L Avila-Burgos

Treatment Needs for Dental Caries and Restorative Care Index on the Permanent Dentition of Nicaraguan Children

Issue:

Vol 66, Issue 1: 2017

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2014.330

Synopsis:

Oral health studies in Nicaragua are sparse. We determined the patterns of treatment needs for dental caries and restorative care index on the permanent dentition of Nicaraguan children. High treatment needs for dental caries and little experience of restorative care was observed. The indices were moderated by socio-economic variables.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the treatment needs for dental caries and the restorative care index on permanent dentition of Nicaraguan children.

Received:

21 Nov, 2014

Accepted:

06 Jan, 2015

Published:

08 Mar, 2017

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e-Published: 07 Dec, 2015

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Socio-economic Inequality in Professionally Administered Topical Fluoride among Mexican Schoolchildren

Issue:

Vol 66, Issue 2: 2017

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2014.361

Pages:

275–81

Synopsis:

Periodic dental visits have been recommended for preventive treatment. The experience of having fluoride administered by a dentist in the previous year was low in this sample of Mexican schoolchildren. Additionally, we identify and characterize socio-economic inequalities for this intervention.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To identify and characterize socio-economic inequalities in professionally administered topical fluoride treatment to schoolchildren.

Received:

01 Dec, 2014

Accepted:

29 Oct, 2015

Published:

22 Sep, 2017

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e-Published: 30 Oct, 2015

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Sociodemographic, Socio-economic, Clinical and Behavioural Factors Modifying Experience and Prevalence of Dental Caries in the Permanent Dentition

Issue:

Vol 63, Issue 7: Dec (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2014.027

Pages:

752–7

Synopsis:

Dental caries is a public dental health problem worldwide. In this study, factors associated with caries were older age, female gender, those from large families, mothers with positive dental attitude, presence of plaque, and whether or not schoolchildren received dental care.

Objective: To identify the sociodemographic, socio-economic, clinical and behavioural factors that modify the experience of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) and caries prevalence in Nicaraguan children 9−12 years old.

Received:

04 Feb, 2014

Accepted:

24 Feb, 2014

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