buccal cavity as a compound ecosystem has always been ignored in parasitic infection studies; however it seems that studying on mouth and tooth prevalent parasitic infections is of great importance. in this study, from 120 patients of both sexes referred to faculty of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences, iran, (2001-2002) 240 samples were taken from the plaques and calculus of dept...

background: one of the most important health problems in life is dental caries or tooth decay. untreated caries are painful and may affect diet, school attendance, and sleep. tooth decay can also have significant negative health and social consequences in later life. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the decayed, missing, filled teeth (dmft) index in 8-12 year old students in z...

The general objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between parental awareness, habits, and social factors in a particular parent population and the occurrence of baby bottle tooth decay (BBTD) in their children. The sample consisted of Hispanic, Black, and White families and included 100 parents with 100 children from the Pediatric Clinic and the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic ...

This study developed an antibacterial oral gel to inhibit Streptococcus mutans, a bacterium that causes tooth decay. The was formulated using methanol extract of Piper betel leaves, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and glycerin at different concentrations. evaluated for pH, viscosity activity against S. mutans standard methods. showed potent activity, supporting its use in the formulation. In sili...

16-" Doctor, do I have to lose the tooth? " " Do I have to have a crown? I'd rather not cut the tooth down like the last one. " " I hate to have my nice teeth reduced just to replace one tooth. " You have probably heard each of these comments many times. In each case, a decision had to be made as to what treatment to recommend. Every dentist has periodically practiced minimally invasive dentist...