The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is an association between risk behavior for eating disorders (EDs) and dental erosion and caries. A controlled cross-sectional study was conducted in Brazil, involving 850 randomly selected female adolescents. After evaluating risk behavior for eating disorders through the Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh, 12 adolescents were identified...

BACKGROUND The VicRK two-component signalling system regulates virulence and cariogenicity in Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans). The purpose of this study was to explore the genetic polymorphisms of the vicR and vicK genes, which are associated with dental caries in children with S. mutans. METHODS In this study, 121 (from each group) clinical S. mutans strains were isolated from caries-free c...

Parents may feel guilty about their children's oral problems, which can affect their quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of parental guilt and its association with early childhood caries (ECC), traumatic dental injuries (TDI) and malocclusion (AMT) in preschool children. All 2 to 5 year-old children (N = 305), and their parents, seeking dental care at the Universit...

AIMS The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, and pattern of dental caries in 6 to 7-year-old children in military primary schools in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. METHODS AND MATERIALS A random sample of 300 children (6 to 7-year-olds) was drawn from six schools of military dependents. Clinical examinations were carried out under standardized conditions by two trained an...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence and severity of dental caries along with the treatment needs; to determine the factors that influence dental caries status among pregnant women attending a district maternity hospital in Udaipur, India. STUDY DESIGN Study sample comprised of 206 pregnant women attending a district maternity hospital in Udaipur, India. Clinical data were collected on denta...

OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the caries status and provide a general evaluation of the level of dental treatment need of Pennsylvania public school children in grades 1, 3, 9, and 11 on a statewide and regional basis. METHODS Between September 1998 and May 2000, caries status and treatment need were assessed using a school-based dental examination, performed...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence, severity and intra-oral distribution of dental caries among children from four Northland communities. DESIGN Cross-sectional epidemiological survey of a Census sample. METHODS Dental examinations were systematically conducted on all children aged 5 or 6 and all children 12 or 13 (and for whom parental consent was obtained) in Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Kawakawa/...

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of socio-behavioral variables on the prevalence and severity of dental caries in 4- to 6-year-old children. A cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 1993 children enrolled in 58 public preschools from Araçatuba City, São Paulo State, Brazil, during 2010. The exams were made using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (World H...

OBJECTIVES Early childhood caries (ECC) is rampant among American Indian children, but there has been relatively little study of this problem. This article reports on risk factors for caries for a group of American Indian children at age 36 months as part of a longitudinal study. METHODS Pregnant women from a Northern Plains Tribal community were recruited to participate in a longitudinal stu...