Previous studies have shown that Self Arresting Caries Treatment (SACT) may be a useful technique to arrest active caries in Thai preschool children in remote areas. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of SACT on the levels of salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli in Thai children. Eighty-two subjects aged 4-6 years from primary school in a remote area of Thailand were...

Background & Aims: Conventional radiography is used for the diagnosis of problems such as dental caries and failure in root canal therapy. The diagnosis accuracy of conventional radiography is acceptable in the evaluation of anatomical and pathological structures. However, it seems that by using digital radiography we can obtain more information in this field. The aim of this study is to compar...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between caries and malocclusion in the early and late mixed dentition in a population of children of Chinese migrant workers in Shanghai. METHODS Dental charts were obtained for 646 children in the mixed dentition, aged between 6 and 13 years old. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index and interproximal tooth structure lost due to caries (IT...

This study was designed to assess, retrospectively using dental records, the impact on the management of dental caries of new caries risk assessment (CRA) forms and procedures introduced into a predoctoral dental school clinic. Of 3,659 patients with a new patient visit (NPV) and baseline exam (BE) in the two-year period of July 2003 through June 2005, 69 percent (n= 2,516) had a baseline CRA. ...

Proximal striping is a valuable tool for gaining space. The aim of this study was to collect evidence related to proximal striping by conducting a survey. Two hundred orthodontists filled the specially designed questionnaire. 95% of respondents did proximal stripping in their patients.83 % respondents felt that teeth become more susceptible to caries but only 13.5% of them had actually seen cas...

BACKGROUND The majority of caries lesions in adults occur on the proximal tooth surfaces of the posterior teeth. A comprehensive study of the composition of the oral microbiota is fundamental for a better understanding of the etiology of interdental caries. METHODS Twenty-five caries-free subjects (20-35 years old) were enrolled in the study. The interdental biofilm of four interdental sites ...