introduction: over twenty developed and developing countries have regions with endemic floursis, on the other hand tooth decay as an infectious disease in human societies is reported to occur due to the shortage of fluoride in water. since decayed, missing, and filled teeth dmft is considered a 52 -character indicator in health equity, the present research aims at studying the relationship betw...

-kobert Hutchison, ivi..u., r.K.u.r., ana jamks Sherren, F.R.C.S. Seventh Edition. Pp. xvi. 1,143. 1915. Bristol : John Wright & Sons Ltd. [Price 21s.] The first edition of this work, published in 1907, was intended t? provide the practitioner with a complete guide to treatment ^ moderate compass, and in a form convenient for reference, that it has already reached the seventh edition in eight y...

. . f this worldThe publication of a new event of n?, ̂l'-e renowned index of treatment 1 gince the last importance. It is nearly five y, fast-m?vin? tion was published, which in means that there was much scope for revision. As the editorship has been undertaken by that great physician, Dr. Robert Hutchison, it is unnecessary to add that this revision has been ably carried out. A number of secti...

background: periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. objective: the aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. materials and metho...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caries-free children using DMFT and significant caries (SiC) indexes in different caries prevalence groups in cities of the region of Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. The methodology proposed by the World Health Organization (1997) was used for caries diagnosis in 2,378 individuals. According to the DMFT index obtained in each evaluated ...