OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the dietary habits and oral health related behaviors in relation to the dental health status in terms of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT index) of a group of young adults attending to a dental school located in a major city in Turkey. STUDY DESIGN A total of 416 young adults (247 females and 169 males) with an age range of 18-...

BACKGROUND Oral health and academic performance are important contributing factors for a student's professional life. Countless factors affect both, among which sleep, vitality and fatigue are less explored areas that also have a strong impact. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the association of sleep disturbances, fatigue and vitality with self reported oral health status, ...

To analyze the clinical symptoms and signs in cases of oral submucous fibrosis which has transformed into squamous cell carcinoma, twenty-nine patients with squamous cell carcinoma correlated with oral submucous fibrosis, leukoplakia, lichen planus were taken biopsy for positive diagnosis. The clinical and pathological diagnosis of oral submucous fibrosis depended on clinical and pathological d...

Dietary isothiocyanates (ITCs) found in cruciferous vegetables (Brassica spp.) has been reported to reduce cancer risk by inducing phase II conjugating enzymes, in particular glutathione S-transferases (GSTs). This case-control study was aimed at determining associations between dietary ITCs, GSTs polymorphisms and risk habits (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and betel-quid chewing) with or...

We describe an interesting case of oral sub mucous fibrosis accompanied by severe trismus in a 23 years old man. The patient had initially been diagnosed as having internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint and conservative treatment had failed to decrease the symptoms. Despite extremely limited temporomandibular joint movement, cone beam computed tomography revealed no important abnor...

AIMS To assess the actual oral health status of Portuguese schoolchildren aged 6 and 12 years according to gender and urbanisation, to highlight the trend over time in dental caries prevalence of children, to assess the dental care habits and the provision of preventive services to children, and to analyse the effect of dental care habits on caries experience. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN Clinical e...

Abstract Background This study aims to examine the effects of socioeconomic status, oral, and dental health practices, dietary habits anthropometric measurements on in 12-year-old schoolchildren. Methods The sample consisted a total 254 children (44.1% boys 55.9% girls) three schools which were identified as low, moderate high status. data collected by face-to-face interviews via questionnaire ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of oral hygiene habits and practices on the risk of developing oral leukoplakia. DESIGN Case control study. SETTING Githongo sublocation in Meru District. SUBJECTS Eighty five cases and 141 controls identified in a house-to-house screening. RESULTS The relative risk (RR) of oral leukoplakia increased gradually across the various brushing frequencies ...