Prevalence of dental erosion in children: a national survey.

Objectives: To measure the prevalence of dental erosion in permanent teeth in Iceland as part of the National Oral Health Survey.

Methods: A representative, nationwide sample of 2251 Icelandic children, 20% of those aged 6, 12 and 15 year, was examined. Dental erosion was recorded for all erupted permanent teeth and graded using the modified scale of Lussi.

Construction and characterization of an infectious molecular clone of maedi-visna virus that expresses green fluorescent protein.

The construction of a molecular clone of maedi-visna virus (MVV) expressing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) is described. The egfp gene was inserted into the gene for dUTPase since it has been shown that dUTPase is dispensable for MVV replication both in vitro and in vivo. MVV-egfp is infectious and EGFP expression is stable over at least six passages.

Caries prevalence of permanent teeth: a national survey of children in Iceland using ICDAS.

Objectives: The Icelandic Oral Health Survey aimed to obtain new national data on the oral health of Icelandic children and teenagers.

Methods: A representative stratified random cluster sample of 2251 Icelandic children in first, seventh and 10th grade, aged approximately 6-, 12- and 15-years old was examined for caries prevalence using the ICDAS criteria. Bite-wing digital radiographs were obtained for the children in 7th and 10th grade.