OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess caries prevalence of preschool and school children in Kosovo. METHODS The assessment, which was carried out between 2002 and 2005, included measurements of early childhood caries, deft and DMFT. RESULTS In total, 1,237 preschool and 2,556 school children were examined. The mean deft of preschool children was 5.9, and the mean DMFT of school chi...

Caries in very young children known as early childhood caries may be defined according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry as “the presence of one or more decayed, missing (due to caries), or filled tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in a child 71 months of age or younger” (1,2). Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a complex disease, which involves maxillary primary incisors within a mo...

objectives: saliva plays an important role in prevention of dental caries. neutrophils are the first defense mechanism of the immune system. interleukins (ils) can regulate the activity of neutrophils. this study aimed to assess the neutrophil count and level of il-lβ and il-8 in the saliva of children with and without dental caries. materials and methods: this case-control study was performed ...

Dental caries and prolonged breastfeeding still trigger much debate among professionals and parents. Some mothers are still being told to discontinue breastfeeding their toddlers because of cavities in the mouth. Parents often feel very discouraged and upset when they are forced to stop breastfeeding their toddlers. Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood, and is a...

(preface: Regardless of patient age, an important early step in managing caries ravaged teeth involves rapid lesion debridement and restoration, protecting the pulp and preventing caries progression. Interim therapeutic restorations (ITRs) in deciduous teeth, as well as sedative fillings in permanent teeth, can be placed quickly and inexpensively using the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART)...

The prevalence of caries among toddlers in Indonesia was about 81.5%. type that often occurs Early Childhood Caries (ECC). ECC a condition where there one or more tooth decay, the main cause consuming milk sugary drinks using bottle until fall asleep too which not balanced by oral hygiene maintenances. could be prevented treatment topical application fluor. One preventive agents for fluor Silve...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate dental emergencies treated at a hospital clinic and emergency department (ED) to: (1) analyze emergency types; (2) determine reasons for seeking hospital care; and (3) examine trends compared to previous studies from this institution. METHODS Records of 2,683 emergencies from 1995 to 2003 were reviewed. Demographics, reason for seeking care...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) among children in Beijing, China, has been increasing continuously though slowly. However, there is limited information about ECC in Beijing. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors of dental caries among preschool children in Beijing. METHODS For this case-control study, using a convenience sampling method, 787 children age...

Socio-economics, family stress and parenting style each plays as important a role in the development of early childhood caries as dietary and microbiological factors. Therefore, to be successful, oral health promotion initiatives should be designed and implemented with due consideration of issues such as collaboration with community partners, the role of dental health in overall child health an...