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]
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 +37 more
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Relationship between parental locus of control and caries experience in preschool children - cross-sectional survey [PDF]
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 +7 more
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Cephalometric Analysis of Upper Airways in Adults with Class II Malocclusion in Qazvin [PDF]
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 +4 more
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The Association of Dietary Fluoride Intake and Diet Variables with Dental Caries in Adolescents from the ELEMENT Cohort Study [PDF]
To examine the association of dietary fluoride intake, total carbohydrate consumption and other key dietary variables with dental caries experience among adolescents, a cross-sectional analysis was conducted in a sample of 402 participants from the Early
Luna-Villa, Lynda +10 more
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Grouping of tooth surfaces by susceptibility to caries: a study in 5-16 year-old children [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Effects of dental probing on occlusal surfaces - A scanning electron microscopy evaluation [PDF]
The aim of this clinical-morphological study was to investigate the effects of dental probing on occlusal surfaces by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
Heinrich-Weltzien, Roswitha +4 more
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Background Obesity and dental caries among children and adolescents are growing worldwide public health problems. They share some common and modifiable influences.
Rou Shi +5 more
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Exploring the Relationship Between Dental Caries and Obesity in Makkah Children
Background: Obesity and dental caries are global severe public health concerns. In Saudi Arabia, both diseases are increasing among children. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries and obesity in children living in ...
Abdullah Marghalani +6 more
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DENTAL SURVEY IN NIGERIAPART I. PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES IN NIGERIA [PDF]
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 +8 more
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Analysis of fluoride levels retained intraorally or ingested following routine clinical applications of topical fluoride products [PDF]
The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.A variety of topical fluorides is now used clinically for the prevention and control of dental caries. It
Featherstone, J. +5 more
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