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Dashper, Stuart, and Eric Reynolds. "Combating dental decay." Microbiology Australia 26, no. 3 (2005): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma05107.
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Dental caries or tooth decay is one of the most prevalent bacterial infectious diseases of mankind. In recent oral health surveys, more than 60% of Australian teenagers surveyed had experienced the disease and most dentate adults surveyed exhibited multiple teeth affected by caries. Treating the consequences of dental caries accounts for over 50% of the total cost of providing dental services in Australia, which in 1998 was estimated at $2.6 billion. Dental caries is a dynamic process that is initiated by microbial biofilms on the tooth surfaces (dental plaque) resulting in a disturbance of the equilibrium between tooth mineral and the surrounding plaque fluid so that over time there is a net loss of mineral from the tooth surface. This demineralisation of the enamel may ultimately lead to cavitation of the surface of the tooth and once this stage of the disease has been reached only restorative methods (fillings) can be employed to limit the spread of decay and eventual loss of the tooth.
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Shavkatovna, Ahrorova Malika. "Caries: Diagnostics And Treatment." American Journal of Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research 03, no. 02 (February 28, 2021): 91–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajmspr/volume03issue02-13.
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Caries is a process of destruction of hard tooth tissues, which occurs with the participation of cariogenic bacteria in the oral cavity (in the composition of dental plaque), as well as food residues processed by them. The organic acids produced by the bacteria gradually destroy first the enamel of the tooth and then the underlying dentin. As a result, a carious cavity is formed in the tooth, the walls of which are filled with soft decay of decaying dental tissues and a large number of cariogenic bacteria. The following article looks into the reasons leading to dental problems, its diagnostics and treatment methods.
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Na`am, Jufriadif. "Accuracy of Panoramic Dental X-Ray Imaging in Detection of Proximal Caries with Multiple Morpological Gradient (mMG) Method." JOIV : International Journal on Informatics Visualization 1, no. 1 (March 30, 2017): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.30630/joiv.1.1.13.
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Dental caries is tooth decay caused by bacterial infection. This is commonly known as tooth decay. Classification of caries by location consists of; occlusal caries, proximal caries, root caries and caries enamel. Diagnosis of dental caries in general carried out with the help of radiographic images is called Dental X-Ray. Dental X-Ray consists of bitewing, Periapical and Panoramic. Identification of proximal caries using Dental Panoramic X-Ray lowest precision was compared with both other Dental X-Ray. This study aims to perform sharpening and improving the quality of information contained in the image of Panoramic Dental X-Ray to clarify the edges of the objects contained in the image, making it easier to identify and proximal caries severity. The methods and algorithms used are multiple Morphology Gradient (mMG). The results obtained are increased accuracy in identifying proximal caries 47.5%. Based on the severity of it, that level of enamel = 47.37%; dentin rate = 42.1% and the rate of dentin = 1.3%. Accuracy level of accuracy in identifying proximal caries a higher level of email, so that patients with proximal caries early levels can be tackled early handling by the dentist
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Slayton, R. L., M. E. Cooper, and M. L. Marazita. "Tuftelin, Mutans Streptococci, and Dental Caries Susceptibility." Journal of Dental Research 84, no. 8 (August 2005): 711–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154405910508400805.
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The purpose of this study was to identify genetic factors that contribute to dental caries susceptibility, either alone or in combination with environmental factors. Dental examinations were performed and buccal swab samples collected from 3- to 5-year-old children with at least 4 surfaces of decay, or with no evidence of decay. SNP assays for each of 6 candidate genes were performed for all cases and controls. Chi-square analysis and regression analysis were used for the evaluation of individual gene effects, environmental effects, and gene-environment interactions. There were no significant associations between single candidate genes and caries susceptibility. Levels of S. mutans were positively and Lactobacilli were negatively associated with caries. Regression analysis revealed a significant interaction between tuftelin and S. mutans, with 26.8% of the variation in dmfs explained by the interaction. Future research will focus on the identification of these additional factors and the development of functional assays so that these interactions can be better understood.
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Fajriani, Fajriani, and Hendrastuty Handayani. "Penatalaksanaan early childhood caries Management of early childhood caries." Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science 10, no. 3 (October 30, 2011): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.15562/jdmfs.v10i3.281.
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Early childhood caries (ECC), also known as milk bottle caries is a syndrome of severe tooth decay, occurs ininfants and children, is an infectious disease that develops rapidly and lead to health problems in children. Thissyndrome can be caused by inappropriate use of bottles. Most cases of untreated ECC to children aged 20 months.At this stage many children need serious treatment, because this will result in trauma to both the children andparents. The most common treatment ECC and other dental diseases have been included in each treatment ofdisease. Efforts to educate families about dental hygiene and practice start a diet, the high rate of recurrence of anyevidence of disease ranging from tooth decay to the failure of the treatment plan resulted in the need for specialattention to this disease. This paper is expected to be a good input for a dentist in the treatment of ECC
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Phurpa, Dorji, Sonam Ngedup, Deki Pem, and Mary Alice Lee. "Oral Health Status of 3- to 5 -Year-old Children Attending Early Childhood Care and Development Centers in Bhutan: A Pilot Study." Bhutan Health Journal 6, no. 2 (November 18, 2020): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.47811/bhj.105.
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Introduction: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a common childhood dental disease worldwide. To date, dental disease prevalence in children in Bhutan is unknown. Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of early childhood caries and its modifiable risk factors. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in 3-5-years old children attending Early Childhood Care and Development Centers in Bhutan. Mouth examination recorded teeth with decay (d), missing due to decay (m) and filled (f), to calculate caries experience (mean dmft and standard deviation=SD). Parents and caregivers were interviewed about their children’s oral health status, oral hygiene practices and diets among others. The prevalence of modifiable risk factors for disease was described based on parental responses. The association between decay and selected sociodemographic characteristics and oral health variables were investigated with bivariate analyses (X2). Results: Overall, 80.5% children had caries experience with mean dmft + or - SD (4.9 + 4.2). In fact, 79.9% had untreated decay. Only few had fillings as an evidence for availing dental care with mean filled 0.2 (SD=0.7). The percentage of decay increased significantly as maternal education increased and with low socioeconomic status (p=0.02). Conclusions: Early Childhood Caries are highly prevalent in Bhutan. Very few young children sought dental care. We recommend engaging relevant stakeholders in efforts to promote dental care and educate parents to use fluoridated toothpastes.
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Řehounek, Luboš, Aleš Jíra, and František Denk. "Influence of Dental Caries for Dental Materials and their Micromechanical Properties." Applied Mechanics and Materials 827 (February 2016): 371–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.827.371.
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The presented paper is mainly focused on nanoindentation of damaged human teeth, which have been treated with amalgam filling and describing the micromechanical properties (reduced elastic modulus Er and hardness H). The analysis was carried out on two samples of tooth no. 37, the first from a woman (48 years old) and the second from a man (26 years old). For both teeth was the main cause of the extraction an advanced stage of periodontitis chronica. The provided treatment of the tooth decay has been realized using amalgam filling with a different depth of cavity drilling. Within the analysis, we have made a series of indentation experiments in the transversal sections of the teeth. In these sections, we have measured the mechanical properties in individual dental materials for the sake of determining the influence of the degradation of dentin damaged by tooth decay. The differences of micomechanical parameters occur in the dentin area (Er ≈ 7.6 GPa in the dentin-amalgam interface and Er ≈ 30.2 GPa in the center of the dentin wall). Lesser variance of values is present in the enamel area, where the difference is less than 11 % in the enamel-amalgam interface.
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Ebrahimi, Niousha, Ali Asghar Soleimani, Jamal Rashidiani, Beheshteh Malekafzali, Fatemeh Abedini, and Hossein Hosseinkhani. "Chitosan/Fluoride Nanoparticles for Preventing Dental Caries." Current Dentistry 1, no. 1 (March 29, 2019): 61–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2542579x01666190212150457.
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<P>Background: Dental caries is still a major public health problem. The use of fluoride is one of the most effective ways to prevent tooth decay. </P><P> Objective: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of fluoride entrapped in chitosan nanoparticles in vivo. </P><P> Methods: Sodium fluoride was loaded in chitosan via ionic gelation of tripolyphosphate nanoparticles. Characterization of nanoparticles was investigated by using the zeta potential, size of particles, loading capacities, encapsulation efficiency, and Fourier Transforms Infrared Spectroscopy. Chitosan/ fluoride nanoparticles were fabricated by a method of fluoride/chitosan cross-linking with tripolyphosphate. </P><P> Results: The size of nanoparticles was 219 nm. According to the zeta potential results, by adding sodium fluoride to chitosan/tripolyphosphate nanoparticles reducing the number of positive charges of chitosan, the result was diminished zeta potential from +30.8 mV to +14.9 mV. The optimum drug loading and percentage of entrapment efficiency were 70% and 30% respectively. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed linked among tripolyphosphate, chitosan and fluoride nanoparticles. In vitro characterization of nanoparticles demonstrated higher fluoride uptake ability and smooth releasing profile. </P><P> Conclusion: It is suggested that fluoride/chitosan nanoparticles synthesized in our study may be a promising means of delivering fluoride for the early prevention of tooth decay.</P>
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El Gendy, Manal Salah. "Relationship between Dietary Intake and Prevalence of Dental Caries among School Aged Girls (6-12 Years) in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah." Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 53, no. 1 (March 1, 2016): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2016.53.1.3872.
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Dental caries is common in primary school children and represent a public health problem. Dietary intake is one of the most effective factors that cause the prevalence of dental caries among girls. The objective of this research was to find the most effective nutrients consumption that enhances the prevalence of dental caries among school aged girls in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah. Caries status was assessed using the DMFT (Decay, Missing, Filled, Teeth (primary teeth)) index. Food intake (24 hour recall), anthropometric measurements and food history were determined. This study was a cross sectional survey. A total of 300 school girls aged 6-12 years attending primary schools in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia were the subjects. The results indicated the prevalence of dental caries among primary school girls. This was associated with high intake of macronutrients especially carbohydrates and decreased calcium intake. The results indicated no effect of dental caries on normal growth of students. The results showed that tooth decay was associated with increased consumption of sweets and soft drinks. The linear association of dental caries with sweet, soft drinks, macronutrients consumption along with decreased calcium intake may be the most effective reasons for prevalence of dental caries in girls of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah.
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Berriel Joaquim Bergamini, Cristiane, Larissa Faria Andrade e Silva, Kellen Cristina da Silva Gasque, Solange De Oliveira Braga Franzolin, and Melissa Thiemi Kato. "Decay prevalence in preschool children from public educational institutions with and without dental care." Comunicação em Ciências da Saúde 31, no. 02 (October 5, 2020): 97–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v31i02.607.
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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of dental decay in 5-year children, enrolled in schools, with (DC) and without dental care (NDC). Methods: DMFT index was used to assess caries. Family status were collected from parents. Results: Mean DMFT was 1.64 (57.3% free of caries). Less decayed teeth and more restored teeth were observed in DC (p <0.05). DC children have more access to dental services, although most parents had difficulty in taking them to a public service. Family incomes of up to 3 minimum wages have lower information about dental caries. Conclusions: DC did not influence the prevalence of tooth decay in children, but it significantly reduced dental treatment needs.
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Chaffee, B. W., J. D. B. Featherstone, S. A. Gansky, J. Cheng, and L. Zhan. "Caries Risk Assessment Item Importance." JDR Clinical & Translational Research 1, no. 2 (May 5, 2016): 131–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2380084416648932.
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Caries risk assessment (CRA) is widely recommended for dental caries management. Little is known regarding how practitioners use individual CRA items to determine risk and which individual items independently predict clinical outcomes in children younger than 6 y. The objective of this study was to assess the relative importance of pediatric CRA items in dental providers’ decision making regarding patient risk and in association with clinically evident caries, cross-sectionally and longitudinally. CRA information was abstracted retrospectively from electronic patient records of children initially aged 6 to 72 mo at a university pediatric dentistry clinic ( n = 3,810 baseline; n = 1,315 with follow-up). The 17-item CRA form included caries risk indicators, caries protective items, and clinical indicators. Conditional random forests classification trees were implemented to identify and assign variable importance to CRA items independently associated with baseline high-risk designation, baseline evident tooth decay, and follow-up evident decay. Thirteen individual CRA items, including all clinical indicators and all but 1 risk indicator, were independently and statistically significantly associated with student/resident providers’ caries risk designation. Provider-assigned baseline risk category was strongly associated with follow-up decay, which increased from low (20.4%) to moderate (30.6%) to high/extreme risk patients (68.7%). Of baseline CRA items, before adjustment, 12 were associated with baseline decay and 7 with decay at follow-up; however, in the conditional random forests models, only the clinical indicators (evident decay, dental plaque, and recent restoration placement) and 1 risk indicator (frequent snacking) were independently and statistically significantly associated with future disease, for which baseline evident decay was the strongest predictor. In this predominantly high-risk population under caries-preventive care, more individual CRA items were independently associated with providers’ risk determination than with future caries status. These university dental providers considered many items in decision making regarding patient risk, suggesting that, in turn, these comprehensive CRA forms could also aid individualized care, linking risk assessment to disease management. Knowledge Transfer Statement: Caries risk assessment (CRA) is widely recommended for patient-tailored, prevention-focused caries management. Studies show mixed predictive performance of pediatric CRA instruments, but little is known regarding how information captured in CRA forms guides clinical decision making. This study, in high-caries prevalence 6- to 72-mo-olds, demonstrates the following: 1) most items in a CRA instrument were independently associated with practitioners’ risk designations, 2) practitioners’ risk designations were significantly associated with future disease, and 3) of baseline measures associated with future caries, evident decay was the strongest independent indicator of future caries status. Although current disease (resulting from existing pathological and protective factor imbalance) may sufficiently predict future caries status in populations, other CRA items incorporated during risk categorization could aid practitioners to develop individualized intervention strategies against identified risk factors.
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Renggli, Eva Peris, Bathsheba Turton, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, Gabriela Hondru, Tepirou Chher, Sithan Hak, Etienne Poirot, and Arnaud Laillou. "Stunting Malnutrition Associated with Severe Tooth Decay in Cambodian Toddlers." Nutrients 13, no. 2 (January 20, 2021): 290. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13020290.
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Background: The persistently high prevalence of undernutrition in Cambodia, in particular stunting or chronic malnutrition, calls for innovative investigation into the risk factors that affect children’s growth during critical phases of development. Methods: Secondary data analysis was performed on a subgroup of children who were present at two time points within the Cambodian Health and Nutrition Monitoring Study (CAHENMS) and who were less than 24 months of age at the nominated baseline. Data consisted of parent interviews on sociodemographic characteristics and feeding practices, and clinical measures for anthropometric measures and dental status. Logistic regression modelling was used to examine the associations between severe dental caries (tooth decay)—as indicated by the Significant Caries Index—and the presence of new cases of stunting malnutrition at follow-up. Results: There were 1595 children who met the inclusion criteria and 1307 (81.9%) were followed after one year. At baseline, 14.4% of the children had severe dental caries, 25.6% presented with stunted growth. 17.6% of the children transitioned from healthy status to a low height-for-age over the observation period. Children with severe dental caries had nearly double the risk (OR = 1.8; CI 1.0–3.0) of making that transition. Conclusion: Severe caries experience was associated with poorer childhood growth and, as such, could be an underinvestigated contributor to stunting.
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Tulek, Amela, Aida Mulic, Maria Runningen, Jannike Lillemo, Tor Paaske Utheim, Qalbi Khan, and Amer Sehic. "Genetic Aspects of Dental Erosive Wear and Dental Caries." International Journal of Dentistry 2021 (July 12, 2021): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5566733.
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Objectives. The present review aims to give an overview of the literature focusing on novel genetic aspects of dental erosion and dental caries. Once the tooth erupts into the oral cavity, the regenerative capability of enamel is fundamentally limited due to the loss of dental epithelium during eruption. The susceptibility or resistance to dental erosion and caries is presumably a result of environmental, phenotypic, and/or genetic influence. Even though it is evident that individuals frequently exposing their teeth to acid and sugar are at high risk of developing dental erosion and caries, the findings exclusively based on these factors are elusive. Data resources and study selection. The present review was based on data collected from the National Library of Medicine database with different combinations of the following terms: “tooth,” “dental,” “dentin,” “enamel,” “erosion,” “erosive wear,” “caries,” “decay,” “gene,” and “genetic.” A total of forty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted by one reviewer and verified by another. Conclusion. The high prevalence of erosion and caries among certain groups, and observations that not all individuals appearing to be at risk develop these lesions, has sparked research on identifying genetic effects to these conditions. A connection of genome-wide and candidate gene studies has increased considerably in the literature. This review reveals largely varying success among studies, demonstrating the difficulties of developing the study with adequate sample sizes and durable phenotype definitions that permit enough statistical power to identify genetic contributors.
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Al-Akwa, Ameen Abdullah, and Sadeq Ali Al-Maweri. "Dental caries prevalence and its association with fluoride level in drinking water in Sana’a, Yemen." European Journal of Dentistry 12, no. 01 (January 2018): 015–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ejd.ejd_187_17.
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ABSTRACT Objectives Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic condition affecting schoolchildren worldwide. This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of dental caries among schoolchildren in urban and rural districts of Sana’a governorate, Yemen, and to investigate the correlation between caries experience and level of fluoride in drinking water, age, gender, and residence. Materials and Methods This school-based survey involved 17,599 schoolchildren (aged 6-12 years), of whom 9623 were boys and 7976 were girls. We used decay-missing-filled teeth/decay-filled teeth (DMFT/dft) indices to evaluate dental caries experience. In addition, fluoride concentration in drinking water was investigated. Results Around 67.6% of children had dental caries. Children residing in urban districts had significantly higher mean scores of DMFT/dft than those in rural areas (P < 0.05). A significant negative correlation between caries experience and fluoride level was found (P < 0.05), with the lowest dft/DMFT scores at the optimum fluoride level of 0.61-2 ppm and the highest at two extremes, 0.0–0.4 ppm and >2 ppm. Conclusion: This survey found a very high prevalence of caries among schoolchildren in Yemen. There was also an inverse relation between dental caries experience and fluoride levels.
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Chen, Qingguang, Haihua Zhu, Ying Xu, Bin Lin, and Hui Chen. "Discrimination of Dental Caries Using Colorimetric Characteristics of Fluorescence Spectrum." Caries Research 49, no. 4 (2015): 401–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000381961.
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The feasibility of colorimetric parameters for the discrimination of the stages of dental caries based on a light-induced autofluorescence spectrum at a 405-nm excitation wavelength was investigated. The fluorescence spectra of 4 groups of tooth samples (10 sound, 10 early-stage decay, 14 established decay, and 10 severe decay), which were classified by the International Caries Detection and Assessment System, were experimentally measured in vitro. The carious lesion samples had an additional fluorescence peak at around 627 nm. The mathematical relation of the fluorescence spectrum and human color perception was established and computed. With increasing severity, the fluorescence color changed from green to yellow according to the colorimetric parameters of the CIE 1931 (x, y) chromaticity coordinates and dominant wavelengths. The results from a one-way ANOVA of the dominant wavelength showed a statistically significant difference among the 4 classified groups. The colorimetric parameters of the light-induced fluorescence spectrum can potentially be applied to evaluate the various carious levels.
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Costa, Simone de Melo, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu, Andréa Maria Duarte Vargas, Mara Vasconcelos, Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira, and Lia Silva de Castilho. "Dental caries and endemic dental fluorosis in rural communities, Minas Gerais, Brazil." Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 16, no. 4 (December 2013): 1021–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1415-790x2013000400022.
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It is observational, analytical and cross-sectional aimed to evaluate the association between severity and prevalence of fluorosis and dental caries in rural communities with endemic dental fluorosis in the north state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with fluoride concentrations in water up to 4.8 mg/L. Data were collected by one examiner (intra-examiner kappa, 0.96 to 0,95 for caries and fluorosis) after toothbrushing. The study included 511 individuals aged 7 - 22 years, categorized according to age: 7 - 9 years (n = 227), 10 to 12 years (n = 153), 13 to 15 years (n = 92), 16 to 22 years (n = 39). For the diagnosis of dental caries used the criteria of the World Health Organization to measure indices DMFT. For fluorosis used the index Thylstrup and Fejerskov (TF), dichotomized according to prevalence (TF = 0 and TF > 0) and severity (TF < 4 and TF > 5). In the two younger groups, the DMFT and its decay component were higher in the group with more severe fluorosis (p < 0.001). This association was not found among adolescents and adults (p > 0.05). The association was found between the conditions more severe fluorosis and caries in individuals under 12 years.
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Salim, Sahat, Helena Siregar, Srinita Tanyati, and Santi Uli Simanjuntak. "Caries in Outpatients at the Department of Child Health and Dental Clinic of the Provincial Referral Hospital (RSUPP) in Medan during 1971 - 1973." Paediatrica Indonesiana 16, no. 9-10 (September 18, 2019): 373–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.14238/pi16.9-10.1976.373-9.
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Of 3,000 children with dental caries examined at the Department of Child Health and Dental Clinic of the Provincial Referral Hospital in Medan during 1971 -1973, the highest caries percentage is found in the age group of 3-9 years (74.4%); it is also noted that caries is already prevalent in the group of 1 - 3 years (6.2%). Caries can be prevented by giving fluoride topically or orally and by oral hygiene. To prevent further dental decay, conservation or extraction has to be done.
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Sikder, Muhammad Alam, Tasneem Faruqui, KM Abdullah Al Harun, Sajjad Mahmud, and Radia Faruqui. "Prevalence of Dental Caries in Children." Update Dental College Journal 11, no. 1 (April 15, 2021): 4–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v11i1.53000.
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This cross sectional study on oral condition among school going children in Sylhet city was conducted at Osmani Medical High School, Dorgah Gate, Sylhet, Bangladesh. This study was carried out on 8th October, 2019 among 208 students, mostly 12 years aged studying in Class VI. The main objective of the study was to assess the oral health condition of school going children through decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) status. Data was collected by personal interview and clinical examination of the respondents. Among 208 children, 96 (46.2%) were boys and 112 (53.8%) were girls. Among all, 63 (30.3%) respondents brush their teeth once daily while 137 (65.9 %) respondents brush twice a day, and 8 (3.8 %) of them brush their teeth more than twice daily. Fluoride containing toothpaste is used by 73 (35.1 %) students, 112 (53.8 %) students did not know whether their toothpaste contain fluoride or not, and 23 (11.1 %) students do not use fluoride. Among all respondents, 125(60.09 %) did not have any decayed tooth, while 83(39.90 %) had tooth decay, and 20(9.6 %) had their teeth filled. Normal gingival condition was found in 185 (88.94 %) subjects, but 23(11.06 %) of them had red or swollen gingiva. The mean DMFT of the study population was 1.19 which is considered as “low” according to “WHO quantification for the DMFT index”.
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De Sousa, Emerson Tavares, Fabiana Barros Marinho Maia, Vanessa Feitosa Alves, Jaiza Samara Macena Araujo, Franklin Delano Soares Forte, and Fábio Correia Sampaio. "Dental caries in children assisted on a dental school clinic: prevalence and associated factors." Revista Odonto Ciência 32, no. 1 (October 3, 2017): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.15448/1980-6523.2017.1.23281.
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Objective: This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of dental caries in users of a pediatric dental clinic. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 313 dental records during the period from 2011 to 2013 was performed. Data on demographic, socioeconomic, diet and hygiene habits, and decay rates (dmft / DMFT) were collected. Statistical analysis was based on univariate analyzes were performed and multiple logistic regression based on a conceptual model of determination. Results: The dmft proved to be similar, 3.47 ± 3.78 and 3.46 ± 3.05, for ages 0-6 and 7-9, respectively (p = 0.781). The DMFT was 0.80 ± 1.25 SD for the range of 7-9 year and 3.16 ± 3.72 SD for those older than 10 years (p = 0.000). Most children sought restorative treatment due to dental decay. There was a significant association between parental education and SOHI and the dmft, as well as the gender and DMFT. No significant association between maternal education, type of diet and DMFT was found through multivariate logistic regression. Conclusion: In conclusion, in the proposed model, there is a certain peculiarity of dental caries patterns, which may be attributed to factors beyond the variables analyzed.
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Shaffer, J. R., X. Wang, E. Feingold, M. Lee, F. Begum, D. E. Weeks, K. T. Cuenco, et al. "Genome-wide Association Scan for Childhood Caries Implicates Novel Genes." Journal of Dental Research 90, no. 12 (September 21, 2011): 1457–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022034511422910.
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Dental caries is the most common chronic disease in children and a major public health concern due to its increasing incidence, serious health and social co-morbidities, and socio-demographic disparities in disease burden. We performed the first genome-wide association scan for dental caries to identify associated genetic loci and nominate candidate genes affecting tooth decay in 1305 US children ages 3-12 yrs. Affection status was defined as 1 or more primary teeth with evidence of decay based on intra-oral examination. No associations met strict criteria for genome-wide significance (p < 10E-7); however, several loci ( ACTN2, MTR, and EDARADD, MPPED2, and LPO) with plausible biological roles in dental caries exhibited suggestive evidence for association. Analyses stratified by home fluoride level yielded additional suggestive loci, including TFIP11 in the low-fluoride group, and EPHA7 and ZMPSTE24 in the sufficient-fluoride group. Suggestive loci were tested but not significantly replicated in an independent sample (N = 1695, ages 2-7 yrs) after adjustment for multiple comparisons. This study reinforces the complexity of dental caries, suggesting that numerous loci, mostly having small effects, are involved in cariogenesis. Verification/replication of suggestive loci may highlight biological mechanisms and/or pathways leading to a fuller understanding of the genetic risks for dental caries.
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Kesari Singh and Abhinav Bhasker. "Dental Caries Experience among Industrial Workers in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, India." International Healthcare Research Journal 3, no. 4 (July 26, 2019): 150–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.26440/ihrj/0304.07255.
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Background: Dental caries, the oral disease with multifactorial causes is a major public health problem leading go medically significant morbidity and impacting the general health of a population directly or indirectly. Dental caries is known to affect people from every population.
Objective: To assess dental caries experience in permanent dentition among industrial workers in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1024 industrial workers of Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, in the age group of 16-55 years. Dental caries experience was assessed using WHO dentition status proforma (2013). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21.0.
Results: Out of 1024 study subjects, 572 were males and 452 were females. Caries prevalence was found to be 47.46%. Mean decay-missing-filled teeth score of the population was 0.95 ± 0.45 and was found to be higher among females (1.06 ± 0.42) as compared to males (0.93 ± 0.38).
Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries in industrial workers is noteworthy. Essential requisites to bring this under control include awareness regarding good dental health, education on prevention of dental caries and implication of necessary measures for the provision of adequate dental care.
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Cornea, Daniela, Radu Oprean, and Diana Dudea. "THE USE OF DENTAL SEALING IN CLUJ, ROMANIA: FREQUENCY, MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES - A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY." Medicine and Pharmacy Reports 87, no. 3 (August 5, 2014): 182–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-280.
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Aims. Dental decay is a condition, that involve both temporary and permanent dentitions. Prophylactic methods for dental decays consists of: dental sealing, use of fluorides, oral hygiene and healthy diet habits. This article focuses on the frequency, dental materials and techniques used for caries prophylaxis by using dental sealing in Cluj County.Materials and methods. The study used a set of questionnaires that was applied to 175 doctors from Cluj. The questionnaire contained 11 questions and it was delivered to the doctors personally or by the internet.Results. From the interviewed dentists 85.7 % use dental sealing and 86.7% use materials based on composite resins in this respect. For diagnostic purposes,76% of the dentists use inspection and palpation, 68.66% use cotton rolls and aspiration for isolation, 74% use professional brushing, 74% call back the patient after 6 months for a check-up and 60 % of the doctors redo the sealing if the sealant is partially or entirely lost or they perform a filling if a secondary decay appeared.Conclusions. Most of the interviewed dentists perform dental sealing and consider it as a good caries prophylaxis method. Also, most of them use a material based on composite resins as pit and fissure sealant. The techniques for this procedure are different among the interviewed dentists.
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TRUBKA, Iryna, Natalia SAVYCHUK, Iryna KHODZINSKA, Sergey GUSHCHA, Oleksandr UDOD, and Larysa KORNIIENKO. "Natural factors as prophylactics of major dental diseases in children." Balneo Research Journal 10, Vol 10 No. 4 (December 10, 2019): 433–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.12680/balneo.2019.277.
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Introduction. In Ukraine, the prevalence of dental caries in children 12 years old reaches 72.7% -91.4%, in children 15 years old - 81.3% -94.3%, while the intensity of caries in children of these age groups ranges from 2, 23 ± 0.21 to 3.71 ± 0.37 and from 3.91 ± 0.39 to 6.18 ± 1.01, respectively. For the physiological formation of dental hard tissues in children, a sufficient level of calcium intake and assimilation with the participation of vitamin D is of great importance. Children for many reasons need to correct calcium metabolic disorders by using combined calcium and vitamin D preparations and a balanced diet, including foods and drinks, enriched with calcium. Materials and methods. Clinical studies were conducted involving 138 children 7-11 years old. To assess the extent of tooth decay, caries was determined by its prevalence, intensity, growth rate of caries, reduction of the growth rate of caries, biochemical analysis of oral fluid was performed to determine the content of calcium, phosphorus, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase. Children of the main treatment subgroup were offered the proposed Treatment and Preventive Complex, which included correction of eating behaviour and drinking regimen (consumption of naturally-table low-mineralized waters without gas with Ca2+ content from 50 to 200 mg / l).Results. When using Treatment and Preventive Complex in children, a low increase in the intensity of decay of permanent teeth, an increase in the level of Ca, a decrease in the activity of acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase in the oral fluid were determined in comparison with the control group. Conclusions. Thus, the use of mineral water with a Ca2+ content of 50 to 200 mg / l, as a source of natural Ca intake, can be recommended as an aid to the comprehensive prevention of caries in schoolchildren.
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Behnke Rivera, Karin, Blanca Silvia González López, Luis Octavio Sánchez vargas, Jorge Alanís Tavira, and Josue Roberto Bermeo Escalona. "Evaluation of caries risk factors associated with pregnancy." CIENCIA ergo sum 26, no. 3 (October 15, 2019): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.30878/ces.v26n3a5.
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Tooth decay is a serious public health problem, and identifying risk factors to the disease in pregnant women is essential. The use of the Cariogram, could contribute to implementing preventive measures to improve women’s health during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk to dental caries in pregnant women. The Cariogram presents the results of the five risk factors of caries, and it was observed that the patients have a 42% of chance to avoid new carious lesions and 58% could present lesions, which could be caused by 40% related to diet and bacteria. Conclusion: To date, existing studies are not sufficient to ultimately identify main caries risk factors associated with dental decay in pregnant women.
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Moura, Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus, Marcoeli Silva de Moura, and Orlando Ayrton de Toledo. "Dental caries in children that participated in a dental program providing mother and child care." Journal of Applied Oral Science 14, no. 1 (January 2006): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1678-77572006000100011.
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The main goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caries in children that participate in a dental program attending mothers and children in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. A selection was made of 343 children of both genders, from 3 to 6 years of age. The mothers answered questionnaires and children were examined at the Infant Dental Clinic of the Federal University of Piauí. The epidemiological index dmft was applied and active white spot lesions were included. The SPSS for Windows program, version 11.1 was used and non-parametric tests carried out (Friedman and Kruskal-Wallis). An alpha error of 5% (0.05) was considered for the null hypothesis of false rejection, with a confidence interval of 95%. The results showed that 57.5% (197) of the children were breast-fed for a period longer than 12 months. The mean dmft index and percentages of caries-free children at the age of 3 was 1.86 (58.82%); at 4 years of age 1.94 (57.60%); at 5 years of age 1.98 (56.86%) and at 6 years of age 2.42 (42.55%). The decay component (d) was prevalent at all ages. When active white spot lesions were added to the dmft index, there was an increase of 7.2% for children who had caries activity and/or previous caries experience and 2.61% for those with dmft equal to zero. The daily consumption of fermentable carbohydrates and free demand breast-feeding were factors increasing caries activity. Dental follow-up after the program and the number of daily brushings were shown to be factors providing protection against caries . Based on the results, the authors were able to conclude that the program caused a positive impact on caries disease control, as the number of dental appointments kept influenced the dmft index values in a statistically significant manner.
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Puttige Ramesh, Nithya, Manish Arora, and Joseph M. Braun. "Cross-sectional study of the association between serum perfluorinated alkyl acid concentrations and dental caries among US adolescents (NHANES 1999–2012)." BMJ Open 9, no. 2 (February 2019): e024189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024189.
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Study objectivesPerfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are a class of anthropogenic and persistent compounds that may impact some biological pathways related to oral health. The objective of our study was to estimate the relationship between dental caries prevalence and exposure to four PFAA: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) in a nationally representative sample of US adolescents.Setting/DesignWe analysed cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2012 for 12–19-year-old US adolescents.ParticipantsOf 10 856 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years who had a dental examination, we included 2869 with laboratory measurements for serum PFAA concentrations and complete covariate data in our study.Primary and secondary outcome measuresDental caries prevalence was defined as the presence of decay or a restoration on any tooth surface, or the loss of a tooth due to tooth decay. We used multivariable logistic regression to estimate the covariate-adjusted association between serum PFAA concentrations and dental caries prevalence, accounting for the complex National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey design.ResultsOf 2869 adolescents, 59% had one or more dental caries. We observed no associations between the prevalence of dental caries and serum concentrations of PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS. The adjusted odds of caries were 21% (OR 0.79; 95% CI 0.63 to 1.01), 15% (OR 0.85; 95% CI 0.67 to 1.08) and 30% (OR 0.7; 95% CI 0.55 to 0.90) lower among adolescents in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th serum PFNA concentration quartiles compared to adolescents in the first quartile, respectively. The linear trend for this association was not statistically significant.ConclusionPFOA, PFOS and PFHxS were not associated with prevalence of dental caries. The prevalence of caries was reduced with increasing serum PFNA concentrations; however, these results should be interpreted cautiously given that we were unable to adjust for several factors related to oral health.
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Mahjabeen, Riftana, Dilruba Sharmin, Nabila Anwar, Syeda Rubaiya Nawshin, Sejuty Haque, and Mahfujul Haq Khan. "A Study to Explore the Relationship between Dental Caries and Weight of the Slum Living Children in Dhaka." Update Dental College Journal 6, no. 1 (August 13, 2016): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v6i1.29216.
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Background and Objectives: Dental caries or decay is the most significant dental disease of childhood in Bangladesh. It is also reported to affect the anthropometric outcomes of children. So the objective was to assess the relationship between dental decay and weight of the children living in various slum areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the children in a slum area of Mirpur, Dhaka. The children were selected by using simple random sampling technique. A total of 310 children were interviewed and examined on the basis of the questions regarding their age, gender, height, weight, nutrition, socio-economic status and clinical conditions.Results: The study showed an inverse relationship between dental decay and weight among the children. Among 310 children about 40.64% were suffering from dental caries and 95.5% children were underweight. Children with at least one decayed tooth were significantly more likely to be underweight with odds ratios 0.614, 0.763 for the age group of below 6 years and above 12 years.Conclusion: The study depicted an inverse relationship between dental decay and weight among the children of slum dwellers in Dhaka and emphasized on the necessity of implementing proper dental health care policies and programs among those socio-economically deprived people.Update Dent. Coll. j: 2016; 6 (1): 21-29
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Crocombe, Leonard A., Penny Allen, Silvana Bettiol, and Lucio Frederico Babo Soares. "Parental Education Level and Dental Caries in School Children Living in Dili, Timor-Leste." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 30, no. 2 (January 23, 2018): 128–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539517753875.
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Timor-Leste struggles with problems of poverty and inequalities that underlie many health disparities, including oral health. This study aimed to determine the association between parental education and dental caries in school children aged 6 to 17 years from 40 randomly selected schools in 4 Dili subdistricts. A questionnaire and oral examination collected data and multivariable log binomial models were used for data analysis. Results indicate no association between parental education level and the prevalence of untreated decay in deciduous teeth ( P = .96). There was an association between parental education level and untreated decay in permanent teeth ( P = .03) and untreated decay overall ( P = .01). Children whose parents had higher education levels have approximately half the relative risk (aRR 0.47, 95% CI 0.25-0.89) of decay compared with children whose parents had low levels of education.
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Al Sharbati, M. M., T. M. Meidan, and O. Sudani. "Oral health practices and dental caries among Libyan pupils, Benghazi [1993-1994]." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 6, no. 5-6 (December 15, 2000): 997–1004. http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/2000.6.5-6.997.
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We investigated the oral health practices and prevalence of dental caries among Libyan pupils [6-12 years], by studying 389 boys and 373 girls selected randomly from 11 public primary schools in three different residential areas indicating different socioeconomic levels. In all, 321 [42.1%] pupils did not brush their teeth, with significant differences in the different areas. The prevalence of dental caries was 61.9%, with no significant sex difference. At 12 years, the decayed, missing and filled teeth index was 1.63, the average decay per child was 1.26 and the prevalence of dental caries was 50%, but the filling needs met was 0.01. Health education programmes to improve oral hygiene practices should be considered.
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Chi, Donald, Yujin Kim, and JoAnna Scott. "Food Insecurity and Dental Caries in U.S. and South Korean Older Adults Ages 60+." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 240. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.774.
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Abstract There are no studies on the association between food insecurity and dental caries (tooth decay) in older adults. We analyzed nationally representative data from two countries – the U.S. and South Korea – to test the hypothesis that food insecurity would be positively associated with tooth decay in older adults ages 60+. The U.S. analyses focused on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from three cycles (2011-12, 2013-14, and 2015-16) and the South Korean analyses focused on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from one cycle (2013-2015). Food insecurity was defined using the 18-item USDA Household Food Security Survey and a validated Korean version of the same survey. Tooth decay was defined as having at least one decayed tooth (no/yes). We ran logistic regression models to generate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The percentage of fully food secure older adults was 74.0% in the U.S. and 82.2% in South Korea. Twenty-three percent of U.S. older adults and 28% of South Korean older adults had at least one decayed tooth. Older adults in the U.S. with food insecurity were 2.03 times as likely to have untreated tooth decay (95% CI: 1.43, 2.87; P<0.0001). Findings were similar for South Korean older adults. Food insecurity is significantly associated with untreated tooth decay in both U.S. and South Korean older adults. Future research should identify the aspects of food insecurity that increase older adults’ risk for tooth decay, with an emphasis on those that are amenable to population-based interventions.
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Asmawati, Asmawati, and Fransario A. Pasolon. "Analisis hubungan karies gigi dan status gizi anak usia 10-11 tahun di SD Athirah, SDN 1 Bawakaraeng dan SDN 3 Bangkala." Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science 6, no. 2 (October 30, 2007): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.15562/jdmfs.v6i2.179.
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Tooth decay is a serious problem in health of tooth and oral inIndonesia with finite prevalence up to 90.05% mainly at school age ofchildren. Tooth decay can be caused by various factors, such asmicroorganism, food, tooth, saliva, and time, and supported by variousother factors like race, age, gender, and genes. Children's dental cariesis frequently caused by the habit to consume food cariogenic whichdoes not only affect tooth but also the nutrition status of child. The aim of this analytic observational study was to know the prevalenceof tooth decay, nutrition status, and the relation of dental caries andnutrition status at school age child ( 0.05 . This study involved 180samples (60 samples from SD Athirah, SDN 1 Bawakaraeng, and SDN3 Bangkala respectively). These three elementary schools in wereselected based on their socio-economic status. SD Athirah representsthe high socio economic status, SDN 1 Bawakaraeng the middle socioeconomicstatus,and SDN 3 Bangkala the lowest status. Dental cariesstatus was investigated with DMF-T index and nutrition status with BM/Aindex. Data were analyzed using chi-square test. Results of the studywere as follows from the three schools, only SD Athirah shows relationbetween dental caries and nutrition status with its significance value0.009 (p<0.05). no significance relation between dental caries andnutrition status at SDN 1 Bawakaraeng with p=0.536 (p>0.05). Thesimilar relation was found at SDN 3 Bangkala with p= 0.926 (p>0.05).
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Izyumov, Roman I., Sergey V. Rusakov, Andrew L. Zuev, Olga S. Gileva, and Maria A. Muraveva. "Mathematical Modeling of Caries Initiation and Progression Occurring in Dental Enamel." Key Engineering Materials 592-593 (November 2013): 362–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.592-593.362.
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The paper is concerned with the investigation of dental caries treatment by the modern method based on the application of special composite material that can diffuse into the damaged zone, harden by light and prevent tooth decay. Carious disease was modeled as a diffusion process of acid penetration from the oral cavity into the tooth enamel with further dissolution of dental hard tissues in the subsurface layer of enamel. The model of dental caries was mathematically formulated. The solution was obtained by a numerical method using MATLAB. It is shown that the proposed model adequately describes the properties of the examined dental system.
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Vozniy, O. V., T. Ye Shumna, and Ye S. Lepetchenko. "THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CARIES SPREADING AND THE PECULIARITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF CARIOGENIC SITUATION IN THE CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA." Ukrainian Dental Almanac, no. 2 (June 25, 2018): 41–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.31718/2409-0255.2.2018.10.
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Tooth decay is the most important early age children problem of the health of the oral cavity. It is medical and social problem of many developed countries and countries with transitional economy.
According to WHO, in some countries the frequency and the intensity of dental caries decrease, however the same indexes in Ukraine increase rapidly and systematically.
The interconnection of dental diseases and general somatic pathology is known well and it occupies one of the leading places amongst the main reasons of dental caries. The occurrence of bronchial asthma among child population varies from 1% till 18%. Therefore, children with the diseases of respiration organs have higher marks of caries lesions than healthy children.
The aim of the work is to carry out the analysis of the specialized scientific literature for the data generalization on the modern looks on the prophylaxis and treatment of dental caries, its complications and the condition of dental health in children with bronchial asthma.
Materials and methods. We have studied and analyzed the scientific literature available in the last years, which is devoted to the peculiarity of prevalence of dental diseases, prophylaxis and treatment of tooth decay, its complications and the condition of dental health in children with bronchial asthma.
There are different indexes of caries prevalence and intensity in Ukraine according to our research. Thus, in the western regions the prevalence comes up to 93-100% and intensity 3,4-6,5, whereas in the central and south-east regions the same marks are up to 73-93% and 2,0-4,3.
There is a huge influence on the caries prevalence by genetic tendency, attendant somatic pathology, social and hygienic factors.
It is known that patients with bronchial asthma use inhalation glucocorticosteroids as basic treatment. This fact places them into the group of higher risk of caries development. But the influence of these drugs on the progress of tooth decay and saliva secretion is not studied well. Scientists confirm that the use of inhalation glucocorticosteroids can change chemical and immune compound of oral liquid (decrease saliva secretion speed, pH, number of calcium, phosphor, lysozyme and the raise of saliva viscosity). All these changes along with decrease of Ig A and ptyalin amount makes these children defenseless to caries and assists in development of cariogenic situation in the oral cavity. Moreover, children with allergic pathology have changes of immune reactivity and dysfunction of albumen and mineral exchange. At the same time the lesion of hard tissues of teeth in children with hypoxia which is determined as inborn and heritable diseases most often appear as the systemic hypoplasia in combination with plural caries. Caries prevalence in children with bronchial asthma is about 88-89% according to the latest news.
We need also to draw attention to the changes of the osseous tissue. It depends not only on burden and duration of bronchial asthma, but also on the peculiarity of progression of caries process. These children have low mineral density and modified indexes of mineral and bone exchanges.
All this facts confirm the systemic character of the bone lesion in these patients. Therefore, the rate of alterations grows up proportional to intensity of tooth decay.
Conclusions. Thus, the analysis of the data, as well as our own research, have demonstrated the necessity of study of described problem and elaboration of specific prophylaxis program of dental caries and its complications in children with bronchial asthma more deeply.
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Voznyi, O. V., T. Ye Shumna, and Ye S. Lepetchenko. "THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CARIES PREVALENCE AND THE PECULIARITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF CARIOGENIC SITUATION IN THE CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA." Ukrainian Dental Almanac, no. 3 (September 4, 2018): 42–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.31718/2409-0255.3.2018.07.
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Tooth decay is the most important early age children problem of the health of oral cavity. It is medical and social problem of many developed countries and countries with transitional economy.
According to WHO, in some countries the frequency and the intensity of dental caries decrease, however the same indexes in Ukraine increase rapidly and systematically.
The interconnection of dental diseases and general somatic pathology is well known and it occupies one of the leading places among the main reasons of dental caries. The prevalence of bronchial asthma among child population varies from 1% till 18%. Herewith, children with the diseases of respiration organs have higher marks of caries defeat than healthy children.
The aim of the work is to carry out the analysis of the specialized scientific literature for the data generalization about modern looks to the prophylaxis and treatment of dental caries, its complications and the condition of dental health in children with bronchial asthma.
Materials and methods. We have analyzed and studied the available scientific literature in the last years, which is devoted to the peculiarity of prevalence of dental diseases, prophylaxis and treatment of tooth decay, its complications and the condition of dental health in children with bronchial asthma.
According to our research, there are different indexes of caries prevalence and intensity in Ukraine. Thus, in the western regions prevalence come up to 93-100% and intensity 3,4-6,5, whereas in the central and south-east regions the same marks come up to 73-93% and 2,0-4,3.
There is a huge influence on the caries prevalence by genetic tendency, attendant somatic pathology, social and hygienic factors.
It is generally known that patients with bronchial asthma use inhalation glucocorticosteroids as basic treatment. This fact places them into the group of higher risk of caries development. But the influence of these drugs on the progress of tooth decay and saliva secretion is not well studied. Scientists confirm that the use of inhalation glucocorticosteroids can change chemical and immune compound of oral liquid (the descent of saliva secretion speed, pH, number of calcium, phosphor, lysozyme and the upsurge of saliva viscosity). All these changes along with diminution of Ig A and ptyalin amount makes these children more defenseless to caries and assist in development of cariogenic situation in the oral cavity. Moreover, children with allergic pathology have changes of immune reactivity and dysfunction of albumen and mineral conversion. At the same time the defeat of hard tissues of teeth in children with hypoxia which is determined by inborn and heritable diseases most often appear as the systemic hypoplasia in combination with plural caries. Caries prevalence in children with bronchial asthma is about 88-89% according to the latest news.
We need also to draw attention to the changes of the osseous tissues. They depend not only on burden and duration of bronchial asthma, but on the peculiarity of progression of caries process. These children have low mineral density and modified indexes of mineral and bone exchange.
All this facts confirm about the systemic character of the bone defeat in this patients. Herewith, the stage of alteration grows up proportional to intensity of tooth decay.
Conclusions. Thus, the analysis of literary data, as well as own research, have demonstrated the necessity of in-depth study of described problem and elaboration of specific prophylaxis program of dental caries and its complications in children with bronchial asthma.
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Kidd, Jamie BR, Alex D. McMahon, Andrea Sherriff, Wendy Gnich, Ahmed Mahmoud, Lorna MD Macpherson, and David I. Conway. "Evaluation of a national complex oral health improvement programme: a population data linkage cohort study in Scotland." BMJ Open 10, no. 11 (November 2020): e038116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038116.
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ObjectivesChild dental caries is a global public health challenge with high prevalence and wide inequalities. A complex public health programme (Childsmile) was established. We aimed to evaluate the reach of the programme and its impact on child oral health.SettingEducation, health and community settings, Scotland-wide.InterventionsChildsmile (national oral health improvement programme) interventions: nursery-based fluoride varnish applications (FVAs) and supervised daily toothbrushing, community-based Dental Health Support Worker (DHSW) contacts and primary care dental practice visits—delivered to the population via a proportionate universal approach.Participants50 379 children (mean age=5.5 years, SD=0.3) attending local authority schools (2014/2015).DesignPopulation-based individual child-level data on four Childsmile interventions linked to dental inspection survey data to form a longitudinal cohort. Logistic regression assessed intervention reach and the independent impact of each intervention on caries experience, adjusting for age, sex and area-based Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).Outcome measuresReach of the programme is defined as the percentage of children receiving each intervention at least once by SIMD fifth. Obvious dental caries experience (presence/absence) is defined as the presence of decay (into dentine), missing (extracted) due to decay or filled deciduous teeth.Results15 032 (29.8%) children had caries experience. The universal interventions had high population reach: nursery toothbrushing (89.1%), dental practice visits (70.5%). The targeted interventions strongly favoured children from the most deprived areas: DHSW contacts (SIMD 1: 29.5% vs SIMD 5: 7.7%), nursery FVAs (SIMD 1: 75.2% vs SIMD 5: 23.2%). Odds of caries experience were markedly lower among children participating in nursery toothbrushing (>3 years, adjusted OR (aOR)=0.60; 95% CI 0.55 to 0.66) and attending dental practice (≥6 visits, aOR=0.55; 95% CI 0.50 to 0.61). The findings were less clear for DHSW contacts. Nursery FVAs were not independently associated with caries experience.ConclusionsThe universal interventions, nursery toothbrushing and regular dental practice visits were independently and most strongly associated with reduced odds of caries experience in the cohort, with nursery toothbrushing having the greatest impact among children in areas of high deprivation.
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Bastos, Roosevelt S., Edu Cassiano Hugo Pinto, Elda Garbo Pinto, Simone Soares, Thais Marchini Oliveira, Ana Lucia Pompéia Fraga Almeida, and José-Roberto Magalhães Bastos. "A Critical Review of Dental Caries in Individuals with Cleft Lip." World Journal of Dentistry 4, no. 4 (2013): 272–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10015-1244.
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ABSTRACT Introduction People with cleft lip and palate (CLP) often have problems with oral hygiene due to the difficulty of obtaining appropriate mechanical biofilm control. Objectives To review the literature and to seek an epidemio logical profile of dental caries in individuals with CLP. Materials and methods In the PubMed database and Web of Knowledge, using the keywords ‘dental caries’ and ‘cleft lip,’ 58 studies were collected, of which 13 were selected. After collection of the epidemiological data of dental caries from each paper, the age of the study subjects, the severity of dental caries (DMFT/dmft), and kappa statistics were gathered. Results The cross-sectional studies totaled four papers, and there were nine case-control studies; six of them showed a more severe caries index in the case group (CLP), two studies showed the control group (without CLP) having higher caries severity, and one only paper with one age (14 years) indicated higher severity in the control group. Conclusion Overall, the rate of dental decay found in individuals with CLP was higher than among people without this condition in the studies evaluated. How to cite this article Pinto ECH, Pinto EG, Soares S, Oliveira TM, Almeida ALPF, Bastos JRM, Bastos RS. A Critical Review of Dental Caries in Individuals with Cleft Lip. World J Dent 2013;4(4):272-275.
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Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Loyola, Jose Luis Ayala-Herrera, Noel Muñoz-Gomez, Rita E. Martínez-Martínez, Miguel Angel Santos-Díaz, Jose Honorio Olvera-Delgado, and Alejandra Loyola-Leyva. "Dental Decay and Oral Findings in Children and Adolescents Affected by Different Types of Cerebral Palsy: A Comparative Study." Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 42, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 62–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17796/1053-4628-42.1.11.
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Objective: To compare dental caries and oral findings in patients affected by different types of Cerebral Palsy (CP). Study design: This cross-sectional study involved 120 children and adolescents with a diagnosis of CP. WHO diagnostic criteria were used to determine DMFT (caries diagnosis), the pocket depth and attachment level (periodontitis diagnosis). Additionally, the study evaluated dental erosion, traumatic dental injuries, treatment needs index (TNI), oral habits, malocclusions, gingival overgrowth, and dental fluorosis. Results: The most frequent CP type was spastic (62.5%), followed by mixed (18.3%), ataxic (10%), and athetoid (9.1). Patients affected by mixed CP showed a higher prevalence in decayed, DMFT index and TNI compared with the other types of CP (p<0.05). The frequency of malocclusion in the clinical evaluation was 87.5% and in plaster models was 49.2%. Conclusions: Dental caries was an important issue in mixed and athetoid CP groups. Oral habits and malocclusions were the most significant oral health problems in individuals with CP.
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Catygo, E. A., and K. V. Reutskaya. "ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE OF CARIES MORBIDITY IN CHILDRENWITH VARIOUS SOMATIC PATHOLOGIES." HERALD of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov 9, no. 3 (September 15, 2017): 80–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/mechnikov20179380-83.
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This study found, that the lowest intensity of dental caries in children 2-5 years old with allergic diseases, and the highest intensity of caries in children with NET disorders. Also, the research has demonstrate, that in 4-5 years there is a significant increase in tooth decay in children.
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Paul, Tahir, and Ron S. Brandt. "Oral and Dental Health Status of Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate." Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 35, no. 4 (July 1998): 329–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1597/1545-1569_1998_035_0329_oadhso_2.3.co_2.
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Objective To ascertain the oral and dental health status of children with cleft lip and/or palate. Design Oral and dental examinations were carried out on 114 selected children with cleft lip and/or palate, using standard criteria and indices. Setting These children were examined at two cleft palate clinics in the United Kingdom. Patients All children examined were between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Results Sixty one (53.5%) of the subjects exhibited no evidence of previous caries experience, but as many as 20% exhibited active decay. The mean caries experience in the deciduous dentition (dmfs) was 2.3, and that in the permanent dentition (DMFS) was 0.9. Caries experience of the Caucasian children of the sample was lower (mean dmfs 1.9) than that of the Asian children (mean dmfs 5.5). The mean simplified debris index of the sample was 0.9, and the mean gingival bleeding index was 0.4. Children with cleft lip and palate had generally poorer oral and gingival health than those with isolated clefts of the lip or palate. Conclusion Twenty percent of the sample had active decay. These children had poor oral health in the surgically repaired anterior segment.
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Oyedele, TA, AT Jegede, AM Adetayo, and BO Sodipo. "Dental caries, frequency of refined sugar consumption and body mass index among freshmen undergraduate students in Nigeria." Babcock University Medical Journal (BUMJ) 2, no. 1 (June 30, 2017): 29–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.38029/bumj.v2i1.14.
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Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine association between dental caries and body mass index (BMI), and dental caries and frequency of sugar consumption freshmen undergraduate student in Nigeria.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,164 students between 15 to 23 years of age. The independent variables for this study included age, sex, socioeconomic status, BMI, frequency of consuming refined sugars between meals and action taken after consumption of refined sugars. Descriptive analysis was used for all the quantitative variables while inferential analysis using logistic regression was used to determine predictors of dental caries.
Results: A total of 1,164 students participated in the study, comprising 61.9% females and 38.1% males. The mean age of the participants was 18.13 (±4.99) and mean BMI was 21.68 (±7.93). The prevalence of dental caries was 10.6% and the mean Decay Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) was 0.32 (±1.05). Age and socioeconomic status were the significant predictors of dental caries (p=0.02; p=0.04 respectively). However, there was increase odds of having dental caries in students with normal BMI ((AOR: 1.19; P=0.62), students that consumed refined sugar 3-4 between meals (AOR: 1.27; P=0.28) and students that did nothing after consumption of refined sugar (AOR: 1.43; P=0.51).
Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries in this study population was low, older students from middle socioeconomic status had significant caries prevalence and there were increase odds of dental caries in students with normal BMI, and in those that consumed refined sugars 3-4 times between meals.
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Zaharia, Cristian, Cosmin Sinescu, Alin-Gabriel Gabor, Andreea Codruta Cojocariu, Vlad Socoliuc, Camelia Szuhanek, and Meda-Lavinia Negrutiu. "MicroCT Analisys of Dental Adhesives Loaded with Nanoparticles." Revista de Chimie 70, no. 5 (June 15, 2019): 1769–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.37358/rc.19.5.7212.
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Dental decay is an infectious disease that affects more and more people. Dental Restoration Materials are not infallible, after filling a tooth with composite materials, and secondary caries may appear. One of the possible causes involved in the appearance of secondary caries is generated by the uneven thickness of the layer of adhesive that can be fractured by microinfiltration areas. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new type of dental adhesive that has been loaded with ferric nanoparticles. The thickness of the adhesive layer used in the restoration of the various types of cavities on the surface of the teeth, which were coated with copolymerizable composite materials, was evaluated, making a comparison between the thickness of the uncoated adhesive layer and the thickness of the adhesive loaded with ferric nanoparticles.In this study, 20 extracted teeth were used which presented various carious lesions. The dental caries were removed resulting class I and II Black cavities. The restoration of the cavities was made using adhesive techniques and photopolymerizable fluid-type composites, the adhesive layer being analyzed by the microCT.
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Izhar, Faisal, M. Saleem Rana, Maha Tanvir, Shafia Hasan, Muhammad Azizullah, Asif Hanif, Ayyaz Ali Khan, and Talha Laique. "Evaluation of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dental Caries: Cross Sectional Study." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 15, no. 8 (August 30, 2021): 2297–300. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs211582297.
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Oral health in the nation’s evolution, especially in this globalization, an absence of illness in the population plays a key role for a fecund and well established society. Purpose: To find the prevalence of dental caries along-with the risk factors related to them in rural children of District Kasur. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: Children (n=383) were included in present study through non-probability, convenient sampling technique. Children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were examined with the examination tools on the dental unit office in the RHC for caries risk using a pre-validated caries risk assessment checklist and Dental Caries detection form. Statistical analysis: Data analyzed by SPSS 21.0v. Results: There are 83 (22%) male and 300 (78%) females in the present study. The respondents of age 7 and over with active and smooth surface caries 383 (100%). The DMFT status for respondents with age 7-10 was 26.4% , age 11-13 was 53.5% , age 14-15 with was 18.8%. Overall dental caries risk in the participants while categorizing them on the basis of high risk i.e. 55.6% , moderate risk i.e. 42% and low risk i.e. 2.3%. Conclusion: This study concluded that caries are present in the form of tooth decay, molars, plaque, lesions, cavities, and gingivitis. The dental problems can be prevented with cleaning teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste. Key Words: Early Childhood Caries, Risk Assessment, Prevalence and Oral Hygiene.
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Shashikiran, ND, Pratibha Ahirwar, Priyanka Maran, and Pawan Raj Kannojiya. "Prevalence of Dental Caries and Traumatic Dental Injuries among 6- to 12-year-old Children in Bhopal City, India." International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 10, no. 2 (2017): 172–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1429.
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ABSTRACT Introduction Dental caries and trauma are the most common oral health problems for many decades. There is need for prevalence data to analyze the nature of the problems and to take necessary steps in improving public health. Aim and objectives To assess the prevalence of dental caries and traumatic dental injuries among schoolchildren of age 6 to 12 years in Bhopal city. Settings and design Cross-sectional study design was selected. Universal sampling method was followed in this study. Materials and methods A total of 1,204 children were examined. The distribution of samples was done based on age, gender, residing area, and type of school. Statistical analysis Data were collected and statistically evaluated under chi-square test and analysis of variance. Results The overall caries experience (73.17%) was found to be higher than that of traumatic injury experience (20.9%). There was age-related correlation between age and decay, missing, and filled teeth score. Conclusion Since most injuries occur at home or at school, educating the individual is the key that will have a great impact on the prognosis of traumatic injuries. Also good food habits need to be instilled in children from a tender age with the help of parents, which is the ultimate solution to fight caries. How to cite this article Maran S, Shashikiran ND, Ahirwar P, Maran P, Kannojiya PR, Niranjan B. Prevalence of Dental Caries and Traumatic Dental Injuries among 6- to 12-year-old Children in Bhopal City, India. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;10(2):172-176.
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Alkattan, Rana, Luis Rojo, and Sanjukta Deb. "Antimicrobials in Dentistry." Applied Sciences 11, no. 7 (April 6, 2021): 3279. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11073279.
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Dental caries (decay) is caused by pathogenic bacterial species, which afflicts nearly a third of the world’s population from early childhood to old age. Treatment of tooth decay often involves the use of filling materials to restore the cavity; however, if untreated, it can cause pain, infection and eventually lead to tooth loss. Since the oral environment is colonised by many different microorganisms, bacterial biofilms can form on these filling materials, contributing to secondary caries that can eventually lead to the failure of the dental restoration. Thus, preventing the formation of bacterial biofilms is an important strategy in the management of caries, which has led to research enabling antimicrobial capabilities in dental materials. Materials and pharmaceutical sciences are in a continuous race against microbial resistance but are trying to balance between beneficial biota associated with the oral cavity, and, of course, avoiding a harmful effect on tissues is challenging. This has, therefore, stemmed a substantial interest in both preventive and restorative measures that would enable limiting the formation of secondary caries, oral microbial biofilms, and the retention of tooth mineral. Thus, innovative strategies are being explored and here we present a review with a focus on strategies that can inhibit or limit the formation of bacterial biofilms.
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Avakov, Valentyn, Yuriy Oktysyuk, and Mykola Rozhko. "Prophylaxis of dental caries in children from polluted regions." Pharmacia 67, no. 3 (September 15, 2020): 169–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.67.e35080.
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To be living at the most advanced technological area in history is to exist and face pollution one of the most serious threats to all living things on the planet. There is evidence that anthropogenic and technological pollutions cause a considerable number of health problems and stomatological in particular. This article demonstrates the results gained by administration of vitamin-macro element complex “Calcinova” and sorbent “Enterosgel” in correction of enzymes responsible for biotransformation of xenobiotics in blood serum of children from the polluted areas. It has been established the high efficiency of recommended scheme on caries prophylaxis that is proved by positive biochemical indexes in blood serum of this children observed 30 month after the beginning of the investigation. As a result of the introduced prophylaxis, we have noticed the significant improvement of biochemical indexes in children with tooth decay. The findings reflect a certain rise in activity of enzymes responsible for elimination of xenobiotics such as alcohol-dehydrogenase (ADH) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) obtained from the blood serum of children from the main group comparing to the control group.
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B�hler, Christopher M., Patara Ngaotheppitak, and Daniel Fried. "Imaging of occlusal dental caries (decay) with near-IR light at 1310-nm." Optics Express 13, no. 2 (2005): 573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/opex.13.000573.
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Nathan, John E. "Prevention of Dental Caries (Tooth Decay): Should we be Content with Our Progress?" Pediatrics and Neonatal Nursing - Open Journal 2, no. 2 (October 14, 2015): e8-e10. http://dx.doi.org/10.17140/pnnoj-2-e005.
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Ismagilov, Oskar, Aleksey Shulaev, Elena Statseva, Guzel Ahmetova, and Konstantin Berezin. "DENTAL MORBIDITY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN." Actual problems in dentistry 15, no. 4 (February 12, 2020): 140–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.18481/2077-7566-2019-15-4-140-148.
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Subject. The results of a retrospective analysis of the prevalence and intensity of major dental diseases in school children are presented.
The goal is to determine the prevalence and intensity of major dental diseases in students aged 7, 12 and 15 years.
Methodology. The study involved 310 children aged 7 to 15 years, studying at school number 165 in Kazan. A clinical study was conducted by dental examination. An outpatient card was set up for each student, in which the results of a dental examination were recorded. Statistical analysis of the results of the study was carried out using a standard statistical software package for Microsoft Office Excel.
Results. The most common dental diseases in children are tooth decay and periodontal disease. The prevalence of dental caries averaged 83.2 %, the intensity — 3.7 ± 0.12 for CPP + CPU. According to the WHO classification, the prevalence of caries of permanent teeth in 12-year-old children is at an average level (75.6 %) with a low level of caries intensity (2.51 ± 0.1). The component K dominates in the structure of the intensity index (1.52 ± 0.1). In 15-year-old schoolchildren, the prevalence of caries is at a high level (87.5 %) with an average level of intensity (4.38 ± 0.1). The “P” component (2.24 ± 0.1) predominates in the structure of the intensity index and the “U” component (0.12 ± 0.1) appears (p <0.05). The prevalence of signs of periodontal disease in primary school children was 3.3 %, in children 12 years old —22.1, 15 years old — 29.0.
Conclusions. The results of the study indicate a low level of dental care, the lack of preventive and therapeutic measures among students of key age groups. The data obtained are aimed at substantiating the main directions of improving dental care for schoolchildren in modern conditions of the healthcare system.
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Cavallari, Tayla, Simone Tetu Moyses, Samuel Jorge Moyses, and Renata Iani Werneck. "KLK4 Gene and Dental Decay: Replication in a South Brazilian Population." Caries Research 51, no. 3 (2017): 240–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000464450.
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Objective: The objective of this research was to identify and replicate the participation of KLK4 gene polymorphisms in the susceptibility to dental decay. Methods: A total of 200 patients were recruited using ICDAS criteria - 100 of them with dental caries and 100 with no history of the disease. Buccal cells were collected and the DNA was extracted and amplified using PCR. Results: During the descriptive analysis, the variables ethnicity, biofilm, and gingivitis and the markers rs2242670 and rs2978642 were statistically significant. In the multivariate analysis, the marker rs2242670 and the variable biofilm maintained statistical significance. Conclusion: Genetic variations in the KLK4 gene may contribute to dental decay.
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Dasanayake, Ananda P., Saman Warnakulasuriya, Colin K. Harris, Derek J. Cooper, Timothy J. Peters, and Stanley Gelbier. "Tooth Decay in Alcohol Abusers Compared to Alcohol and Drug Abusers." International Journal of Dentistry 2010 (2010): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/786503.
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Alcohol and drug abuse are detrimental to general and oral health. Though we know the effects of these harmful habits on oral mucosa, their independent and combined effect on the dental caries experience is unknown and worthy of investigation. We compared 363 “alcohol only” abusers to 300 “alcohol and drug” abusers to test the hypothesis that various components of their dental caries experience are significantly different due to plausible sociobiological explanations. After controlling for the potential confounders, we observe that the “alcohol and drug” group had a 38% higher risk of having decayed teeth compared to the “alcohol only” group (). As expected, those who belonged to a higher social class (; 95% –2.75) and drank wine (; 95% –2.96) had a higher risk of having more filled teeth. We conclude that the risk of tooth decay among “alcohol only” abusers is significantly lower compared to “alcohol and drug” abusers.