Dental caries occurrence, distribution, oral health status and corresponding treatment needs in 12 - 15 year old children are useful tools for evaluation of oral health. Dental caries status along with its treatment needs was recorded according to World Health Organization (WHO) index (1997) in 366 children from five schools within Jorpati Village Development Committee (VDC), Kathmandu. Dental ...

The term anterior open bite, which means no contact between anterior teeth, stands out in current orthodontic by the complexity of the treatment, associated with high levels of instability and recurrence. The purpose of this study is to emphasize that early etiological diagnosis is essential to the successful outcome of the technical intervention. The bibliographical study shows that, once the ...

OBJECTIVE There is little information regarding the mesiodistal angulation of permanent teeth in mixed dentition. The aim of this study was to evaluate mesiodistal root angulation of permanent incisors, canines and first molars of 100 Brazilian children, using a new horizontal reference plane based on the midpoint of the intercuspation of primary canines and permanent first molars in panoramic ...

OBJECTIVES High intake of fluoride (>1.5 mg/L) for a prolonged period may lead to skeletal fluorosis as well as dental fluorosis. The aim of this study was to compare the craniofacial characteristics of children with dental fluorosis in early permanent dentition period to those without fluorosis. METHODS Two hundred and sixteen children in early permanent dentition (girls:121, boys:95) were i...

PURPOSE The objective of this pilot study was to determine the prevalence of coronal dental caries among children with different genetic sensitivity levels of taste, as determined by 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP). METHODS Coronal caries and restorations in permanent and primary dentition were evaluated in 150 healthy school-aged children aged 6 to 12 years. A filter paper containing 6-n-propylt...

The objective of this study was to determine the association between dental caries and salivary characteristics (flow rate and pH) in the children with Down syndrome. A cross sectional study was conducted on 53 Down syndrome children at selected Down syndrome centres in Kelantan. Sociodemographic data was obtained, resting flow rate and pH were measured using Saliva-Check BUFFER® by GC co., Jap...

introduction: the aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and etiology of traumatic dental injuries (tdi) in school children of the northeast of iran. the type of involved teeth, the place of injury and treatment quality as well as the relationship between tdi and anatomic predisposing factors such as overjet and lip coverage were evaluated. methods and materials: a to...