Caries prevalence and location and dental treatment needs in preschoolers in Athens--GENESIS project.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dental caries prevalence, its intraoral distribution and the dental treatment coverage and needs of preschool children in the City of Athens.

Methods: Six hundred and eighty four preschool children (27.17-77.

Reaction of 5 and 6 year olds to dental injection after viewing the needle: pilot study.

The aim was to evaluate the practice of hiding the needle prior to dental anesthesia administration to children. Fourteen 5 and 6 year olds received dental treatment in two sessions. The needle was shown in one session and hidden in the other.

Chemomechanical caries removal: a comprehensive review of the literature.

Compared to the past, caries removal has become more efficient, however inherent fundamental drawbacks of the drilling approach have remained: unpleasantness to patients, need for local anesthesia, and potential adverse effects to the pulp due to heat and pressure. Chemomechanical caries removal, introduced almost three decades ago, was claimed to be a non-invasive alternative for the removal of carious dentine. In essence, the technique involved applying a solution onto the decayed dentinal tissue, allowing it to soften it, and, finally, scraping it off with blunt hand instruments.

Clinical evaluation of chemomechanical caries removal in primary molars and its acceptance by patients.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficiency and patient acceptance of the chemomechanical caries removal agent Carisolvtrade mark in deciduous teeth. Contralateral primary molars of sixteen 7- to 9-year-old patients (32 teeth) were treated with the air-motor and with Carisolv, respectively. Patients replied to a pre- and a postoperative questionnaire.

Microstomia following facial burns.

Deep burns to the face and lips often lead to the formation of scar tissue and contracture of the perioral tissues with marked reduction of the ability of the patient to open his mouth. The mouth tends to be turned into a wrinkled, rigid, unyielding structure, resembling the semi-rigid mouth of the fish. Such burns are most frequently caused by electricity or flames, and less frequently by chemical substances.