Household smoking impact on the oral health of 5- to 7-years-old children.

Background: Children's exposure to secondhand smoke, particularly by their parents, could adversely affect their oral health. Thereby, this study aimed to assess the oral health status of children subjected to household smoking and the impact of smoking patterns on the severity of oral health deterioration.

Methods: A total of 210 healthy children were enrolled in this case-control study and allocated into children subjected to household smoking (HS) and control groups.

Impact of Secretory Immunoglobulin A Level on Dental Caries Experience in Asthmatic Children.

Objectives: To assess the association between different factors in saliva and dental caries experience in children with bronchial asthma.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60 asthmatic children and 60 healthy controls of both genders with age ranging from 4- to 12-year-old. The asthmatics were grouped according to disease severity into mild, moderate, or severe asthma.

The motivational effect of multicolored dental restoration on dental behavior of first preliminary school children.

Objectives: To assess the motivational effect of multi-colored restoration on the anxiety level of pediatric patients at thedental clinic and its motivational effect on their oral hygiene status.

Material And Methods: A total of 30 participants.

Results: Both groups revealed reduction in the anxiety level and improvement in their behavior at the dental office but did not reach significance.

Assessment of the oral health status of asthmatic children.

Objectives: To assess the oral health status and salivary composition in a group of children suffering from bronchial asthma.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of sixty asthmatic children, sixty healthy negative controls, and sixty healthy positive controls of both sexes with age ranging from 4 to 12 years old. The asthmatics were grouped according to disease severity into mild, moderate, or severe asthmatic.

The innovative applications of therapeutic nanostructures in dentistry.

Nanotechnology has paved multiple ways in preventing, reversing or restoring dental caries which is one of the major health care problems. Nanotechnology aided in processing variety of nanomaterials with innovative dental applications. Some showed antimicrobial effect helping in the preventive stage.

Assessment of post-contamination treatments affecting different bonding stages to dentin.

Objectives: To assess the effect of cleansing treatments following saliva and blood contamination at different bonding stages to dentin.

Materials And Methods: Labial surfaces of 168 permanent maxillary central incisors were ground flat exposing superficial dentin. Specimens were divided into: uncontaminated control (A), contamination after etching (B), contamination after adhesive application (C), contamination after adhesive polymerization (D).

Remineralizing efficacy of different calcium-phosphate and fluoride based delivery vehicles on artificial caries like enamel lesions.

Objectives: To assess enamel remineralization of different calcium-phosphate and fluoride delivery systems.

Methods: Artificial caries lesions were created on 115 extracted human molars. Specimens were assigned according to remineralizing agent into five groups: G1: Control (artificial saliva), G2: Clinpro™ white varnish, G3: Relief, G4: Tooth Mousse Plus, G5: Vanish™XT.