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Evaluation of Oral Health Status Based on the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) Index

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019
Background: The Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) is a valuable index used for determining and monitoring the oral health status in a community.
Ghobad MORADI, Amjad MOHAMADI BOLBANABAD, Ardavan MOINAFSHAR, Hemn ADABI, Mona SHARAFI, Bushra ZAREIE   +5 more
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DMFT (Decayed, Missing, Filled, Teeth) Oral Health Index in Sweets and Cable Industry Workers [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2006
The most important factor in evaluating dental health is DMFT (Decayed, Missing, Filled, Teeth). This research was conducted to compare DMFT index in the workers of sweets and cable factories of Shahrood (Moghan), a small city near 300 km east of Tehran.
Z Tohidast akrad, JM Beitollahi, AA Khajetorab   +2 more
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Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index and Periodontal Health in Osteoporotic Patients Affected by BRONJ: An Observational Study. [PDF]

J Osteoporos, 2013
The aim of this paper is to describe the incidence of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) and periodontal disease in 32 osteoporotic patients affected by bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). Moreover, an investigation between the obtained data and 20 patients treated with bisphosphonate drugs and with no evidence of ONJ has ...
Oteri G, Bramanti E, Nigrone V, Cicciù M.   +3 more
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Oral Hygiene, Dietary Habits, and Saliva Properties in Relation to the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index of Dental Students: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

Medicina (Kaunas)
Background and Objectives: Caries development is associated with poor oral hygiene, inadequate dietary habits, quantitative and qualitative food content, and a high level of bacterial plaque. Physical and chemical changes in saliva composition and particularly changes in its buffering capability play a significant role in caries development. This study
Mandinić Z, Stojanović J, Prokić A, Beloica M, Jovanović S, Kuzmanović Pfićer J, Mladenovic R, Kosanović D, Milanović M, Todorović M, Milošević Marković M, Dožić I.   +11 more
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Evaluation of Decayed, Missing due to Caries, and Filled Teeth Index in Children with Phenylketonuria in Comparison to Normal Population

Turkish Archives of Pediatrics, 2023
Management of patients with phenylketonuria mainly includes limiting the content of phenylalanine in the diet. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate oral problems in children with phenylketonuria compared to the healthy population as a case-control study.The subjects of the case and control groups were selected according to the ...
Ghasemi, Nikoo, Namvar, Mahsa Alavi, Mansori, Kamyar   +2 more
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Oral health status and oral habits: A study on 33 rare diseases [PDF]

Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial
Objectives: To analyze the patient profile and characterize the oral health status, oral habits, and daily oral hygiene difficulties of individuals with rare diseases. Methods: Data were collected from records of the clinic for people with disabilities
Diana Oliveira Nunes, Ana Pinto, Teresa Albuquerque, Henrique Luís, Sandra Ribeiro Graça, Fátima Bizarra   +5 more
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Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and DMFT Scores among Patients at King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Oral health is one of the most significant issues in public health. The Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) Index is a useful tool for assessing and measuring the state of oral health in a community.
Muhammad Adeel Ahmed, Rizwan Jouhar, Muhammad Faheemuddin, Ahmed AlJafar, Hussain Alabawi, Baqer Alhumaidi, Moaiad Al Madeh   +6 more
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Influence of oral health on mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (HPCT) [PDF]

, 2012
Aims: To establish whether or not the state of patient oral health can influence the occurrence and/or severity of oral mucositis during hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (HPCT).
Cabrerizo Merino, María del Carmen, de Arriba de la Fuente, Felipe, Heras, I., Hernández Fernández, Ana, Oñate Sánchez, Ricardo Elías, Vicente García, Vicente   +5 more
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Relationship between Obesity and Dental Caries in Some University Students: A Pilot Study

치위생과학회지, 2021
Background: Obesity and dental caries have common risk factors such as food intake, eating habits, and lifestyle. Nevertheless, there has been no consensus on the significant association between obesity and dental caries, and additional studies are ...
Soo-Jeong Hwang, Hoon Kim, Min-Seock Seo
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Dental Caries assessment of Rural Population of Sindh by DMFT (Decayed missing and filled teeth) Index.

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 ...
Naveed Irfan, Khurram Anwar, Agha Taimoor, Mowaffaq Abdullmomen Al Absi, Mudassar Iqbal Arain, Saira Shahnaz   +5 more
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