AIM To compare the prevalence of dental caries, dental calculus, and enamel defects in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and children with other chronic respiratory disorders. METHODS A cross sectional observational survey. One examiner (AN) undertook oral examinations to assess dental caries, periodontal health, and enamel defects in children attending respiratory outpatient clinics. RESU...

Dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) is a source of multiple types of data on life history. Recent research has targeted the plant microremains preserved in this mineralised deposit as a source of dietary and health information for recent and past populations. However, it is unclear to what extent we can interpret behaviour from microremains. Few studies to date have directly compared the ...

Dental Calculus Image Based on Optical Coherence Tomography Yao-Sheng Hsieh, Yi-Ching Ho, Shyh-Yuan Lee, Ching-Cheng Chuang, Chun-Yang Wang, and ChiaWei Sun 1 Department of Photonics, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 2 School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. 3 Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R...

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of dental and gingival pain and associated factors among Brazilian adolescents (15-19 years of age). Data from 16,126 adolescents who participated in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey SB-Brazil 2002-2003 were used. The outcome measured was dental and gingival pain in the last six months. Independent variables were per capita income, schooling,...

PURPOSE Periodontal endoscopes are relatively new to the dental field. The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of pain reported by subjects with periodontal disease after experiencing the use of a periodontal endoscope compared with the use of a periodontal probe during calculus detection. METHODS A total of 30 subjects with at least 4 sites of 5 to 8 mm pocket depths were treat...

Background and Objective: The conventional method of detecting subgingival calculus involves using a periodontal probe to sense tactile differences on the dental root surface. Although efficient, this can result in false positives negatives. This literature review explores alternative detection techniques that detect with improved accuracy consistency. accumulation below gingival margin foster ...