Different Dental Caries Patterns among Smelter Workers with Dental Erosion

On dental caries and dental erosion in Swedish young adults.

BACKGROUND All children in Sweden are entitled to regular, free dental care up to 20 years of age. While dental caries generally continues to decline, still there is a pronounced skewness in caries prevalence. Furthermore, the reported increase in dental erosion in young adults is cause for concern. AIM The aim was to study the prevalence of dental caries and dental erosion in a cohort of Swe...

Dental Erosion

1Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, 17012-901 Bauru SP, Brazil 2Clinic for Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland 3Department of Cariology and Gerodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, 0455 Oslo, Norway 4Department of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry, Dental Clinic...

Dental caries.

Dental caries.

Dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases afflicting mankind. It reached a peak in the 1950s but has been declining drastically in recent years in children and young adults. This article describes the three contributing factors in dental caries: microbial plaque, tooth susceptibility, and diet, and discusses practical preventive measures which help to reduce caries incidence. Some of ...

Relationship between Risk Behavior for Eating Disorders and Dental Caries and Dental Erosion

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is an association between risk behavior for eating disorders (EDs) and dental erosion and caries. A controlled cross-sectional study was conducted in Brazil, involving 850 randomly selected female adolescents. After evaluating risk behavior for eating disorders through the Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh, 12 adolescents were identified...