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Oral Health Status of Institutionalized Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Lebanon

open access: yeseJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2017
Objectives: To assess the dental status of institutionalized intellectually disabled individuals in Lebanon and the role of background and behavioural determinants. Material and Methods: Oral health was recorded for 652 individuals (6, 12, 15 and 35 -
Hicham A. Diab   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using microstructures and composition to decipher the alterations of rodent teeth in modern regurgitation pellets—a good news-bad news story

open access: yes, 2020
Rodent accumulations are widely used for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. But these accumulations are created through the activity of predators (carnivorous mammals, birds of prey), the predation and digestion of which modify the preservation of ...
Dauphin, Y.
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Socioeconomic gradients in general and oral health of primary school children in Shiraz, Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Health status is largely determined by socio-economic status. The general health of individuals at higher social hierarchy is better than people in lower levels.
Golkari, A   +3 more
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Relation of caries status on the salivary total antioxidant levels in asthmatic children

open access: yesContemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2012
Aim: To study the correlation between the caries status and the salivary antioxidant levels among asthmatic children. Settings and Design: One hundred children within the age group of 6 12 years were selected and equally subdivided into children having
Amitha M Hegde   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective factors on the number of decayed and filled teeth using the Conway-Maxwell-Poisson count model [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2019
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Recognizing the factors affecting the number of decayed and filled teethhas a major role in oral health. Dental data usually suffer from over-dispersion and excess zero frequencies.
Omid Karimipour-Baseri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Vitamin D Deficiency on the Level of Salivary cathelicidin LL-37 in relation to Dental Caries Experience: A Case-Control Study

open access: yesمجله كليه طب الكندي, 2023
Background: Vitamin D improves innate immunity by enhancing the expression of antimicrobial peptides. The antimicrobial action of cathelicidin is widespread and effective against cariogenic bacteria.
Narjes M. Alhelfi, Nibal M. Hobi
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of deciduous dentition in 6-10 year old school children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Introduction. The emergence of deciduous teeth in the mouth of a child usually brings a joy to every parent. However, after ”short-time euphoria” deciduous teeth, in most cases, become the cause of pain, swelling, infection and further complications ...
Davidović Bojana   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Human Development Index, Ratio of Dentists and Inhabitants, and the Decayed, Missing or Filled Teeth Index in Large Cities

open access: yesThe Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, 2018
This study aimed to investigate the associations between human development and the demographic ratio of dentists with the prevalence of dental caries at 12 years of age in large Brazilian cities.Data were collected from 27 state capitals, Secondary databases were used: the municipal human development index (MDHI); the ratio of dentists qualified to ...
Fabio A, Pereira   +5 more
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Dental Caries assessment of Rural Population of Sindh by DMFT (Decayed missing and filled teeth) Index.

open access: yesThe Professional Medical Journal, 2020
Dental caries is known as an infectious disease of microbiologic origin. Streptococcus mutans is established to be the main causative agent, which leads to localized dissolution and destruction of the calcified tissues. It is the most prevalent oral disease which shows an inevitable geographic dissimilarity, socioeconomic patterns and severity around ...
Naveed Irfan   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of mothers’ awareness about the presence of first permanent molar teeth among the 6-8 year old children in Yasuj, Iran, 2016 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2017
BACKGROUND AND AIM: First permanent molar teeth (FPMT) erupt slowly and without any side effects among the 6-8 year old children. Sweet snacks consumption, parents’ unawareness about existence of these teeth and lack of attention to oral health care ...
Zahra Hashemi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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