Radiography plays an important role in detection of interproximal caries. The aim of study is to compare diagnostic ability of photo stimulable phosphor (PSP) with direct measurement using stereomicroscope in detecting proximal caries. Hundred proximal surfaces of 50 extracted human posterior teeth were radiographed with dental X-ray unit. The image receptors used was storage phosphor plate Vis...

In Germany, caries of young people has been declining since the late 1980s, while the prevalence of early childhood caries has remained steady. Data from a number of regional studies suggest a current prevalence between 10% and 15%. However, there is a dearth of longitudinal observational study data on the risk of caries in the permanent teeth of persons who as children had to undergo comprehen...

Background: Dental caries appears long time ago and attracts great attention in the paleopathological research all over the world. However, few reports presented the status of dental caries in Chinese ancient people. Aim: To describe the prevalence of dental caries in 104 skulls about 2,200 years ago. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed using 104 skulls which were ex...

Research has demonstrated the validation of specific caries risk assessment (CRA) systems, but little is known about how dental practitioners assign a caries risk level to their patients. The aim of this study was to explore dental students' decision making in caries risk assignment when using the Caries Management By Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) system. Multiple correspondence analysis and chi-squ...

BACKGROUND Radiography plays an important role in the detection of interproximal caries. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to determine diagnostic accuracy of chargecoupled devices (CCD), Photo Stimulable Phosphor (PSP) and film radiography in detecting non-cavitated caries. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-two non-cavitated approximal surfaces of extracted human posterior teeth were ...

BACKGROUND Dental caries develops as a result of the metabolism of carbohydrates by cariogenic bacteria present in a complex biofilm. The present study aimed to examine if bacteria in pooled supragingival plaque samples quantified using a "checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization" based panel of caries-related bacteria, could reflect the caries experience in a manner similar to saliva samples analyse...

A tooth may be touching its neighbors at the proximal surface but this alone is not sufficient to provide protection to the interdental tissues and prevent the initiation of caries. A well-contoured, properly positioned, firm proximal contact may protect the gingival tissues and tend to clean the adjoining surfaces, thereby preventing the occurrence of caries. Faulty proximal contacts in the na...

UNLABELLED Information on dental caries among patients attending Mulago Hospital is scarce. Yet knowledge of the pattern of caries can be used to plan preventive and treatment interventions. This study describes the pattern of dental caries (in terms of age group, tooth and tooth surface and gender) among patients attending the Public Health Dental Officers School Clinic, Mulago Hospital. MET...