Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate oral hygiene, gingival status and prevalence of dental caries among 12 to 15 year old schoolchildren in Al Karak governorate, Southern Jordan. Oral health knowledge among the study population was assessed through a questionnaire. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 730 pupils from the 12 to 15 year old age group. Of those there ...

AIM OF THE STUDY. To evaluate the tooth brushing skills and the prevalence of dental caries as well as its intensity in relation to oral hygiene skills among 4 - 6-year-old children. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The cross-sectional study was performed from November 16, 2009 to January 12, 2010. 235 children (4 - 6-year old) were randomly selected from kindergartens in Plungė and Jonava in Lithuania. T...

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to show the influence cognitive impairment and dementia on oral health utilization dental services. Methods A cross-sectional analyzation data OrBiD (Oral Health, Bite Force Dementia) pilot conducted. 137 subjects were stratified into five groups basis Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) (1—no (MMSE 28–30), 2—mild 25–27), 3—mild 18–24), 4—moderate ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the link between self-reported oral health and arthritis in the Scottish population using data from the Scottish Health Survey. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data were available from 2008 to 2013 on self-reported arthritis, oral health conditions and oral hygiene habits from the Scottish Health Survey. Arthritis was defined in this survey by self-reported long standing illnes...

The present study was conducted to clarify the effects of chewing a quid containing areca nut and tobacco on periodontal tissue and oral hygiene status. A total of 365 subjects (168 chewers and 197 non-chewers with a mean age of 32.5 +/- 0.7 and 30.4 +/- 0.8 years, respectively) were enrolled. Clinical data on periodontal tissues, oral hygiene status, as well as information on bleeding from gum...

BACKGROUND The success of an oral health service can be assessed by the degree of satisfaction of its patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction following comprehensive dental treatment provided by final year dental students at college of dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to correlate the level of patient satisfaction with their post-treat...

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease among pregnant women and also to evaluate the status of oral hygiene. The prevalence and severity of caries was evaluated, having estimated DMFS and DMFT. The prevalence of periodontal diseases and the degree of severity was evaluated by CPITN index, gums by Silness-Loė (GI) index, oral hygiene by OHI-S (ac...

Methods A cross sectional comparative study was conducted on 5-12 years old, 40 asthmatic and 62 non-asthmatic subjects in Davanagere city. Selection criteria – a) children with diagnosis of asthma as diagnosed by lung function test by the medical officer of the asthma care centre, Bapuji Hospital, Davanagere, who were currently on asthmatic medication belonging to 5-12 year age group residing ...

Background According to the Spanish Society of Cardiology, 700,000 patients receive oral anticoagulants, and in these cases bleeding on probing (BOP) could be altered. However, no studies have analyzed the periodontal status of these patients and the effects anticoagulants may have upon BOP. A study was made of the possible relationship between plaque index, probing depth, INR (International No...