Maternal-Child Health Indicators Associated with Developmental Defects of Enamel in Primary Dentition.

To assess the prevalence and severity of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) in primary teeth and maternal-associated factors. This cross-sectional study included 336 two- to four-year-old children who attended the National Day of Children's Vaccination in São Paulo State, Brazil. The modified DDE index was used for diagnosis.

Diagnosis training and calibration for epidemiological studies on primary and permanent teeth with hypomineralization.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the impact on diagnostic accuracy and Kappa values improvement during the three-phase training and calibration process for MIH/HSPM.

Methods: Thirty dentists were calibrated as examiners for diagnosis of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) using Ghanim's index. The whole process was divided into three phases.

Dental caries: Genetic and protein interactions.

Objective: To present a genetic and protein interaction analysis associated with dental caries.

Material And Methods: The first step was to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) through an electronic database search. Case-controls that reported associations between genes and dental caries were the main type of study design used as inclusion criteria, retrieved from the PubMed and the Virtual Health Library databases, comprising the chronological range from 1982 to 2017.

Barriers and facilitators to dental care during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Some barriers to dental treatment during pregnancy are poorly understood, especially those related to psychosocial factors, which are better explored in qualitative studies. The aim of this systematic review was to explore the barriers and facilitators to dental care during pregnancy through a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. Qualitative or mixed-methods studies published in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French, from 2000 to 2016, were included.

Determinants of Dental Care Attendance during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.

Despite the fact that dental care attendance during pregnancy has been recommended by guidelines and institutions, the demand for dental services is still low among pregnant women. The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the determinants of dental care attendance during pregnancy. We performed a systematic literature search in the electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Brazilian Library in Dentistry, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Medline using relevant keywords.