Pattern of dental caries experience on tooth surfaces in an adult population

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Scott Hopcraft ◽  
Michael Vivian Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Tooth Surfaces

scholarly journals Correlation between the salivary Streptococcus mutans levels and dental caries experience in adult population of Chandigarh, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parampreet Pannu ◽  
Ramandeep Gambhir ◽  
Amrita Sujlana
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Streptococcus Mutans ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Bacterial Titer ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Sample Score ◽  
Commercial Kits

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the level of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) in adults of Chandigarh and to correlate the dental caries in these individuals with their S. mutans titers. Materials and Methods: Salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans, using Dentocult SM commercial kits were estimated in 200, 25-35 year old adults (males and females). Streptococcus mutans were detected in 87% of the study sample. Score 2, representing 105 - 106 CFU/ml (Colony Forming Unit) of saliva was found to be most prevalent, i.e. in 80 of 200 adults, followed by score 1, depicting S mutans with <105 CFU/ml, in 56 of 200 adults and score 3, with bacterial titer <106 CFU/ml in 38 of 200 adults. Results: Dental caries, recorded using Møller′s index, was found to be maximum in individuals with score 3, followed by score 2,1 and 0, thereby showing a positive correlation of dental caries with increasing titers of S. mutans. This correlation was statistically highly significant in males with figures as 8.73 decayed surfaces at score 2 rising to 17.38 at score 3. The mean of DMFT was higher among females than in the males in the present study. Conclusion: The split up data in males and females, showed a positive association between caries experience and salivary S. mutans scores. The results of the study will serve as a baseline data for future planning of preventive programs in adults.

scholarly journals Correlation Between Dental Caries And Salivary Albumin In Adult Population In Chennai: An In Vivo Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-233
Author(s):  
Akshay Khandelwal ◽  
Ajitha Palanivelu
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Salivary Protein ◽  
Albumin Level ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Bromocresol Green ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Unstimulated Saliva ◽  
Group 1

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between dental caries and levels of salivary albumin in unstimulated saliva of adults between the age group of 18 and 40 years from Chennai with varying caries experience as determined by their Decayed Missing Filled Teeth (DMFT) scores. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on 60 healthy adult subjects with age group between 18 and 40 years. The healthy subjects without any chronic diseases, gingival or periodontal problems were selected. The patients were divided into four groups according to DMFT status as Group 1, DMFT 0; Group2, DMFT 1‑5; Group 3, DMFT 6‑10; and Group 4, as DMFT above 10. Unstimulated saliva samples were collected from each subjects and the salivary albumin levels were estimated using the bromocresol green method (albumin colorimetric test). The obtained data was statistically analysed using one‑way ANOVA and Tukey`s Honestly Significant Difference test. Results: The mean salivary albumin levels for the groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 were .086 ± .009 mg/ml, .083 ±.006 mg/ml, .070 ± .008 mg/ml and .056 ±.009 mg/ml respectively. There was an increase in incidence of caries with decrease in salivary albumin level. There was a statistically significant difference among the groups except group 1 and 2. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between the salivary albumin level and the incidence of dental caries. An increase in incidence of caries with decrease in salivary albumin levels was seen suggestive of its importance in maintenance of tooth integrity.KeywordsCaries; Caries incidence; Dental caries; Salivary albumin; Salivary protein. KeywordsCaries; Caries incidence; Dental caries; Salivary albumin; Salivary protein.

scholarly journals Complicações associadas a restaurações realizadas em áreas de contato interproximal

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandson Cleyton Ferreira da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Rauhan Gomes de Queiroz ◽  
Basilio Rodrigues Vieira ◽  
Elizandra Silva Penha ◽  
Luanna Abílio Diniz Melquíades de Madeiros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Resin Composite ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Composite Restorations ◽  
Postural Changes

Introdução: Diversas complicações estão associadas a restaurações realizadas em áreas de contato interproximal levando a tratamentos restauradores insatisfatórios, que poderão acarretar o surgimento de diversas complicações, desde retenção alimentar até formação de bolsas periodontais com perda óssea. Objetivo: Avaliar na literatura quais as principais complicações associadas a restaurações realizadas em áreas de contato interproximal. Metodologia: Realizou-se uma pesquisa de trabalhos nas seguintes bases de dados eletrônica: Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Biblioteca Eletrônica Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), PubMed e Bibliografia Brasileira de Odontologia (BBO), entre os anos de 2000 a 2018. Resultados: A busca das bases de dados eletrônicas recuperou 97 artigos. Após a leitura do título e resumo, leitura na íntegra e aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão foi selecionado um total de 14 estudos. Conclusão: Complicações estão associadas às diferentes etapas do tratamento restaurador interproximal, indo desde o difícil diagnóstico à verificação da adaptação marginal. O estabelecimento de ponto de contato com dispositivos foi a complicação mais encontrada.Descritores: Adaptação Marginal Dentária; Falha de Restauração Dentária; Restauração Dentária Permanente.ReferênciasFejerskov O, Nyvad B, Kidds E. Dental caries: the disease and its clinical management. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell; 2015.Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV. Pattern of dental caries experience on tooth surfaces in an adult population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2006;34(3):174–83.Skold UM. On caries prevalence and schoo-based fluoride programmes in Swedish adolescente. Swed Dent J Suppl. 2005;1(178):11-75.Scholtanus JD, Özcan M. Clinical longevity of extensive direct composite restorations in amalgam replacement: up to 3.5 years follow-up. J Dent. 2014;42(11):1404-10.Melo P, Manarte P, Domingues J, Coelho S, Teixeira L. Técnica para obtenção do ponto de contacto em restaurações de classe II com compósito. Rev Fac Ciênc Sáude. 2005;2(1):63-72.Santos MJMC. A restorative approach for class ii resin composite restorations: a two-year follow-up. Oper Dent. 2015;40(1):19-24.Dörfer CE, von Bethlenfalvy ER, Staehle HJ, Pioch T. Factors influencing proximal dental contact strengths. Eur J Oral Sci. 2000;108(5):368-77.Loomans BAC, Opdam NJM, Roeters FJM, Brinkhorst EM, Plasschaert AJM. The long-term effect of a composite resin restoration on proximal contact tightness. J Dent. 2007;35(2):104-08.Cho SD; Browning WD, Walton KS. Clinical use of a sectional matrix and ring. Oper Dent. 2010;35(5):587-91.Meneghel LL, Wang L, Lopes MB, Gonini Junior A.  Interproximal space recovery using an orthodontic elastic separator before prosthetic restoration: a case report. Braz Dent J. 2011;22(1):79-82.Wirsching E, Loomans BAC, Klaiber B, Dörfer CE. Influence of matrix systems on proximal contact tightness of 2-and 3-surface posterior composite restorations in vivo. J Dent. 2011;39(5):386-90.Saber MH, El-Bradawy W, Loomans BAC, Ahamed DR, Dörfer CE, El Zohairy A. Creating tight proximal contacts for MOD resin composite restorations. Oper Dent, 2011;36(3):304-10.Costa TA, Raitz R, Belan LC, Matson MR. Análise do contorno da face proximal obtido em restaurações classe II de resina composta utilizando-se dois tipos diferentes de matrizes metálicas. Rev Odontol Univ São Paulo. 2009;21(1):31-7.Patras M, Doukoudakis S. Class II composite restorations and proximal concavities: clinical implications and management. Oper Dent. 2013;38(2):119-24.Prakki A, Cilli R, Saad JOC; Rodrigues JR. Clinical evaluation of proximal contacts of Class II esthetic direct restorations. Quintessence Int. 2004;35(10):785-89.Kim HS, Na HJ, Kim HJ, Kang DW, Oh SH. Evaluation of proximal contact strength by postural changes. J Adv Prosthodont. 2009;1(3):118-23.El-Shamy H, Saber M, Dörfer CE, El-Bradawy W, Loomans BAC. Influence of volumetric shrinkage and curing light intensity on proximal contact tightness of class II resin composite restorations: in vitro study. Oper Dent. 2012;37(2):205-10.Teich ST, Joseph J, Sartori N, Heima M, Duarte S. Dental floss selection and its impact on evaluation of interproximal contacts in licensure exams. J Dent Educ, 2014;78(6):921-26.Moreira MA, Larentis NL, Arossi GA, Rodruigues ED, Bortoli FR, Haas MF. A radiografia interproximal é necessária para confirmar a adaptação clínica de restaurações proximais com resinas compostas em dentes posteriores? RFO UPF. 2015;20(1):69-74.

scholarly journals Water Fluoridation and Dental Caries in U.S. Children and Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 1122-1128 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.D. Slade ◽  
W.B. Grider ◽  
W.R. Maas ◽  
A.E. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Permanent Dentition ◽  
Primary Dentition ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Tooth Surfaces ◽  
The U.S

Fluoridation of America’s drinking water was among the great public health achievements of the 20th century. Yet there is a paucity of studies from the past 3 decades investigating its dental health benefits in the U.S. population. This cross-sectional study sought to evaluate associations between availability of community water fluoridation (CWF) and dental caries experience in the U.S. child and adolescent population. County-level estimates of the percentage of population served by CWF (% CWF) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Water Fluoridation Reporting System were merged with dental examination data from 10 y of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (1999 to 2004 and 2011 to 2014). Dental caries experience in the primary dentition (decayed and filled tooth surfaces [dfs]) was calculated for 7,000 children aged 2 to 8 y and in the permanent dentition (decayed, missing, and filled tooth surfaces [DMFS]) for 12,604 children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 y. Linear regression models estimated associations between % CWF and dental caries experience with adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics: age, sex, race/ethnicity, rural-urban location, head-of-household education, and period since last dental visit. Sensitivity analysis excluded counties fluoridated after 1998. In unadjusted analysis, caries experience in the primary dentition was lower in counties with ≥75% CWF (mean dfs = 3.3; 95% confidence limit [CL] = 2.8, 3.7) than in counties with <75% CWF (mean dfs = 4.6; 95% CL = 3.9, 5.4), a prevented fraction of 30% (95% CL = 11, 48). The difference was also statistically significant, although less pronounced, in the permanent dentition: mean DMFS (95% CL) was 2.2 (2.0, 2.4) and 1.9 (1.8, 2.1), respectively, representing a prevented fraction of 12% (95% CL = 1, 23). Statistically significant associations likewise were seen when % CWF was modeled as a continuum, and differences tended to increase in covariate-adjusted analysis and in sensitivity analysis. These findings confirm a substantial caries-preventive benefit of CWF for U.S. children and that the benefit is most pronounced in primary teeth.

Does non-institutionalized elders have a better oral health status compared to institutionalized ones? A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 2177-2192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilky Pollansky Silva e Farias ◽  
Simone Alves de Sousa ◽  
Leopoldina de Fátima Dantas de Almeida ◽  
Bianca Marques Santiago ◽  
Antonio Carlos Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Periodontal Status

Abstract This systematic review compared the oral health status between institutionalized and non-institutionalized elders. The following electronic databases were searched: PubMed (Medline), Scopus, Web of Science, Lilacs and Cochrane Library, in a comprehensive and unrestricted manner. Electronic searches retrieved 1687 articles, which were analyzed with regards to respective eligibility criteria. After reading titles and abstracts, five studies were included and analyzed with respect their methodological quality. Oral status of institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly was compared through meta-analysis. Included articles involved a cross-sectional design, which investigated 1936 individuals aged 60 years and over, being 999 Institutionalized and 937 non-institutionalized elders. Studies have investigated the prevalence of edentulous individuals, the dental caries experience and the periodontal status. Meta-analysis revealed that institutionalized elderly have greater prevalence of edentulous (OR = 2.28, 95%CI = 1.68-3.07) and higher number of decayed teeth (MD = 0.88, 95%CI = 0.71-1.05) and missed teeth (MD = 4.58, 95%CI = 1.89-7.27). Poor periodontal status did not differ significantly between groups. Compared to non-institutionalized, institutionalized elders have worse dental caries experience.

scholarly journals Free Sugars Intake among Chinese Adolescents and Its Association with Dental Caries: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 765
Author(s):  
Qiping Yang ◽  
Yue Xi ◽  
Hanmei Liu ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Yufeng Ouyang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Free Sugars ◽  
Targeted Interventions

This study aims to estimate the free sugars intake, identify the primary food sources of free sugars, and explore the relationship between free sugars intake and dental caries among Chinese adolescents. This cross-sectional study included 1517 middle-school students aged 12–14 years in Changsha city, China. Adolescents completed a 12-item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and oral health assessment. The students’ dental caries experience was available as DMFT score (number of decayed, missing, and filled permanent teeth). Statistical analyses included the Mann–Whitney test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Chi-square test, and binary logistic regression model. The average intake of free sugars was 53.1 g/d in adolescents, and 43.2% of the students consumed more than 50 g of free sugars daily. The primary contributor to free sugars was sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Age, boarders, and high family income were risk factors for excessive free sugars intake (p < 0.05), and increased free sugars intake was a risk factor for dental caries (odds ratio, OR = 1.446, 95% confidence interval: 1.138–1.839). Both the free sugars intake and dental caries prevalence in Chinese adolescents were high. Targeted interventions are urgently needed to address the excessive consumption of free sugars and improve Chinese adolescents’ oral health.

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