One calibrated examiner (GiC) performed all the dental screenings ... teeth due to caries higher than 5, unemployment, smoking and male gender tended to form a cluster with a medium-high goodness of ...

While the adverse effects of environmental pollution on oral health have garnered increasing attention, a comprehensive and systematic assessment remains lacking ... to be implicated in elevating the ...

Children are especially prone to gag reflexes and have a hard time with dental X-rays. Bitewings are typically taken every year (or as recommended by your dentist) to help detect dental caries between ...

It presents a lower risk of accidental pulp exposure ... related to the biology behind selective excavation of caries. This structured summary of existing knowledge provides scientific and dental ...

If dental problems, such as malocclusion, gum disease or caries, are found at the time of assessment, then these should be dealt ... swallowing rather than passive spill from the front. The risk of ...

Background Optical caries detection has the potential to be incorporated in telehealth medicine for preventive dental screening ... none of the assessment methods were able to yield AUC values ...

Lower levels of vitamin D being linked to increased risk of caries among children suggests study published in the Cureus. Vitamin D and calcium are necessary for tooth health, and a lack of these can ...

Imagine having to travel for hours for a routine dental cleaning or wait days to get treatment for a toothache. For nearly ...

book more regular dental hygiene appointments. 'These results show that your oral hygiene isn't great,' Dr Moran admonishes me. 'If you didn't act you would be at great risk of a whole range of ...