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In patients who are at high risk of developing caries i.e. patients who have to undergo general anaesthesia for dental treatment due to rampant caries. [24] To protect and restore teeth that may have extensive tooth tissue loss due to erosion, attrition or abrasion. [22] As a support for some dental appliances e.g. space maintainers [22]
Dental caries still today, remains the most prevalent disease worldwide. [7] Burdening millions of children and continuing into adulthood with pain and potentially lower quality of life. There are several studies by Locker and Mota-Veloso reporting that there is a two-way relationship that exists between dental caries and levels of education ...
Dental caries are the most significant cause of health problems among babies. The meta analysis of dental caries in children, a sample size of 80,405 was 46.2% (95% CI: 41.6–50.8%), and the prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth in children in the world with a sample size of 1,454,871 was 53.8% (95% CI: 50–57.5%). [6]
Treating a mother's dental caries may decrease the risk in her children by decreasing the number of certain bacteria she may spread to them. [4] Screening can result in earlier detection. [ 6 ] Depending on the extent of destruction, various treatments can be used to restore the tooth to proper function, or the tooth may be removed . [ 6 ]
1 Diseases of neonates and children younger than five years. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Dental caries; Type 1 diabetes;
Topical fluorides are fluoride-containing drugs indicated in prevention and treatment of dental caries, particularly in children's primary dentitions. [1] The dental-protecting property of topical fluoride can be attributed to multiple mechanisms of action, including the promotion of remineralization of decalcified enamel, the inhibition of the cariogenic microbial metabolism in dental plaque ...
Part 2, A. Diet and dental disease. B. Diet and dental structure in mammals other than the dog, London: H.M.S.O., 1930. Medical Research Council, Special Reports Series, 153. (with C. Lee Pattison) 'Remarks on the influence of a cereal-free diet rich in vitamin D and calcium on dental caries in children', British Medical Journal, Vol. 1. (1932 ...
Dental caries, also known as tooth decay and cavities, is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases among children worldwide. This oral condition involves bacterial infection which demineralizes and destroys tooth tissues. In primary dentition, extensive tooth decay is the most common dental disease.