OBJECTIVE Our primary objective is to phylogenetically characterize the supragingival plaque bacterial microbiome of children prior to eruption of second primary molars by pyrosequencing method for studying etiology of early childhood caries. METHODS Supragingival plaque samples were collected from 10 caries children and 9 caries-free children. Plaque DNA was extracted, used to generate DNA a...

In this study, the relationship between the results of the caries activity test (Snyder) and salivary IgA level were investigated statistically. There was no significant difference between caries-resistant and slightly cariesactive groups (p>0.05), although there were significant differences between moderately active and slightly active and between moderately active and caries-resistant groups ...

statement of the problem: dental caries in infants and young children is prevalent worldwide; its magnitude and associated factors vary between communities because of cultural and social economic differences. no such information was available for pre-school children in mbeya city. purpose: to determine dental caries status and associated factors in 2 to 4-year-old children in mbeya city. materi...

BACKGROUND Actual caries figures emphasize the need to identify the risk indicators involved in the disease's development. The hypothesis that certain risk indicators might affect the dynamic evolution of the caries process was assessed; to clarify this premise, a cross-sectional survey was performed in school children. METHODS A total of 390 subjects aged 6-8 years old were randomly selected...

Dental caries is the most common chronic infectious disease of oral hard tissues caused by plaque bacteria. It is five times more common than asthama and seven times more common than seasonal allergies. Dental caries affects both the sexes, all races, all socioeconomic status and all age groups. Dental caries will not only cause pain but also places a financial burden on the parent 1 . The prev...

Children with nursing caries and those initially caries free were compared on recall for occurrence of lesions in approximal molar surfaces. Mean follow-up time was 36 and 45 months, respectively, for the 2 groups. Fifty-three per cent of the nursing caries children had 1 or more molar lesions on follow up compared to 15% for children initially caries free. Routine prescription of supplemental ...

BACKGROUND Obesity and caries are common conditions in childhood and can have significant implications on children's wellbeing. Evidence into their association remains conflicting. Furthermore, studies examining the ssociation between obesity and caries commonly focus on individual-level determinants. The present study aimed to examine the association between obesity and caries in young English...

Radiation caries have been reported to be correlated with radiotherapy-induced destruction of salivary function and changes in oral microbiota. There have been no published reports detailing patients who have remained radiation caries-free following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between salivary function, oral microbiota and...

Dental caries remains a public health problem in developing countries requiring effective strategies to combat this disease. Caries vaccines showed promising results in experimental studies; however, it remains far the effective use in humans due to political-economic and ethical issues. The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature on the main research projects aimed at developing ca...

Dental caries remains one of the most common infectious diseases of mankind. Dental caries and its consequences together constitute a very real and personal problem for almost everyone.Several studies indicate an association with smokeless tobacco and caries but tobacco smoking and its relation to dental caries is a subject of many opinions.The present paper discusses various studies done in th...