Introduction: In South Africa information on the dental caries experiences of pre-school children with Down’s syndrome (DS) has not been reported. The aims of the study reported and discussed in this paper were to: (1) determine the dental caries status among pre-school children with DS; (2) identify the unmet treatment needs of these children by comparing the dmft/DMFT data with the Significan...

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...

BACKGROUND Among the various oral ailments which have been observed in elderly, root caries is a significant one. Tooth loss is chief oral health-related negative variable to the quality of life in elderly and root caries is the major cause of tooth loss in them. It has been reported about a third of older population bears most of the root caries burden, so the present study aimed to assess the...

BACKGROUND Dental caries as an infectious disease is still a major oral public health issue. As documented in some recent studies, it has been recognized as the most common chronic childhood disease. AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate caries prevalence, DMFT and dmft scores, as opposed to caries free children at the age of 6 years from a well developed western region of Primorsko-Goran...

AIM To determine the prevalence of root caries and the root caries index in a population of older Mexicans, and its relationship to socioeconomic, sociodemographic and dental factors. METHODS We carried out a cross-sectional study in 85 persons 60 years and older living either in long-term care facilities, or independently and attending an elder day-care group. Each subject underwent an oral ...

INTRODUCTION Dental caries is public health problem in Mexico and there are few studies on preschool children. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the caries experience in preschool children and its relation to oral hygiene in an underserved area of ​​the state of Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional, descriptive, observational and analytical study in children aged fo...