing; and 3) the use of the baby bottle. Literature was drawn from two databases, Medline and EmBase. Because of limited resources, we did not conduct hand-searching or search unpublished...

Primary teeth play an important role in mastication, speech and occlusion of permanent dentition. Due to high prevalence of dental caries in primary teeth, it is essential to educate parents about prevention and management of dental caries of children. The objective of this study was to determine the pattern and prevalence of caries in primary teeth among children reporting to Khyber College of...