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For debate: problems with the DMF index pertinent to dental caries data analysis [PDF]
Abstract – The Decayed, Missing, Filled (DMF) index has been used for over 50 years and is well established as the key measure of caries experience in dental epidemiology. Despite its long history of use, there is debate about the most appropriate number of surfaces to include for a missing tooth.
J M, Broadbent, W M, Thomson
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Carious experience in mixed dentition and associated risk factors [PDF]
Objectivs. Assessment of carious experience and risk factors in children with mixed dentition. Material and method. Cross-sectional clinical study on a group of 176 students (82 boys) aged 7-10 years (v = 8.34±1.40 years) from Bucharest.
Ioana-Andreea Stanciu +5 more
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What explains socioeconomic inequality in dental caries among school children in west of Iran? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental caries among children is considered as a main public health concern in most of the countries over world and its prevalence is widespread in low-income countries like Iran.
Ali Kazemi Karyani +7 more
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This study aimed to assess the discriminant validity of the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) at different thresholds, compared with the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index (dmf) instrument, to discriminate caries risk factors. A cross-
Laís Anschau PAULI +4 more
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The diverse nature of island isolation and its effect on land bridge insular faunas [PDF]
Aim: Isolation is a key factor in island biology. It is usually defined as the distance to the geographically nearest mainland, but many other definitions exist.
Anastasakis G. +16 more
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In this study, the removal of particulate, organic and biological fouling potential was investigated in the two-stage dual media filtration (DMF) pretreatment of a full-scale seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant.
Almotasembellah Abushaban +6 more
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β-diketonate versus β-ketoiminate:the importance of a ferrocenyl moiety on improving the anticancer potency [PDF]
Herein we present a library of fully characterized beta-diketonate and beta-ketoiminate compounds that are functionalized with a ferrocenyl moiety. Their cytotoxic potential has been determined by screening against human breast adenocarcinomas (MCF-7 and
Allison, Matthew +4 more
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Correlation between carbohydrate intake and dental caries in obese individuals
Background: Nowadays, obesity is one of the biggest public health problems. Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat that can occur when fat-producing foods, such as carbohydrates or sugar, are over-consumed.
Ignatius Setiawan +5 more
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REPORT OF A DENTAL HEALTH SURVEY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN [PDF]
The DMF index of 2000 school children (1000 boys, 1000 girls) 10 to 15 years old is reported. Cases were selected randomly among the school children of different schools, situated in various economic zones of Isfahan city.
E. Khamessi
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Pendahuluan: Prevalensi karies dari pemeriksaan DMF-T yang dialami oleh penduduk berumur lebih dari 12 tahun di Indonesia sebesar 4,6. Perubahan gaya hidup dipertimbangkan sebagai salah satu faktor risiko yang menyebabkan terjadinya perbedaan kejadian ...
Regina Faranitha +2 more
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