Orthodontic findings and treatment need in patients with amelogenesis imperfecta: a descriptive analysis.

Introduction: Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a genetically determined, non-syndromic enamel dysplasia that may manifest as hypoplasia, hypomaturation, or hypocalcification and can commonly be classified into four primary groups. In this retrospective analysis, specific orofacial characteristics are described and associated with each of the AI types based on a patient cohort from Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.

Methods: Data from 19 patients (ten male and nine female, mean age 12.

Investigation of Dental and Oral Health in Children and Adolescents with Special Support Needs from a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Perspective.

Background: The current literature lacks scientific research on child and adolescent psychiatrists' (CAPPS) perspectives on dental and oral health. This study aims to investigate the opinions and approaches of child and adolescent psychiatrists and their patients regarding oral and dental health.

Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted among members of the Professional Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Germany.

[Interface Communication and Information Transfer in Medical Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Qualitative Expert Interviews].

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences, barriers, and solutions in communication during the provision of care for people with intellectual developmental disabilities in Germany. As there are approximately 350,000 people living with intellectual or developmental disabilities in Germany, who rely on assistance when communicating with healthcare providers, this study was conducted to examine the communication challenges and potential solutions in this population. The analysis especially focused on the potentials of digital applications facilitating information transfer.

Orofacial findings and orthodontic treatment conditions in patients with down syndrome - a retrospective investigation.

Introduction: The most common chromosomal anomaly is Down syndrome/Trisomy 21, which can be associated with varying degrees of intellectual disability and physical malformation. Specific orofacial characteristics regarding orthodontic treatment options and features are described on the basis of a patient collective from the Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.

Methods: Data of 20 patients (14 boys and 6 girls, mean age: 11.

A five-year cohort study on German dental students: Self-assessment in regard to previous experience and attitude toward patients with different types of disability.

Aims: In Germany, a curriculum in special care dentistry (SCD) is not mandatory. As a result, very little is known about dental students' attitudes toward interacting with people with disability (PwD). The study´s aim was to assess this among dental students at Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H).

[Diagnostic Prevalence of Dental Findings in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Mental Disorders Compared to Healthy People - an Analysis and Estimation Based on Claims Data from 2019].

Aim: To analyse oral health-related diagnostic prevalences in children, adolescents (KiJu), young adults with mental/behavioural disorders (PEVS) and those of the general population in Germany based on claims data.

Method: Anonymously provided ZI (Zentralinstitut)-data sets of GKV-insured persons (0-44 years) were i. e.

Oral Health Care of People with Down Syndrome in Germany.

Background: Due to a dearth of information on preventive and supportive oral care for people with Down Syndrome (PDS) in Germany, caregivers of PDS were surveyed on the topic.

Methods: An anonymized questionnaire was sent to the 610 members of the German Down Syndrome Association. The study was approved by the ethics committee of Witten/Herdecke University (# 165/2017).

Is examining children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders a challenge?-Measurement of Stress Appraisal (SAM) in German dentists with key expertise in paediatric dentistry.

Objectives: This questionnaire-based validation study investigated if the dental examination of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder is viewed by dentists with key expertise in paediatric dentistry as a challenge or a threat in terms of transactional stress theory. The Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM) was used for this purpose and it's feasibility and validity was examined as a first part of a multi-stage process for validation in dentistry with a sample of German dentists. It has hardly been investigated how the treatment of children and adolescents with a disorder from the autism spectrum is perceived by dentists.

Self-Assessment of Knowledge on the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Special Care Needs: Results of a Survey amongst German Dentists with Key Expertise in Paediatric Dentistry.

Background: The treatment of children and adolescents with disabilities (CA-Dis) and psycho-emotional disorders (CA-Psy) places special demands on dentists.

Aim: To explore German dentists' (with key expertise in paediatric dentistry) perception of their competence and comfort levels in dealing with these patients, and implications for access to care.

Methods: Online questionnaire surveying demographic information and self-assessment of training, knowledge, and comfort in dealing with CA-Dis and CA-Psy among 1725 members of the German Society of Paediatric Dentistry (DGKiZ).

Children's and Parents' Marburg Sugar Index (MSI) Values: Are They Comparable?

Studies on children’s nutritional behaviour (CNB) rarely compare children’s answers regarding the frequency of their sugar intake with the respective statements of their parents. Therefore, data from a prevention study were used to analyse this aspect, as well as a potential correlation between Marburg Sugar Index (MSI) values and caries experience of children. The present study based its questionnaire data on CNB and caries data.

Orthodontic treatment of an adolescent with cerebral palsy - A case report.

Cerebral palsy is a common cause of chronic motor neuron impairment. A constant prevalence of 2 to 3/1000 births in industrialized countries has been described. This case report describes the treatment of a 9 year old boy presenting this form of motor neuron impairment and class II malocclusion with an overjet of 14 mm, hyperdivergent growth pattern and various habits.

Caries Experience of Adults with Intellectual Disability in the Western Part of Germany.

Background: In Germany, there is limited evidence on the oral health of adults with intellectual disabilities (AwID).

Methods: In 2017/18, dental examinations of AwID and a questionnaire survey of their legal guardians were carried out. The mean D3MFT values were calculated to describe the caries experience.

Spanish Curriculum in Cariology for undergraduate dental students: Proceedings and consensus.

Introduction: Cariology is today a broad-based discipline and in the Spanish university teaching field, all this knowledge is not unified in a curriculum. Therefore, the aim was to develop a consensus text based on the European Core Curriculum, updated, and adapted to the characteristics of the Spanish university environment.

Materials And Methods: A Spanish Cariology Curriculum Group (SCCG) was set up with members of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology and Oral Public Health (SESPO), Spanish Society of Conservative and Aesthetic Dentistry (SEOC) and Spanish Society of Paediatric Dentistry (SEOP) and university experts to adapt the European Core Curriculum in Cariology for undergraduate dental students (ECCC) for Spain.

[Oral health in persons with disability in Germany-an overview of the literature].

The last systematic review regarding oral health of persons with disability in Germany was published in 2012. For that review, only three field studies on caries prevalence of children, adolescents, or adults with disability published between 2000 and 2012 were identified. The aim of the present overview is to present the results of new studies and the evolving consequences.

[Outreach Dental Care for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs - An Evaluation of KZBV Data].

Background: There are only limited data on the extent to which children and adolescents with the need of integrative assistance (KiJu-PflEh) are considered for outreach dental care service. Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate accounting data from the Kassenzahnärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KZBV) on the use of dental care by KiJU-PflEh. Material and Methods Based on six specific BEMA items (accounting year 2019), the KZBV performed a filtering of GKV-insured persons (0-17 years).

[Dental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Rhine-Erft District attending Secondary General and Special Needs Schools: A 5-year comparison].

Background: Nationally there is a lack of data on the prevalence and experience of caries among 10- to 14-year-old schoolchildren with increased caries risk, and in the second period of mixed dentition/early period of permanent dentition.

Aim: To compare caries prevalence and experience and prevalence of fissure sealant (FV) among schoolchildren with disability attending special needs schools (FS) with children with lower level of educational attainment attending secondary general schools (HS).

Methods: Dental health of schoolchildren aged 10 to 14 years attending FS or HS was determined according to WHO standards in two study periods (UP1=school year 2010/2011; UP2=school year 2015/2016).

Restoration of an Upper Anterior Tooth in an Adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder-A Student Case Report.

Background: Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other mental or physical limitations experience an imbalance in the frequency of dental treatment as compared with the general patient population, in part, due to inadequate pre-graduate training of future dentists.

Case Presentation: This case report describes a successful anterior tooth restoration, in awake state, in a 15-year-old boy with early childhood autism. The procedure was carried out independently by students of dentistry within the scope of their integrated clinical training semesters.

Implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation of a senescent patient with Down syndrome.

Objective: Some patients with Down syndrome experience premature edentulism, which can lead to severe alveolar atrophy. This may cause retention problems with purely mucosa-supported dentures and ill-fitting total dentures. The intellectual disability associated with Down syndrome, with an (implied) inadequate ability for compliance, may pose a further challenge to dental treatment.

Terminology of Dental Caries and Dental Caries Management: Consensus Report of a Workshop Organized by ORCA and Cariology Research Group of IADR.

A 2-day workshop of ORCA and the IADR Cariology Research Group was organized to discuss and reach consensus on definitions of the most commonly used terms in cariology. The aims were to identify and to select the most commonly used terms of dental caries and dental caries management and to define them based on current concepts. Terms related to definition, diagnosis, risk assessment, and monitoring of dental caries were included.

The Joint ORCA-EADPH Symposium on Sugar: The Oral Health Perspective - A Commentary.

Caries is the most prevalent chronic condition worldwide and the association between high-level intake of sugars and dental decay is strong and well established. Interestingly, to combat caries, dental practitioners and public health dentists in many countries have focused mainly on the application of different kinds of fluorides and fissure sealants but not on the reduction of sugar intake. Furthermore, for many years, sugars have not been the focus of dental research activities presented at the annual conferences of the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA) and the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH).

Evaluation of the Fluoride Releasing and Recharging Abilities of Various Fissure Sealants.

Purpose: To evaluate the fluoride release from different fissure sealants sold mainly in non-Western countries via a curve-fitting method, and to investigate the ability of these materials to be recharged with fluoride.

Materials And Methods: Four different fissure sealants which the manufacturers claim to release F- were tested; glass-ionomer cement Argecem (AC), the composite resins Fisskhim (FK), Fissulight (FL), Helioseal F (HF). Helioseal (HS), a composite resin not declared to release F, was used as a negative control.

Interaction of lifestyle, behaviour or systemic diseases with dental caries and periodontal diseases: consensus report of group 2 of the joint EFP/ORCA workshop on the boundaries between caries and periodontal diseases.

Unlabelled: Periodontal diseases and dental caries are the most common diseases of humans and the main cause of tooth loss. Both diseases can lead to nutritional compromise and negative impacts upon self-esteem and quality of life. As complex chronic diseases, they share common risk factors, such as a requirement for a pathogenic plaque biofilm, yet they exhibit distinct pathophysiologies.

Prevalence of Molar-Incisor-Hypomineralisation among school children in four German cities.

Background: A wide range for the prevalence of Molar-Incisor-Hypomineralisation (MIH) has been found in regional studies.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of MIH in Germany and to compare the findings with other studies.

Design: In the compulsory dental school examination, the first permanent molars, permanent incisors, and second primary molars were examined according to EAPD criteria in 2395 children (8.

Fluoride supplements (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gums) for preventing dental caries in children.

Background: Dietary fluoride supplements were first introduced to provide systemic fluoride in areas where water fluoridation is not available. Since 1990, the use of fluoride supplements in caries prevention has been re-evaluated in several countries.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of fluoride supplements for preventing dental caries in children.