Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is a type of dental caries in the teeth of infants and
children that is represented as one of the most prevalent dental problems in this period …

Background About half of all carious lesions in primary teeth of German 6-to 7-year-old
children remain untreated, but no data regarding the clinical consequences of untreated …

Wigen TI, Wang NJ. Caries and background factors in Norwegian and immigrant 5‐year‐old
children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2010; 38: 19–28.© 2009 John Wiley & Sons A/S …

Background No reports on a caries pattern covering the full spectrum of the disease could
be found in the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate caries in primary and first …

Parents are responsible for their children's health care, and their oral health-related
knowledge, attitude, and habits can affect their children's oral health. Aim The objective of …

Background Dental caries had been studied by several studies in Saudi Arabia among
different age groups and at various places. According to World Health Organization (WHO) …

Data obtained from calibration exercises are used to assess the level of agreement between
examiners (and the benchmark examiner) and/or between repeated examinations by the …

Background: A new epidemiological index is introduced for full assessment of dental caries
which is known as caries assessment spectrum and treatment (CAST).“Spectrum” is …

AIM: This was to investigate caries experience and patterns in a sample of 5-year-old
children attending nursery schools in the Veneto Region (Italy). STUDY DESIGN: Cross …

Background To analyze the regular dental care behavior and prevalence of edentulism in
adult Danes, reported in sequential cross-sectional oral health surveys by the application of …