scholarly journals Knowledge, Awareness and Perception Regarding Importance of Primary Teeth among Parents Visiting Dental OPD, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 570-575
Author(s):  
Mamta Dali ◽  
Bandana Koirala ◽  
Sneha Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Pediatric Dentist ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Untreated Caries ◽  
The Right

Introduction: Oral health knowledge and awareness among parents is an integral component of preventing dental caries among children. Objective: The purpose of this paper is to assess the parent's knowledge, awareness and perception regarding the care of primary teeth attending the Dental OPD, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal. Methodology: A questionnaire based survey was conducted among 200 parents in randomly selected manner. Results: The data was analyzed using SPSS software version 12.0. Only 54% of the parents were aware of the importance of primary teeth in children and 82% understood that untreated caries in primary dentition can have effects on general health of children. Approx 82% parents were aware of pediatric dentist and majority felt that they are the right person to contact when dental problems occur in children. Surprisingly only 57% of parents were aware of the preventive role of fluorinated tooth in dental caries. A majority of parents assume that filling is the appropriate treatment option for caries in children rather than extraction and 40.5% felt that premature primary teeth extraction will results in malalignment of permanent teeth. A very negative response was obtained regarding routine dental visit to pediatric dentist. Majority (61%) visited only when dental problems occurred whereas 12-16% answered they visit in every 6 months or once in a year. Conclusions: We concluded that knowledge, awareness and perception of parents regarding importance of primary teeth were inadequate. There is an immediate need to cultivate and reinforce positive attitudes among parents and substantially raise their dental awareness through child dental health oriented programs.

The Oral Health of Children with Clefts of the Lip, Palate, or Both

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Chapple ◽  
J. H. Nunn
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Developmental Defects ◽  
Aggressive Approach ◽  
Developmental Defects Of Enamel

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries, developmental defects of enamel, and related factors in children with clefts. Design: This cross-sectional prevalence study used standard dental indices for assessment. Setting: Children underwent a dental examination under standard conditions of seating and lighting in the outpatient department of a dental hospital as part of an ongoing audit to monitor clinical outcomes. Participants: Ninety-one children aged 4, 8, and 12 years were included in the study. Outcome Measurements Dental caries were assessed by use of the decayed, missing, and filled index for primary teeth (dmft); Decayed, Missing, and Filled index for permanent teeth (DMFT) according to the criteria as used in the national survey of children's dental health in the United Kingdom (O'Brien, 1994). Developmental defects were assessed using the modified Developmental Defects of Enamel Index (Clarkson and O'Mullane, 1989). Dental erosion was assessed using the criteria derived for the national survey of children's dental health (O'Brien, 1994). Results: Caries prevalence increased with age; 63% of patients at 4 years and 34% at 12 years were caries free. The mean dmft for the 4-year-olds was 1.3 with a mean DMFT for the 12-year-olds of 1.8. All the 4-year-olds had evidence of erosion of enamel in the primary teeth (incisors and first molars) and 56% of the 12-year-olds had erosion of permanent teeth (incisors and first permanent molars). Developmental defects of enamel became more prevalent with age, with at least one opacity in 56% of 4-year-olds and 100% of 12-year-olds. Hypoplasia was not found in the primary dentition but affected permanent teeth in 38% of 8-year-olds and 23% of the 12-year-olds. Conclusion: This study has shown that dental disease is prevalent in these patients. These assessments not only provide a baseline on oral health parameters in young people with clefts but underline the need for a more aggressive approach to prevention of oral disease to optimize clinical outcome.

scholarly journals The Importance of Preserving the Primary Teeth before the Permanent Teeth Eruption

2018 ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
Mohammad Karimi
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Dental Decay ◽  
The Right

One of the important factors of referring children to dentistry is dental caries in the primary teeth. It is commonplace to see moments of anxiety for both the child and their parents when a tooth decays happen. It should be noted that the thickness of enamel in children is little, which is one of the factors that affect dental caries to develop more easily. In order to prevent the dental decay of primary teeth, there are several ways in which a dentist can present in order to guide the child and their parents into the right preventive path.

Social assessment of children dental health and its determining factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-131
Author(s):  
T. G. Svetlichnaya ◽  
A. S. Mityagina ◽  
T. M. Burkova ◽  
N. M. Ogorelkova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Tooth Decay ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Pediatric Dentist ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Decay Risk

Relevance. The high prevalence of tooth decay requires investigation of its risk factors. The aim was to study tooth decay risk factors among six-year-old children according to the level of dental health (based on parents’ assessment).Materials and methods. The research evaluated the dental health of six-year-olds and factors defining their oral health; The study surveyed 515 parents of six-year-old children from 7 kindergartens in Arkhangelsk. Pearson chi-square test assessed the differences in the frequency of tooth decay factors among six-year-old children according to the level of dental health. The accepted significance level was 0.05.Results. The Arkhangelsk parents evaluated the dental health of their six-year-olds as relatively favourable: good (41.2%) and satisfactory (46.6%). Only 9.5% of children had poor health. Children generally had good oral hygiene skills: 86.8% liked brushing their teeth; 60.2% squeezed the optimal amount of toothpaste on the toothbrush; 56.7% brushed their teeth twice a day. The dental literacy of parents was satisfactory: 67.0% purchased toothpaste for children; 90.8% considered necessary to treat primary teeth; 69.2% replaced toothbrush every three months; 59.7% visited a pediatric dentist twice a year. The children with poor dental health had insufficient oral hygiene skills: 46.9% did not like teeth cleaning; 51.1% brushed their teeth once a day. Their diet was not healthy: 100.0% did not eat hard food; 65.3% frequently consumed sweets. The parents  of children with poor dental health had low medical literacy and poor oral hygiene: 46.9% did not know that treatment of primary teeth was necessary; 42.9% considered the treatment of primary teeth as unnecessary; 32.6% purchased whatever toothpaste. The general negative trend is to use toothpaste without fluoride (68.1%).Conclusions. The results of the study demonstrated a significantly higher frequency of cariogenic factors in children with poor dental health.

Silver diamine fluoride for managing carious lesions: A literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122
Author(s):  
Dishika Iswar ◽  
Arun Kumar Sajjanar ◽  
Milind Wasnik ◽  
Niharika Gawod ◽  
Partima Kolekar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Invasive Procedure ◽  
Antimicrobial Effect ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Silver Diamine Fluoride ◽  
The Us ◽  
Socioeconomical Status ◽  
Silver Compounds

Though the prevalence and the severity of dental caries is decreased in past few years, still children from low socioeconomical status in many industrialized or developing countries are still suffering from ill-effects of dental caries. The antimicrobial effect of silver compounds has been proven by the 100-year-old application of silver compounds. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been used to arrest dental caries during 1970s in Japan, but it was not exposed much to other parts of the world. Today in many countries a 38% (44,800 ppm fluoride) SDF solution is commonly used to arrest caries and also to reduce hypersensitivity in primary and permanent teeth. Application of SDF to arrest dental caries is non-invasive procedure and is quick and simple to use. Reports of available studies showed that there is no severe pulpal damage after SDF application. However, it has some drawbacks like black discoloration of the carious teeth and an unpleasant metallic taste. But, low cost of SDF and its simplicity in application suggest that it is an appropriate agent for use in community dental health programme. Thus, SDF appears to meet the criteria of both the WHO Millennium Goals and the US Institute of Medicine’s criteria for 21st century medical care, that is, it is a safe, effective, efficient, and equitable caries preventive agent.

scholarly journals Efficiency of dental health care in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Šejla Cilović Lagarija ◽  
Mediha Selimović-Dragaš
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Dental Health Care

Introduction: Despite the great improvements in the oral health status of the population across the world, oral diseases remains a major public health issue connected with a lost of numerous school days for childrenand absenteeism from work in adults. This effect is particularly evident in low and middle income countries as Bosnia and Herzegovina. This retrospective study presents the effi ciency of dental health carein Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina measured by number of visits and performed dental treatments during the time period of six years, from 2005-2011.Methods: Data were collected by evaluation of the results obtained by forms which are mandatory to be completed by dentists.Results: The number of graduated dentists from 2007 to 2011 decreased from 108 in 2007 to 68 in 2011. In the same time, number of dentists employed in public sector slightly increased from 529 in 2005 to587 in 2011. Number of extracted permanent teeth decreased from the 412 extracted permanent teeth per dentist in 2005 to 364 in 2011. Small number of fi lled primary teeth comparing to large number ofextracted primary teeth showed negligence in their treatment.Conclusion: Having in mind that improving oral health in developing countries is a very challenging objective we can conclude that dental health care system in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina need to bereform in order to improve oral health in general, particularly in children population.

Pengetahuan dan Perilaku Kesehatan Gigi pada siswa SDN 174 Muara Fajar Pekanbaru

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Tuti Restuastuti ◽  
Handayani Handayani ◽  
Yanti Ernalia
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Dental Health Status

Dental caries and gingivitis are often found in Indonesia primary school students. The data from Puskesmas MuaraFajar noted, only 14.06% of Elementary Students who received dental care and 52% of them required treatment. TheObjective of study was to assess the students’ dental health knowledge and behavior level of SDN 174 Pekanbaruand to associate with dental health status, including dental caries, DMF-T OHI-S, Debris Index (DI-S) and CalculusIndex (CI-S). The methodology used a cross-sectional survey research design. The sample were 61 students whotaken by all students in grade 6 of SDN 174 Muara Fajar Pekanbaru. Examination of student’s dental health statuslike dental caries, DMF-T OHI-S, Debris Index (DI-S) and Calculus Index (CI-S) was made, and followed by askingthe knowledge and behavior questionnaire about dental health. Processed data with the statistical program SPSSversion 17. the data presented in the narrative, univariate analysis to look at the frequency distribution of the data,and bivariate analysis to find an association between the knowledge and behavior to the dental health status. Theresults showed that most characteristics respondents were female (50.8%), aged 12 years (41%) and have enoughnutrition (68.9%). Then there were 25 students (41%) having less knowledge about dental health and as many as 25students (41%) have the less behavior about dental health. While the results of the examination of the dental healthstatus showed as many as 24 students (39%) had problems in the DI-S, 12 students (20%) had problems in the CI-S,and as many as 26 students (43%) had problems in dental health (OHI -S). There was no relationship betweenknowledge of dental health to dental health status, but there is a relationship regarding student behavior of dentalhealth to dental health status(p = 0.02, OR = 3.4).

Correlation Between the Salivary Level of Alpha-amylase and the Risk for Dental Caries in Young Permanent Teeth

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 2984-2986
Author(s):  
Alexandru Sitaru ◽  
Adrian Tohati ◽  
Anca Maria Pop ◽  
Cristina Bica
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Complex Mixture ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Alpha Amylase ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Inflammatory Reactions ◽  
Salivary Alpha Amylase ◽  
Salivary Level ◽  
Caries Lesions

Human saliva is a complex mixture of fluids considered to have a real potential in maintaining the dental health, carrying out important functions in the local modulation of inflammatory reactions and immune response. The biologic properties of salivary alpha-amylase are a subject of intense debate in the scientific literature, regarding its use as a biomarker for local and systemic diseases, including caries lesions. The purpose of our study was to measure the correlation between the salivary level of alpha-amylase and the incidence of caries in a group of children with young permanent teeth. A total of 128 participants were included in four study groups according to presence or absence of dental caries, based on specific inclusion/exclusion criteria and a scoring system between 0-5, depending on gender and the number of caries lesions. From each patient, 10 mL of saliva was collected and examined with a spectrophotometer in order to determine the level of salivary alpha-amylase. The collected data were statistically analyzed with the GraphPad Prism 7.03 and Mann-Whitneytest, a value of p [0.05 being considered statistically significant. Our results showed that caries active children had higher levels of salivary enzyme compared to caries free groups (p=0.001). Therefore, we concluded that salivary alpha-amylase can be considered a biomarker for the prognosis of dental caries development, offering new perspectives for preventive dentistry.

SCHOOL PROGRAM BRUSH DAY AND NIGHT 21 DAY TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT ORAL HEALTH: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Yudha Rahina ◽  
◽  
Chandra Iswari ◽  
Pudak Elang ◽  
Surwandi Walianto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Program ◽  
Applied Study ◽  
Educational Videos ◽  
The Right ◽  
Better Than

Introduction: Most Indonesian brushes their teeth unproperly. This causes the rate of toothache due to caries is still high. The skill of brushing teeth should be taught from a young age. Materaials and Methods:This study is an qualitative applied study, namely implementing brushing day and night program at school for 21 days. This program involves 252 children including their parents, 17 teachers, and 5 dentists as counselor.The number of samples were 17 children. They were from 17 different classes, who followed until finished. Children's age ranges from 7-12 years old. This activity was carried out online.The materials prepared were animated educational videos, a 21-days toothbrushing calendar, colored pencils, children's toothbrushes and fluoridated toothpaste.A structured interview was used as research instrumment. Educational themes for children include: knowledge about teeth in general, the causes of dental caries,the brushing teeth method, and the pledge to brushing teeth. This program includes promotive, preventive, and counseling activities. The data were carried out during and after the activity was completed, then analyzed qualitatively. Results and Discussions:Children diligently brush their teeth in the right way, every morning after breakfast, and at night before going to bed. Parents take an active role in providing facilities, and accompanying their children when brushing their teeth. Conclusion:Children's awareness to maintain dental health increases, it becomes better than before

Does Caries in Primary Teeth Predict Enamel Defects in Permanent Teeth? A Longitudinal Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Broadbent ◽  
W.M. Thomson ◽  
S.M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Primary Tooth ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Developmental Defects ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
Maxillary Incisors ◽  
Developmental Defects Of Enamel

The notion that caries in primary teeth causes developmental defects of enamel in permanent teeth has been recently revived. The research objective was to test this hypothesis through analysis of data from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, a longstanding prospective cohort study. The maxillary incisors of 663 children were assessed for existing restorations and dental caries at age five and for developmental defects of enamel at age nine. Where a primary tooth had been carious, the permanent successor was more likely to have a demarcated opacity after adjustment for gender, family socio-economic status, years of exposure to water fluoridation, trauma to primary teeth, and early loss of primary teeth (unadjusted OR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.3, 4.1; adjusted OR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.1, 4.3). These findings support a time-ordered association between dental caries in primary maxillary incisors and demarcated opacities in their permanent successors.

Longevity and Cariostatic Effects of Everyday Conventional Glass-ionomer and Amalgam Restorations in Primary Teeth: Three-year Results

1997 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1387-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Qvist ◽  
L. Laurberg ◽  
A. Poulsen ◽  
P.T. Teglers
Keyword(s):  
Survival Time ◽  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Glass Ionomer ◽  
Restorative Treatment ◽  
Caries Progression ◽  
Amalgam Restorations

The aim of this study was to compare the longevity and cariostatic effects of everyday conventional glass-ionomer and amalgam restorations in primary teeth. The materials consisted of 515 Ketac-Fil glass-ionomer restorations and 543 Dispersalloy amalgam restorations prepared in 666 children, from 3 to 13 years of age, by 14 dentists within the Danish Public Dental Health Service in the municipalities of Vaerlose and Hillerød. The restorations, of which 79% were of the Class II type, were in contact with 593 unrestored surfaces in adjacent primary and permanent teeth. After 3 years, 6% of the patients had dropped out of the study, and 33% of the teeth were exfoliated with the restoration in situ. A further 37% of the glass-ionomer and 18% of the amalgam restorations were recorded as failed (p < 0.001). The frequency of failures was highest for Class II glass-ionomer restorations, which showed a 50% median survival time of only 34½ months, because of many fractures, while the 75% survival time for Class II amalgam restorations just exceeded the actual 36 months (p < 0.001). Caries progression was most often recorded in surfaces adjacent to amalgam restorations, and 21% of these surfaces needed restorative treatment vs. 12% of the surfaces adjacent to glass-ionomer restorations (p < 0.01). The three-year results indicated that conventional glass ionomer is not an appropriate alternative to amalgam for all types of restorations in primary teeth. In particular, the short longevity of Class II glass-ionomer restorations could not be compensated for by the reduced caries progression and need for restorative therapy of adjacent surfaces.

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