Aim. To evaluate the dental health of children in early childhood, middle and adolescence. Materials Methods. The prevalence intensity caries were assessed 90 from different age groups: 20 childhood group (6 years old), 45 (12 25 teenagers (15 old). Results. In group, “Decayed” component DMFT index (Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth) starts to appear, showing a clear increase with age. For instanc...

BACKGROUND Before implementing a new oral health promotion program in the French overseas territory of Nouvelle Calédonie, the health authorities needed recent data about dental status of the New Caledonian child population. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe the dental status of 6, 9 and 12-yr-old New Caledonian children and to investigate the environmental and behavioural risk factors ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to determine the oral health status of a sample of prisoners at the Federal Prison in Enugu. The health status of inmates in the prison system needs to be incorporated into data and reports that summarize the state of the nation's health; this will encourage the provision of health care to prisoners and foster development of the nation's health. SUBJECTS AN...

OBJECTIVE The occurrence of orofacial pain and chronic pain are frequent subjects for study today, but few studies have been made on dental pain in Brazil. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental pain and the associated factors as the reason for visiting a dentist among adults. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out among 860 workers aged 18-58 years at a co...

Purpose: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the impact different body mass index status on dental caries, tooth development, and eruption regarding development tissues health problems. 
 Materials & Methods: One-hundred-seventy-six children, aged between 3-12 years old, were included in distributed into 4 groups (n:44) according their as underweight, healthy, overwei...

In dental epidemiology, the decayed (D), missing (M), and filled (F) teeth or surfaces index (DFM index) is a frequently used measure. The DMF index is characterized by a strongly positive skewed distribution with a large stack of zero counts for those individuals without caries experience. Therefore, standard generalized linear models often lead to a poor fit. The hurdle regression model is a ...

To evaluate significant caries (SiC) index values and related factors in Turkish children aged 5-6 years old, children from 5 nursery schools in Istanbul were included in a cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic information and data about oral care habits were obtained from the records and from parents. Of 542 students examined, the mean decayed/missing/filled primary teeth (dmft) index was 3....

OBJECTIVES To assess the oral health status and salivary composition in a group of children suffering from bronchial asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of sixty asthmatic children, sixty healthy negative controls, and sixty healthy positive controls of both sexes with age ranging from 4 to 12 years old. The asthmatics were grouped according to disease severity into mild, moder...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the oral health status of 18-year-old Iranians in relation to their gender, place of residence and level of education. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-three calibrated examiners in 2002 collected data as part of a national survey, according to World Health Organization criteria for sampling and clinical diagnoses, across 28 provinces. The study sample was 4,448; male: 2,0...