Interaction of oral streptococci biofilm is the main etiological factor for dental caries. The aim of the study was to compare oral streptococci (OS) distribution in the biofilm of primary dentition from caries-free and caries-affected preschool Mexican children. This cross-sectional study involved 40 caries-free and 40 caries-affected children with primary dentition. Each child was examined us...

The objective was to investigate the experience and severity of dental caries, from medical records children who visited Children's Dental Clinic a Faculty southern Brazil, for four years. A cross-sectional study carried out by analyzing 262 containing information sociodemographic, as well clinical oral data, caries. Amongst all included in study, 226 (86.3%) had some teeth with caries 161 (61....

The overall reduction in caries prevalence and severity in the United States over recent decades is largely due to widespread exposure to fluoride, most notably from the fluoridation of drinking waters. Despite this overall reduction, however, caries distribution today remains skewed, with the poor and deprived carrying a disproportionate share of the disease burden. Dental caries, like many ot...

The aim of this study was to describe and compare findings regarding the prevalence and severity of dental caries when using ICDAS and DMFT/dmft in an epidemiological study with children and their mothers. This cross-sectional study evaluated 150 preschoolers and their mothers. Data were collected with ICDAS and then transformed into DMFT/dmft. ICDAS scores related to caries were analyzed accor...

BACKGROUND Early childhood caries (ECC) is a public health problem due to its impact on children's health, development and well being. Little is known about early childhood oral health in the West Indies or the influence of social and behavioural factors on the prevalence and severity of early childhood caries in this preschool population. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence ...

Caries and periodontal diseases are the most common oral diseases and their prevention, despite the existence of knowledge and methods of active prevention in the general public, are still not quite effective. Patients with intellectual disabilities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), (WHO, 2001) are different from the general population in terms of the incidence and severity the...

The main objective of this study was to assess whether dental caries status was related to nutritional status in preschool urban Brazilian children aged 12-59 months. Dental and anthropometric examinations were conducted on 1,018 12-59-month-old children during the National Day of Children Vaccination. Dental caries prevalence and severity were measured using the decayed, missing or filled surf...

AIM This was to describe the prevalence, severity and distribution of caries in a preschool population in Oslo, Norway, and to compare the findings in subgroups according to immigrant status and age. Furthermore, the present data should serve as a baseline for longitudinal studies. METHODS The participating children (n = 775), chosen from 7 clinics in the Public Dental Health Service, were of...