This paper explores the dentition of individuals excavated from two postmedieval London cemeteries. Individuals from Chelsea Old Church, a middle-class group, and St. Bride’s lower churchyard, a working-class group, were selected and studied. The relative dental status of each group was explored by determining the prevalence of individuals and teeth affected by dental caries. The overall dental...

Dental caries commonly referred to as tooth decay is a dynamic, progressive, infectious, diet-dependent and most prevalent chronic disease with a global distribution. Individuals of any age are susceptible to this disease at any point of time throughout their life. This disease is reversible if detected at the earliest possible stage. Dental caries can be the outcome when pathological factors l...

OBJECTIVE The oral environment is subject to biofilm accumulation and cariogenic challenge, and few studies exist on the effect of these factors on the bond strength of adhesive systems. The aim of this study was to test if the exposure of adhesive interfaces to cariogenic challenge under biofilm accumulation could promote higher degradation than the exposure to biofilm accumulation alone. MA...

I. Eighty weanling albino rats, five from each of sixteen litters were distributed between five dietary groups in sixteen randomized blocks. Each block was formed from within a litter and each animal in the block received a different diet. 2. The main features of the diets were: group I , 72% sucrose; group 2, 72% uncooked wheat starch; group 3, 72% roll-dried wheat starch; group 4, 3 6 % sucro...

Prevention-5 th class Lect 1 Diet and dental caries The role diet and nutrition in the etiology and pathogenesis of caries may be viewed as systemic (nutrition) and local effect (diet) In general, the term diet refers to food and drink consumption (diaita ‘way of life’) while nutrition refers to a process by which living organisms physiologically absorb and metabolize food to ensure growth, ene...

An online training activity was carried out regarding the assistance of parents in maintaining dental and oral health pre-school age children living Serpong area, South Tangerang, Banten. This designed considering high caries rate Indonesian over last 10 years. Given importance developing good behavior from an early age, intake non-cariogenic foods hygiene maintenance habits should also be as p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the caries risk profiles in 2- to 6-year-old Greek children using a computer-based program and to evaluate the contribution of various risk factors. METHODS The study group consisted of 814 preschool children. A questionnaire on family, demographic and socioeconomic factors, general health, oral hygiene and dietary behavior was completed by the parents. Children were exami...

OBJECTIVE Although sucrose is considered the most cariogenic carbohydrate in the human diet, the question of how many exposures are needed to induce damage on the hard dental tissues remains unclear. To approach this question, different frequencies of daily sucrose exposure were tested on a relevant biological caries model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Biofilms of the Streptococcus mutans were forme...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the interference of age in the entrance into a public dental care program for infants as well as family behavioral aspects about tooth decay experience in children 0 to 4 years old. METHODS Cross-sectional study involving 465 children who were divided into 3 groups: infants whose mothers joined the program during pregnancy (n=50); infants enrolled in the program during th...

It is widely accepted that all foods containing "fermentable carbohydrates" have the potential to contribute to caries formation. Fermentable carbohydrates are present in most starches and all sugars, including those that occur naturally in foods and those added in processed foods. The relative cariogenicity of chocolates is dependent on their composition, texture, solubility, retentiveness and...