...Ayca Tuba Ulusoy; Emine Sen Tunc; Şule Bayrak; Hasan Onder Objective: To compare oral health parameters: decayed missing filled teeth (dmft, DMFT), gingival index and plaque index in high-caries-risk children and children with molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH). Subjects and Methods: A study...

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...Joanna Baginska; Wanda Stokowska Objectives: To describe a modification of the index of clinical consequences of untreated dental caries [pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula and abscess (PUFA/pufa) index] to pulpal involvement-roots-sepsis (PRS/prs) and to compare the two indices using...

...Sibel Acar; Arzu Aykut Yetkıner; Nazan Ersın; Ozant Oncag; Sema Aydogdu; Cigdem Arıkan Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dental enamel defects, recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and caries experience and to measure salivary flow rate, buffer capacity, saliva...

... of dental plaque, calculus, periodontal pockets and untreated dental cariesespecially among underprivileged groups may put them at risk for tooth loss in adulthood. Oral health Adolescents Iran Caries Periodontal treatment needs Original Paper Med Princ Pract 2008;17:302 307 DOI: 10.1159/000129610...

... during a 1-month period was logged on specially designed study forms. The patient’s age and gender, number of teeth extracted, and the reason(s) for the extraction were recorded. Results: A total of 2,783 teeth were extracted in 1,604 patients (1.73 ± 0.07 teeth per patient). Caries and periodontal...