Decline in dental caries among 12-year-old children in Brazil, 1980–2005

Lauris, José Roberto Pereira; Bastos, Roosevelt da Silva; Bastos, José Roberto de Magalhães

doi:10.1111/j.1875-595x.2012.00124.x

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“…In Brazil, studies by Bönecker et al [2002Bönecker et al [ , 2010 reported significant reductions in dental caries in preschool children from 1995 to 1999 and 1997 to 2008, respectively; however, the explanations for the trend were not clear. Narvai et al [2006] reported a 62% decline in DMFT from 1980 to 2003 and related the decline to expansion in the coverage by water fluoridation and increased use of fluoridated toothpaste, as stressed in other studies [Cury et al, 2004;Lauris et al, 2012]. However, they based their arguments on the plausibility of these 'historical facts' rather than on empirical evidence [Cury et al, 2004].…”

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Social Factors Associated with the Decline in Caries in Brazilian Children between 1996 and 2010

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Dental caries levels have declined in children since the 1970s in many countries. Most of the postulated main reasons for the decline are speculative and have not been rigorously evaluated. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between some social factors and the decline in dental caries in Brazilian 12-year-old children from 1996 to 2010. Secondary analysis of national data was performed in 27 Brazilian state capitals. A panel data regression model with fixed effects and multiple linear regression were used to verify the relationship between the explanatory and the dependent variables and also the time-trend effect. The results showed that the DMFT (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) decreased by about 3% per year, and the percentage of caries-free children increased by 4.5% per year. For DMFT and percentage caries free, the results for the panel data regression showed a significant association for the Human Development Index (HDI) in the adjusted model (p = 0.010). When the overall changes over time were compared, the Gini index had a significant association with the overall change in DMFT in the final model of the multiple regression analysis (p = 0.033). Our results indicate that the maintenance of good levels of human development, which includes better education, income, and longevity, are important factors relating to improving levels of oral health in 12-year-old Brazilian children. However, to accelerate this process in cities with the worst caries situation, income inequality should be tackled.

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“…12 But, yet, there remains a section of young population from developed as well as developing countries who present as high caries risk subjects. 3 It is not very uncommon to see young patients with multiple grossly decayed anterior as well as posterior primary teeth.…”

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Methods of Intracanal Reinforcement in Primary Anterior Teeth—Assessing the Outcomes through a Systematic Literature Review

Mittal

Bhatia

Haider

2015

International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

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Aim: To assess how the various methods of intracanal reinforcement (short root canal posts) performed in their clinical and radiographic outcomes for restoring grossly broken down primary anterior teeth after pulpectomy for 1 year or longer follow-up period.Materials and methods: Literature search of electronic databases (Sept 2013) and various journals (1980-Sept 2013) using medical subject headings and free text terms was conducted. For inclusion in quality assessment, prespecified inclusion criteria were applied. Quality assessment was performed by using ‘The Cochrane collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias’.Results: Seven relevant papers were selected for full text evaluation. After applying the inclusion criteria, only two trials could be considered for quality assessment. Both of these were classified as having high risk of bias.Conclusion: The evidence to support any method of intracanal reinforcement for restoring grossly broken down anterior teeth is presently lacking. Further trials with well-defined methodology are needed.How to cite this article: Mittal N, Bhatia HP, Haider K. Methods of Intracanal Reinforcement in Primary Anterior Teeth– Assessing the Outcomes through a Systematic Literature Review. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015;8(1):48-54.

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“…[123] A previous study has reported prevalence of as high as 92.11% among 9 year old and a mean dynamical mean field theory of 4.61 ± 3.14, higher than World Health Organization (WHO) goal for Healthy people (2000). [3] This worrisome prevalence and severity was attributed to lack of use of fluoride toothpaste (80%), lack of knowledge about the etiology of dental caries (98%) and ≥5 sugar exposures/day (30%).…”

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School based oral health promotional intervention: Effect on knowledge, practices and clinical oral health related parameters

Gauba

Bal²,

Jain³

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Contemp Clin Dent

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Background:No organized school oral health program is existent in India.Aim:The aim of this study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of an economical school oral health promotional intervention with educational and preventive components.Settings and Design:School oral health promotional intervention carried out in one of the randomly selected school and evaluated through short duration prospective model.Materials and Methods:A total of 100 children with an age range of 10-12 years with no previous history of dental intervention were enrolled. Interventions comprised of oral health education (delivered through lecture and demonstrations by an undergraduate dental student) and topical antibacterial therapy (fluoride varnish and povidone iodine). Outcomes consisted of Knowledge and practices (KAP) regarding oral health, clinical oral health related parameters such as plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI) and caries activity as per Modified Snyder's test. These were reported at baseline, 3 weeks and 6 months follow-up examination by a calibrated examiner.Statistical Analysis:McNemar Bowker's test, Student's t-test, Pearson Chi-square tests were used.Results:Highly significant (P < 0.001) improvements in KAP scores, PI scores, GI scores and caries activity were reported at 3 weeks and 6 months follow-up examination.Conclusion:This small economical school oral health program positively influenced oral health related practices and parameters of oral health such as oral cleanliness, gingival health and caries activity.

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Decline in dental caries among 12-year-old children in Brazil, 1980–2005

Cited by 28 publications

References 17 publications

Social Factors Associated with the Decline in Caries in Brazilian Children between 1996 and 2010

Social Factors Associated with the Decline in Caries in Brazilian Children between 1996 and 2010

Methods of Intracanal Reinforcement in Primary Anterior Teeth—Assessing the Outcomes through a Systematic Literature Review

School based oral health promotional intervention: Effect on knowledge, practices and clinical oral health related parameters

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