Mediating effect of eating pattern on the relationship between television exposure and caries in children.

Behavioral characteristics may also take part in the etiology of dental caries. Sedentary behavior, especially watching television, is associated with increased intake of foods high in fat or free sugar, which could influence the occurrence of dental caries. The aim of this study was to assess the mediating effect of eating pattern on the relationship between television exposure time and the presence of dental caries in children.

Children's eating behaviour traits and dental caries.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess eating behavior traits in children with or without dental caries.

Methods: A sample of 580 children aged 8 years enrolled in 20 public schools in the city of Pelotas, Brazil were included. Parents/caregivers provided sociodemographic information and answered the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) to assess eating behavior traits.

Screen time, dietary patterns and intake of potentially cariogenic food in children: A systematic review.

Objectives: To investigate the association between screen-time behavior and diet, including a potentially cariogenic diet, in children younger than 12 years old.

Sources: Four electronic databases were searched, from their earliest records up to April 2018.

Study Selection: Observational studies were included, assessing time spent in sedentary behavior (viewing of TV, DVDs, computer and electronic games) and dietary intake in preschoolers and school-aged children.

Pacifier use modifies the association between breastfeeding and malocclusion: a cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of breastfeeding and pacifier use on the occlusal status of preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with children (n = 489) aged 2-5 years in private and public schools in Pelotas, South Brazil. Mothers answered a questionnaire on demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral variables, including breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking habits.

Fusion of permanent teeth as post-traumatic sequelae of trauma in primary dentition: A case report with fifteen years of follow-up.

Traumatic dental injuries in primary dentition present risk of sequelae in the permanent dentition. In this case report, we describe the management and long term follow-up of sequelae affecting permanent central incisor due to prior intrusive luxation and subluxation of the corresponding primary tooth. A 5-year-boy was referred for treatment, with history of fall by the age of 21 months, which caused subluxation of the primary maxillary right and left central incisors, and intrusion of the maxillary right lateral incisor.

Oral health self-perception, dental caries, and pain: the role of dental fear underlying this association.

Background: Oral health perception has multidimensional nature and can be influenced not only by clinical conditions but also by psychosocial characteristics.

Hypothesis: Dental fear could modify the association between dental caries and dental pain and the perception of negative impact.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted with (n = 1,196) children aged 8-12 years attending public and private schools in Pelotas/Brazil.

Anxiety symptoms have a direct effect on oral health perception in young women.

Purpose: Assess the influence of anxiety symptoms on oral health related-quality of life in young women from a cohort study in Southern Brazil.

Methods: A sample of 535 young mothers were analyzed. Interviews and psychological evaluations were carried out by trained psychologists.

Influence of maternal psychological traits on sleep bruxism in children.

Background: Sleep bruxism (SB) is a sleep disorder with high incidence in toddlers and may perpetuate to adulthood. The multifactorial etiology of bruxism includes pathophysiologic and psychological factors.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between depression, stressful events, and the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression with SB in children of adolescent mothers.

Dental emergencies in a university pediatric dentistry clinic: a retrospective study.

A significant number of children visit a dentist for the first time due to emergency situations. However, little is known regarding the prevalence, etiology, and treatment provided for children at emergency dental visits. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of children attending a dental school emergency clinic, the reasons for seeking dental care, and the treatment provided.