Is caries equally distributed in adults? A population-based cross-sectional study in Norway - the TOHNN-study.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence and distribution of dental caries in an adult population and identify factors associated with being caries free.

Material And Methods: Data were collected from a randomized population sample in Northern Norway (N = 1932; 988 women; mean age 47.0 years, SD 15.

Molar incisor malformation in six cases: description and diagnostic protocol.

Objective: The term molar-incisor malformation (MIM) has recently been presented in the scientific literature, where it is described as a condition with localized impaired root development. Here we present 6 recently discovered cases referred to our departments.

Study Design: The patients were enrolled in the study after referral and were examined clinically and radiologically.

Five-minute Apgar score ≤ 5 and Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) - a case control study.

Background: The aetiology of molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is unclear. The asymmetric distribution of MIH in the dentition may indicate that an insult of short duration that affects ameloblasts at a vulnerable stage could be a causative factor. Apgar ≤ 5 at 5 min may indicate asphyxia (hypoxic-ischemic insult) during birth.

Treatment decisions on Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) by Norwegian dentists - a questionnaire study.

Background: The study aimed to explore the variability between the treatment decisions dentists make for MIH-affected teeth.

Methods: In 2009, a pre-coded questionnaire was sent electronically to all dentists employed by the Public Dental Service (PDS) in Norway (n = 1061). The questions were related to treatment of MIH-affected teeth, including three patient cases illustrated by photographs and written case descriptions.

The Post-Amalgam Era: Norwegian Dentists' Experiences with Composite Resins and Repair of Defective Amalgam Restorations.

Amalgam was banned as a dental restorative material in Norway in 2008 due to environmental considerations. An electronic questionnaire was sent to all dentists in the member register of the Norwegian Dental Association (NTF) one year later, to evaluate dentists' satisfaction with alternative restorative materials and to explore dentists' treatment choices of fractured amalgam restorations. Replies were obtained from 61.

Occlusal Caries Management: Preferences among Dentists in Norway.

The aim was to measure variations in the threshold for operative treatment of occlusal caries in permanent teeth and the use of dental materials, compared with results from a similar study conducted in Norway in 1995. In 2009, a precoded questionnaire was sent electronically to 3,654 dentists with E-mail addresses in the member register of the Norwegian Dental Association. The questions were related to caries, treatment strategies and choice of dental materials.

Posterior composites and new caries on adjacent surfaces - any association? Longitudinal study with a split-mouth design.

Background: The aim of this longitudinal study was to compare caries incidence in sound approximal surfaces adjacent to newly placed composite restorations with the caries incidence in corresponding surfaces in contralateral teeth without any restorations in contact; and to assess risk factors for dentine caries development on adjacent and control surfaces.

Methods: Data from a practice-based study, where 4030 posterior approximal restorations placed in permanent teeth by clinicians working in a Public Dental Health Service in Norway, were used. The study was approved by the Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics.

Caries increment in young children in Skaraborg, Sweden: associations with parental sociodemography, health habits, and attitudes.

Aim: To explore parental sociodemography, oral health habits, and attitudes in relation to dental caries increment in their children.

Design: A longitudinal questionnaire and clinical study. The children were followed annually from age 3 years (n = 271) to 6 years (n = 243).

Prevalence of dental caries among 16-year-olds in Troms County, Northern Norway.

The investigation documents caries prevalence and associated factors in a sample of16-year- olds from Troms County, Northern Norway. DMFT/S-values were 4.2/6.

Risk factors for caries development on tooth surfaces adjacent to newly placed class II composites--a pragmatic, practice based study.

Objectives: To assess risk factors for caries development on approximal surfaces in contact with newly placed Class II composite restorations.

Methods: 750 surfaces, either sound or with caries confined to enamel, in contact with newly placed Class II composite restorations, placed by PDS dentists in Norway were evaluated by clinicians, using standardized clinical and radiographic criteria.

Results: After the observation period (mean 4.

Changes in Occlusal Caries Lesion Management in France from 2002 to 2012: A Persistent Gap between Evidence and Clinical Practice.

A survey conducted in 2002 among French general dental practitioners (GPs) showed variations between treatment decisions and a tendency towards early restorative intervention for caries. The aims of the present questionnaire survey were to investigate, among a random sample of 2,000 French GPs, the management decisions for occlusal lesions in 2012 and to compare the results to those obtained in 2002. The response rate was 41.

Dentists' self-estimation of their competence to treat avulsion and root fracture injuries.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of Norwegian dentists on avulsion and root fracture injuries.

Method: An electronic questionnaire (QuestBack) was sent in 2012 to all dentists (n = 255) employed in the Public Dental Service (PDS) in three counties of Norway. The dentists were asked to state whether they felt they had sufficient competence to treat avulsion and root fractures immediately and long term.

Dentists' use of behavioural management techniques and their attitudes towards treating paediatric patients with dental anxiety.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between dentists' education in treatment of dental anxiety (DA), dentists' attitudes towards patients with DA and dentists' use of BMT.

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was sent electronically to 611 dentists in the Public Dental Service in Norway. Statistical evaluation was done using cross tabulation with Chi square and logistic regression analyses.

Restorative treatment decisions of Croatian university teachers.

This study aimed to identify differences in diagnostic criteria and restorative treatment among Croatian university teachers. The questionnaire was distributed to 120 Croatian university teachers in Zagreb and Rijeka. Responses were collected from 59 (49.

Longevity of posterior dental restorations and reasons for failure.

Tooth-coloured restorative materials are being used increasingly more often in Class II preparations in permanent teeth. Using a practice-based study design, we aimed to assess the survival time of Class II restorations and to identify factors relevant to their longevity. Class II restorations (n = 4,030), consisting of resin composites (81.

Severe tooth wear in Prader-Willi syndrome. A case-control study.

Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare complex multsystemic genetic disorder characterized by severe neonatal hypotonia, endocrine disturbances, hyperphagia and obesity, mild mental retardation, learning disabilities, facial dysmorphology and oral abnormalities. The purpose of the present study was to explore the prevalence of tooth wear and possible risk factors in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Methods: Forty-nine individuals (6-40 years) with PWS and an age- and sex-matched control group were included.

Adjunct methods for caries detection: a systematic review of literature.

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of adjunct methods used to detect and quantify dental caries.

Study Design: A systematic literature search for relevant papers was conducted with pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Abstracts and full text articles were assessed independently by two reviewers.

Validation of the Spanish version of the "Questionnaire on the treatment of approximal and occlusal caries".

Objectives: To translate and validate a Spanish version of the "Questionnaire on the treatment of approximal and occlusal caries" as a method of collecting information about treatment decisions on caries management in Chilean primary health care services.

Materials And Methods: The original questionnaire proposed by Espelid et al. was translated into Spanish using the forward-backward translation technique.

Do public health nurses in Norway promote information on oral health?

Background: (i) to describe oral health counselling in Norway to parents with infants and toddlers, ii) to assess existing collaboration and routines in oral health matters between nurses and personnel in the PDS, iii) to evaluate to what extent oral health was integrated in the basic educational curriculum of public health nurses.

Methods: This study was based on two separate surveys: the sample of Study I was 98 randomly selected child health clinics. A questionnaire covering oral health promotion counselling of parents with young children was returned by 259 nurses.

Salivary flow rate and oral findings in Prader-Willi syndrome: a case-control study.

BACKGROUND. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare complex multisystemic genetic disorder. AIM.

Survey of Croatian dentists' restorative treatment decisions on approximal caries lesions.

Aim: To assess Croatian dentists' restorative treatment decisions on approximal caries lesions, including treatment threshold and restorative methods and materials.

Methods: Croatian translation of the questionnaire assessing restorative treatment decisions on approximal caries, previously validated and used in Norway and Sweden, was distributed to a random sample (n=800) of Croatian dentists. A total of 307 (38%) dentists answered the questionnaire.

Family characteristics and caries experience in preschool children. A longitudinal study from pregnancy to 5 years of age.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to explore associations between family status, family income, family size, mother's age at child birth, mother's education and parents' national background and caries experience in 5-year-old children.

Method: This study is based on data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the Public Dental Services. A total of 1348 children were followed from pregnancy to the age of 5 years.

Tracking of parents' attitudes to their children's oral health-related behavior-Oslo, Norway, 2002-04.

Objectives: To investigate dental beliefs and attitudes of a diverse group of parents from their children when they were aged 3 and 5 years old and to identify possible mediators for a group composed of the parents with the most negative dental attitudes.

Material And Methods: Data were collected by parental questionnaire when the children were aged 3 years in 2002 and again 2 years later. The inclusion criteria were children with mothers from Norway (N group) or non-Western countries (IM(1) group).

Factors influencing dentists' choice of amalgam and tooth-colored restorative materials for Class II preparations in younger patients.

Objective: To identify factors associated with dentists' decisions on choice of restorative material in children and adolescents.

Material And Methods: In the period 2001-2004, 27 dentists in the Public Dental Health Service in Norway placed 4030 Class II restorations in 1912 patients. The reason for placement, previous caries experience (DMFT), oral hygiene, and characteristics of the cavity were recorded.