... of DDE in the primary teeth of preschool children increases the risk of dental caries in the primary dentition after a period of approximately 2 years. This study was conducted in two stages: baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1). At T0, examinations were conducted for the diagnosis of enamel defects using...

... oral health promotion and twice-per-year application of FV was found to be efficacious in reducing overall caries increment [Slade et al., 2011]. This secondary analysis focused on caries increment of specific tooth surfaces. Community intervention Dental caries Enamel defects Fluoride...

... enamel defects with a mean number of teeth affected per person of 9.6. Diffuse defects were the most common. Multivariate analyses revealed that all three variables – region, nutritional status, socio-economic status – were statistically significantly related to the prevalence of defects and the number...

...R.P. Ellwood; D.M. O’Mullane The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of enamel defects in three groups with different levels of fluoride in their water supplies. These data, collected using a reproducible method, will form the baseline for ongoing studies on the prevalence of enamel...

... Sciences University of Liverpool, UK Enamel Defects in 4- to 5-Year-Old Children in Fluoridated and Non-Fluoridated Parts of Cheshire, UK Key Words Enamel defects Fluoride Deciduous dentition Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of developmental defects of enamel in the deciduous...

... were included and only children with no history of dietary fluoride supplements. Significantly more children living in the fluoridated community (60%) had enamel defects compared to those in the non-fluoridated community (44%). In the fluoridated community, significantly more children whose parents...

.... Caries, artificial Enamel chemistry Enamel defects Enamel structure Caries Res. 20: 32-39(1986) © 1986 S. Karger AG, Basel 0008-6568/86/0201-0032 $ 2.75/0 A Scanning Electron Microscope Study of Artificial Caries Lesion Formation G.S. Ingram, O. Fejerskov Unilever Research Laboratory, Port Sunlight...

...A.F.B. Oliveira; A.M.B. Chaves; A. Rosenblatt The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of enamel defects in the development of dental caries and their association with feeding practices and oral health behaviors in a cohort study of low-socioeconomic children from birth to 36 months...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Children Enamel defects Polychlorinated biphenyls Original Paper Caries Res 2000;34...

... the same area 1 year before had shown malnutrition to be strongly related to prevalence of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) of permanent teeth and, second, to identify factors related to the prevalence of developmental defects of primary teeth. Enamel defects were recorded by clinical examination...