Protecting All Children's Teeth (PACT): Caries

Predicting caries in permanent teeth from caries in primary teeth: an eight-year cohort study.

Several cross-sectional studies report that caries in primary teeth is correlated with caries in permanent teeth. This eight-year cohort study sought to determine if caries in the primary dentition can predict caries in the permanent dentition of the same individuals and, if so, with what degree of prediction accuracy. A total of 362 Chinese children, from 3 to 5 years old at the time of the 19...

Caries in the primary teeth and salivary Streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus levels as indicators of caries in permanent teeth.

The relation between dental caries in the primary and permanent dentitions of the same individuals was studied during the period of general decline of caries in the child population. The caries activity of the study group in their teens, measured by cariesrelated microbial tests and clinical parameters, was low. However, the results suggest hat caries experience of the primary dentition was ass...

Impacted Teeth and Their Influence on the Caries Lesion Development

Effect of Some Medicines on Caries of Deciduous Teeth

Background Dental caries in addition known as tooth decay is a breakdown of teeth due to actions of bacteria. The cavities may be a number of dissimilar colors from yellow to black. Symptoms may contain pain and difficulty with eating. Aims To determine the direct effect of the oral medicines which were used for long time by children on the teeth. To reduce the negative effect of these drugs. M...

Evaluation of the caries profile and caries risk in adults with endodontically treated teeth.

OBJECTIVES The present study was set up to explore (1) a potential association between a person's caries risk profile and the presence or absence of root-filled teeth, and (2) the caries risk in endodontically treated teeth. STUDY DESIGN Two hundred Saudi adults were divided into an Endodontic Group (EG; n = 100), with a minimum of 2 root-filled teeth, and a Non-Endodontic Group (NEG; n = 100...