Family-related risk indicators and dental attendance in association with dental caries in preschool children.

Background: Determining risk indicators behind dental caries is important for identifying children in need of enhanced dental care. The aim of this register-based study was to investigate the association of family-related risk indicators and dental attendance in the development of dental caries in preschool children.

Methods: The data for this study were collected from the medical records of 206 randomly chosen preschool children who lived in the city of Oulu, Finland, during 2014-2020.

Effectiveness of oral motor appliances on oral motor function and speech in children: a systematic review.

Background: Different oral motor appliances have been used in connection with speech therapy to improve oral motor function and speech development, but no consensus has been reached on the effectiveness of the appliances. The objective was to systematically review the effectiveness of oral motor appliances on oral motor function and speech in children with speech sound disorders (SSDs) or oral motor dysfunctions.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted up to February 2023 in the PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases.