The 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 ...
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Evaluation of mothers’ awareness about the presence of first permanent molar teeth among the 6-8 year old children in Yasuj, Iran, 2016 [PDF]
Journal 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
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Journal of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Introduction: Oral health assessment plays an important role in determining the health status and health planning of communities. The most important indicator that indicates the oral health status of individuals is the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index.
Abdolrahim Davari +2 more
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Prevalence of apical periodontitis and frequency of root canal treatments in liver transplant candidates [PDF]
, 2013 Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and endodontic treatment in liver transplant candidates and control healthy subjects. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Forty two liver
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Mothers’ Oral Health Literacy and its Relationship with Children’s dmft: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Iranian Population [PDF]
Journal of Mashhad Dental SchoolBackground: Mothers are mainly responsible for their child’s oral and dental health during childhood and must acquire adequate oral health literacy especially regarding the primary dentition. Therefore, the present study investigated mothers' oral health
Samaneh Salarian +2 more
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Investigating the Relationship Between Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index and Preterm Labor in Pregnant Women in Hamedan, 2016 [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Dental Research, 2019 Background: Preterm labor is defined as labor before 37 weeks of gestation, which is associated with neonatal mortality. Due to contradictory results of studies conducted on the relationship between preterm labor and dental decays and lack of research in this regard in Iran, the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the relationship ...
Azita Tiznobaik +6 more
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Oral health of the Croatian army recruits in 2001 [PDF]
Medicinski Glasnik, 2009 Aim Oral health of Croatian Army recruits has been researched. In2001, 505 19-year-old recruits in the barracks in Koprivnica wereclinically examined and asked about their health care habits.Methods The oral status of all teeth (except wisdom teeth ...
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PLoS ONE, 2018 ObjectivesThe aim was to gain knowledge regarding the risk of perinatal death related to exposure to dental amalgam fillings in the mother.DesignPopulation-based observational cohort study.SettingThe Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, a Norwegian ...
Lars Björkman +3 more
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Treatment needs and impact of oral health screening of athletes with intellectual disability in Belgium [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Special Olympics Special Smiles (SOSS) is an initiative created for oral health data collection and education in oral hygiene for athletes with an intellectual disability.
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Comparative Clinical Study Testing the Effectiveness of School Based Oral Health Education Using Experiential Learning or Traditional Lecturing in 10 Year-Old Children [PDF]
, 2015 Background School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health.
Angelopoulou, Matina V. +3 more
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