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Early childhood caries, climate change and the sustainable development goal 13: a scoping review

BMC Oral Health
Background Sustainable development goal 13 centres on calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. The aim of this scoping review was to map the published literature for existing evidence on the association between the Sustainable ...
Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Robert J Schroth, Olunike Abodunrin, Ola B. Al-Batayneh, Arheiam Arheiam, Tshepiso Mfolo, Jorma I. Virtanen, Duangporn Duangthip, Carlos A Feldens, Maha El Tantawi   +9 more
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Qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators of dental service utilization of pregnant women: A triangulation approach

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Pregnant women are vulnerable to a wide range of oral health conditions that could be harmful to their own health and future child. Despite the usefulness of regular dental service utilization in prevention and early detection of oral diseases,
Hoda Bahramian, Simin Z. Mohebbi, Mohammad Reza Khami, Rocio Beatriz Quinonez   +3 more
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Perception of oral health and medical conditions as possible predictors of oral health status in visually impaired adolescents: a cross‐sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background We aimed to assess oral health and oral hygiene status among visually impaired adolescents and also to evaluate the factors related to their oral health.
Nasrin Sharififard, Katayoun Sargeran, Mahdia Gholami   +2 more
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Caries prevalence in Swedish 20-year-olds in relation to their previous caries experience

, 2013
Background/Aim: There are few studies of caries development and caries-related factors from early age to young adulthood. The aim of the present study is to analyse caries prevalence in 20-year-olds in relation to their previous caries experience. Method:
Alm, A.,, Isaksson, H.,, Koch, G.,, Isaksson, Helén,, Wendt, Lill-Kari,, Alm, A., Wendt, Lill-Kari, Birkhed, Dowen,, Koch, G., Birkhed, D.,   +9 more
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Association between root/coronal caries and individual factors in institutionalised elderly using ICDAS severity and activity

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Caries in the elderly has been associated with dependence, oral-health status and -care practices. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between root/coronal caries and individual factors among institutionalised ...
Margarita Usuga-Vacca, Dairo Javier Marin-Zuluaga, Jaime Eduardo Castellanos, Stefania Martignon   +3 more
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Low-fluoride dentifrice and caries lesion control in children with different caries experience: a randomized clinical trial

, 2015
CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOSince there is no consensus on the anticaries effectiveness of low-fluoride (F) dentifrice, this randomized clinical trial evaluated its effect in children at different caries activity ...
Ribeiro, C. C. C., Tenuta, L. M. A., Cury, J. A., Lima, T. J.   +3 more
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The relationship of dental caries and dental fear in Malaysian adolescents: a latent variable approach [PDF]

, 2014
This paper is funded by University Malaya.Background To investigate the role of geography (place of residence) as a moderator in the relationship between dental caries disease and treatment experience and dental fear in 16-year-olds living in Malaysia ...
Humphris, Gerry, Freeman, Ruth; id_orcid, Leng Ong, Ali, Esa, Rashidah, Esa, R., Humphris, G., Humphris, Gerald Michael, Ong, Ai Leng, Freeman, Ruth, Ong, A.L., Freeman, R.   +10 more
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A BIOLOGICAL WAY IN CARIES PREVENTION

, 2009
The intent of this research program was to determine a new way in caries prevention. The score was the valuation of anti-caries effects of bio-active molecules of natural origin (derived from animals), in order to elaborate a new preventive methodology ...
Cantile, Tiziana
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Effects of educational interventions based on the theory of planned behavior on oral cancer-related knowledge and tobacco smoking in adults: a cluster randomized controlled trial

BMC Cancer
Background The theory of planned behavior (TPB) is an effective model for facilitating behavioral change. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of TPB-based educational interventions on oral cancer-related knowledge and tobacco smoking ...
Anoosheh Ghasemian, Katayoun Sargeran, Mohammad Reza Khami, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri   +3 more
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Cephalometric Analysis of Upper Airways in Adults with Class II Malocclusion in Qazvin [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Unusual enlargement of nasopharynx can disrupt air flow through the nose. The aim of this study was to investigate the cephalometric parameters in the upper airways.
Roya Naseh, Niloufar Azami, Maryam Tofangchiha, Parastou Sabzevaripour, Maryam Shirazi   +4 more
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