Validity of the Brazilian version of the Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule.

Background: Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS-DS) is a tool widely used to assess dental fear in children.

Aim: To translate and to verify the psychometric properties, including factor analyses of the Brazilian version of the CFSS-DS (B-CFSS-DS) in two settings.

Design: The CFFS-DS was translated into the Portuguese language.

Early-life events and developmental defects of enamel in the primary dentition.

Objective: To investigate the occurrence of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) in the primary teeth of children aged 24-36 months and their association with early-life events.

Methods: This study was undertaken with children aged 24-36 months in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Information on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, events occurring during pregnancy and neonatal events was collected previously.

Maternal periodontal disease and adverse perinatal outcomes: is there an association? A hospital-based case-control study.

The association between maternal periodontal disease and adverse perinatal outcomes although extensively studied remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate, by a case-control study, conducted in three hospitals the association between preterm birth and/or low birth weight (PTB/LBW) and clinical parameters of maternal periodontal disease. Postpartum women who gave birth to a newborn PTB/LBW (case group), and postpartum women who had babies at full term with normal weight (control group) were included, in 1:2 ratio.

Are Maternal Factors Predictors for Early Childhood Caries? Results from a Cohort in Southern Brazil.

This study aimed to determine the influence of maternal factors on the early development of dental caries in Brazilian preschoolers. This cross-sectional study was nested in a cohort of adolescent mothers. The current wave was performed when the children were aged 24 to 42 months.

Maternal Depression Increases Childhood Dental Caries: A Cohort Study in Brazil.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between maternal depression and childhood caries in a cohort of adolescent mothers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study nested in a cohort evaluated a sample of 538 mother/child dyads. When the children were 24-36 months of age, data regarding oral health from children and mothers were collected by clinical dental examination.

Maternal care influence on children's caries prevalence in southern Brazil.

This study aimed to investigate the influence of specific maternal-factors on caries prevalence in offspring. This cross sectional study was conducted in Pelotas, Brazil nested in a cohort of adolescent mothers with children aged 24-42 months. A questionnaire was administered to collect information in relationship to socio-economic, demographic, and behavioral maternal variables.

Validation of the digital photographic assessment to diagnose traumatic dental injuries.

Introduction: Alternatives for monitoring dental trauma in epidemiological surveys may be useful, as data collection of epidemiological investigation can be jeopardized due to several conditions.

Aim: To investigate the validity of standard digital photographs to determine the occurrence of anterior dental trauma compared to the clinical examination in an epidemiological survey.

Methods: Participants were children aged 8-12 years old attending both private and public schools; children were clinically evaluated for the assessment of dental trauma, and standard photographs were taken from maxillary and mandibular permanent incisors of each child.

Longevity of posterior restorations in primary teeth: results from a paediatric dental clinic.

Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the longevity of restorations in the posterior primary teeth of children attending to a public paediatric dental clinic and to test the factors associated with failures.

Methods: Patient records of 329 children (162 boys and 166 girls) were used for collecting and analyzing data. A total of 565 restorations in primary teeth were included in the study.