Early childhood caries: prevalence, risk factors, and prevention

S Anil, PS Anand - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Early childhood caries (ECC) is major oral health problem, mainly in socially disadvantaged
populations. ECC affects infants and preschool children worldwide. The prevalence of ECC …

Povidone-iodine use in sinonasal and oral cavities: a review of safety in the COVID-19 era

S Frank, J Capriotti, SM Brown… - Ear, Nose & Throat …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Approaches to nasal and oral decontamination with povidone-iodine (PVP-I)
have been published to reduce nosocomial spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome …

Fluorides and other preventive strategies for tooth decay

JA Horst, JM Tanzer, PM Milgrom - Dental Clinics, 2018 - dental.theclinics.com
This article focuses on strategies to reduce the burden of dental caries across the
population, using fluorides and some other dental caries preventive agents. It is imperative …

Practical use of povidone‐iodine antiseptic in the maintenance of oral health and in the prevention and treatment of common oropharyngeal infections

J Kanagalingam, R Feliciano, JH Hah… - … journal of clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To better inform medical practitioners on the role of antiseptics in oropharyngeal health
and disease, this article focuses on povidone‐iodine (PVP‐I), an established and widely …

Silver diamine fluoride in pediatric dentistry training programs: survey of graduate program directors

T Nelson, JAM Scott, YO Crystal, JH Berg… - Pediatric …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate practice, teaching, and perceived
barriers to the use of silver diamine fluoride and other caries control agents in US pediatric …

Early childhood caries and mutans streptococci: a systematic review.

TM Parisotto, C Steiner-Oliveira… - Oral health & …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
The aim of the present study was to undertake a systematic review to investigate whether
mutans streptococci levels are a strong risk indicator/factor for ECC, based on the current …

Prevention of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) review of literature published 1998–2007

S Twetman - European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 2008 - Springer
Aim: This was to examine the literature published during the last decade and review the
effectiveness of methods used for the prevention of early childhood caries (ECC). Study …

A qualitative look at parents' experience of their child's dental general anaesthesia

MS Amin, RL Harrison… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Caries relapse after treatment of early childhood caries (ECC) under general
anaesthesia (GA) has been frequently reported. This research used a qualitative method of …

Understanding parents' oral health behaviors for their young children

MS Amin, RL Harrison - Qualitative Health Research, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Young children with extensive dental decay often require a general anesthetic (GA) to
enable dental treatment. The purpose of this study was to develop a grounded theory to help …

Dental caries recurrence following clinical treatment for severe early childhood caries

RJ Berkowitz, A Amante… - Pediatric …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Purpose: To determine the relapse rate within one year for a cohort of children treated for
severe early childhood caries (S-ECC). Methods: In an earlier report, we assessed the …