background the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the type of inhaled medication, length of use, dosing, the inhaler use technique and the severity and duration of disease on the dental caries of asthmatic patients. objectives in the present study, the frequency of dental caries in the asthmatic patients and control group was examined. in addition the possible associa...

The aim of this study was to describe and compare findings regarding the prevalence and severity of dental caries when using ICDAS and DMFT/dmft in an epidemiological study with children and their mothers. This cross-sectional study evaluated 150 preschoolers and their mothers. Data were collected with ICDAS and then transformed into DMFT/dmft. ICDAS scores related to caries were analyzed accor...

BACKGROUND With the increasingly polarized distribution of dental caries among children and adolescents, the usual DMFT measure has become a less meaningful population descriptor. To re-focus on identifying the high caries prevalence group the Significant Caries Index (SiC) was created. The aims of this study were to analyze the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Nevada youth over a pe...

Few studies have focused on the bacterial species associated with the deterioration of the dental and gingival health of children with congenital heart defects (CHD). The aims of this study were (1) to examine the dental plaque of children with CHD in order to quantify bacterial load and altered bacterial composition compared with children without CHD; and (2) to investigate the correlation bet...

BACKGROUND Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may present oral conditions that can compromise children's health even more. However, there is still no consensus on the association between SCD and dental caries. The aim of this study was to assess caries prevalence in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), and the association of dental caries with socioeconomic factors, disease severity, a...

Amaç: Çalışmamızda, hareketli yer tutucu kullanımı öncesi ve 6 ay sonrası masseter kas kalınlığının ultrasonografi yardımıyla incelenmesi, ağız hijyeni beslenme alışkanlıklarının karşılaştırılması bu faktörlerin DMFS dmfs (çürük, kayıp dolgulu diş yüzey sayısı) ile ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Gereç Yöntemler: Çalışmamızda ihtiyacı olan 20 çocuğa (6-12 yaş) içi muayeneleri yap...

background: nitric oxide (no), a highly reactive radical, participates in the nonspecific natural defense mechanism of the oral cavity. aims and objectives: the present study was attempted to evaluate the salivary no levels in 4–5 year‑old children with early childhood caries (ecc). the objective of the present study was to assess the salivary no concentration in children with different caries ...

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that invades the hard tissues of teeth. among most common oral manifestations in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). ASD neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits social interactions, communication difficulties, and restricted repetitive behavior. have higher risk dental due to their difficulty maintaining go...