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Grouping of tooth surfaces by susceptibility to caries: a study in 5-16 year-old children [PDF]

, 2004
Background The decline in caries has slowed and this may be indicative of variation in the susceptibility of differing teeth to caries. This study tests the hypothesis that in children, there are groups of tooth sites that exhibit differences in caries ...
Sheiham, A, Batchelor Paul A, Sheiham Aubrey, Aubrey Sheiham, Batchelor, P, Paul A Batchelor   +5 more
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How probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics prevent dental caries: an oral microbiota perspective

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Dental caries, a highly prevalent oral disease, impacts a significant portion of the global population. Conventional approaches that indiscriminately eradicate microbes disrupt the natural equilibrium of the oral microbiota.
Si-Chen Luo, Si-Min Wei, Xin-Tao Luo, Qiong-Qiong Yang, Ka-Hing Wong, Peter C K Cheung, Bo-Bo Zhang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Relationship between parental locus of control and caries experience in preschool children - cross-sectional survey [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Due to high prevalence and serious impacts, childhood caries represents a public health issue. Behavioural risk factors such as locus of health control have been implicated in the development of the disease; however their association with ...
Hynek Pikhart, Broukal, Z, Lencova, E, Erika Lenčová, Tsakos, G, Zdeněk Broukal, Pikhart, H, Georgios Tsakos, Pikhart Hynek, Broukal Zdeněk, Lenčová Erika, Tsakos Georgios   +11 more
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Obesity is negatively associated with dental caries among children and adolescents in Huizhou: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background Obesity and dental caries among children and adolescents are growing worldwide public health problems. They share some common and modifiable influences.
Rou Shi, Chunwen Lin, Shu Li, Linling Deng, Zhan Lin, Liangchang Xiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence in Dental Caries Diagnosis and Detection: An Umbrella Review

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Dental caries is largely preventable, yet an important global health issue. Numerous systematic reviews have summarized the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI) models for the diagnosis and detection of dental caries.
Sapna Negi, Ankita Mathur, S. Tripathy, V. Mehta, N. T. Snigdha, Abdul Habeeb Adil, M. Karobari   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Sodium Fluoride Varnish to Control Dental Caries in School Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2021
Fluoride varnish application is an effective intervention in controlling dental caries. Objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of six monthly application of sodium fluoride varnish in prevention of dental caries in deciduous teeth ...
Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Rasika M Jayasinghe, Sanjeewa Kularatna, null null, Sameera Senanayake   +5 more
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Effect of a silicon-based sealing agent (GapSeal) on the reverse torque value of the abutment–implant screw [PDF]

Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques
Objective: One major cause of dental implant failure is screw loosening. Silicone sealants have been introduced to reduce the gap between abutments and implants, potentially reducing screw loosening.
Talayeh Katebi, Soolmaz Heidari, Shima Aalaei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural Indigenous community [PDF]

, 2015
Background The aim of the study is to reduce the high prevalence of tooth decay in children in a remote, rural Indigenous community in Australia, by application of a single annual dental preventive intervention.
Surani Fernando, Ratilal Lalloo, Yvonne Cadet-James, Tut, Ohnmar, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Scuffham, P.A., Scuffham, Paul A, Jamieson, Lisa M., Kularatna, S., Paul A. Scuffham, Fernando, Surani, Valda Wallace, Kroon, J., Tut, O., Boase, R., Lisa M. Jamieson, Robyn Boase, Newell W. Johnson, Wallace, V., Jeroen Kroon, Lalloo, Ratilal, Jamieson, L.M., Boase, Robyn, Johnson, Newell W., Ohnmar Tut, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Kroon, Jeroen, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Scuffham, Paul A., Lalloo, R., Johnson, N.W., Johnson, Newell W, Jamieson, Lisa M, Wallace, Valda, Fernando, S., Cadet-James, Y.   +35 more
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DENTAL SURVEY IN NIGERIAPART I. PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES IN NIGERIA [PDF]

, 1984
A joint dental epidemiological survey was carried out in 1981 in the ancient city of Ile-Ife and its environs in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The survey was made with the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Oyo State, Nigeria, as the base.
Kinziro, KUBOTA, Minoru, NAKATA, Shogoro, OKADA, Yoshiaki, ONO, Yasuhisa, KAMEDA, S., O. Johnson, Masatoshi, OHNISHI, N., O. Hollist, T., Adesanya Ige Grillo   +8 more
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Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
BACKGROUND Caries (dental decay) is a disease of the hard tissues of the teeth caused by an imbalance, over time, in the interactions between cariogenic bacteria in dental plaque and fermentable carbohydrates (mainly sugars).
T. Walsh, H. Worthington, A. Glenny, V. Marinho, A. Jerončić   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source