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...

Currently there is a growing interest in oral health outcomes in how oral health affects quality of life. Objectives: To describe oral health related quality of life in adult population attending the outpatient department of Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital and to assess the relationship between clinical measures of oral health status and oral health related quality of life. Material...

background and aims. the goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a standard oral hygiene routine (daily tooth brushing and flossing) along with cetylpyridinium chloride (cpc) mouthwash in comparison to the same pro-tocol without mouthwash in chronic periodontitis patients during a 14-day period. materials and methods. this comparative study was carried out or 50 non-smoking ...

This study investigated the association between dietary patterns and oral health in primary-school children from Damascus. A total of 504 children aged 6-12 years were enrolled and food frequency questionnaires were distributed to their guardians to evaluate food consumption. Dental health was evaluated by gingival index and presence of untreated dental caries. Consumption of food groups was lo...

Introduction: Deteriorating oral health is an emerging public health concern in developing countries, yet little attention has been given to oral health in most sub-Saharan countries. The extents of caries, periodontal diseases and the associated risk factors have not been widely studied at the community level. Purpose: To assess the type and magnitude of oral health diseases as well as associa...

PURPOSE Minimal inclusion of women's health topics in dental and dental hygiene curricula may not prepare dental health care workers to provide comprehensive health care to females. The purposes of these surveys in 2001 and 2007 were to investigate United States dental hygiene school curricula regarding inclusion of women's health topics in differing degree programs (associate/certificate, bacc...

Background: Good oral health reflects the overall health status of an individual. Gingivitis and periodontal diseases are the leading causes of oral morbidities. Wide range of factors cause oral morbidities like adopted changes in dietary patterns, lifestyle factors, faulty oral hygiene practices, addiction, neglect and ignorance towards dental hygiene. Few inevitable factors like aging, socioe...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the oral hygiene and periodontal status in children with unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate treated in Łódź, Poland, and Erlangen, Germany. DESIGN Oral health was assessed by the presence of dental plaque, pocket depth, clinical attachment levels, and pathologic teeth mobility. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-seven Polish and 63 German patients parti...

Background Gingival inflammation and periodontal disease are the common complications of fixed dental prosthesis. They can be overcome by good oral hygiene maintenance. Objective The objective of this study was to assess the oral hygiene and gingival condition in patients after placement of fixed dental prosthesis for a period of six months. It was also analyzed how factors like type of fixed d...