OBJECTIVES. Despite marked improvements over the past century, oral health in America is
a significant problem: caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Much oral …

The proportion of Norwegian preschool children with dental caries experience has
decreased during the last decades and the caries distribution has become skewed. Some …

Background The prevention of childhood dental caries relies on adherence to key
behaviours, including twice daily tooth brushing with fluoride toothpaste and reducing the …

OBJECTIVE. Social risk factors such as growing up in poverty, racial/ethnic minority status,
and maternal depression have been associated with poorer health outcomes for children …

This longitudinal study investigated the sequelae of enamel defects in a group of 25 white,
very-low birthweight (VLBW), preterm children (mean birthweight 969+ __ g, mean …

Objective This study seeks to explore the how specific toxic stressors, specifically adverse
childhood experiences (ACE s), and their frequencies may be associated with tooth …

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to:(1) determine the prevalence of early childhood
caries (ECC) among young children accessing dental services at a community dental …

Wigen TI, Wang, NJ. Maternal health and lifestyle, and caries experience in preschool
children. A longitudinal study from pregnancy to age 5 yr. Eur J Oral Sci 2011; 119: 463 …

This review aims to compare the occurrence and distribution of mutans streptococci in Africa,
Europe, and North America and in addition will try to offer explanations for existing …

Purpose: Culturing mutans streptococci (MS) from children's saliva has high utility in caries
risk assessment. The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to examine its ability in …