High caries prevalence and risk factors among young preschool children in an urban community with water fluoridation.

Background: Singapore is unique in that it is a 100% urban community with majority of the population living in a homogeneous physical environment. She, however, has diverse ethnicities and cultures as such; there may be caries risk factors that are unique to this population.

Aim: The aims were to assess the oral health of preschool children and to identify the associated caries risk factors.

Effect of adhesive restorations over incomplete dentin caries removal: 5-year follow-up study in primary teeth.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the materials used for indirect pulp treatment (IPT) on the long-term outcome of primary molar teeth.

Methods: Forty-eight teeth with deep carious lesions, but without signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis, were randomly divided into 2 groups, according to the material placed on the demineralized dentin remain: (1) experimental group, adhesive system (Scotchbond Multipurpose); and (2) control group, calcium hydroxide liner (Dycal). Both groups were followed by a resin restoration application.

Occlusal fossae depth of permanent first molars assessed by visual examination: an in vitro approach.

Purpose: Sealant placement commonly is employed in molars with deep fissures to protect the teeth from occlusal caries. Some have advocated the some preventive approach for deep occlusal fossae in permanent molars. The decision of whether or not to place a sealant depends largely on the dentist's assessment of the depth of the occlusal fossae.

The virtual child: evaluation of an internet-based pediatric behavior management simulation.

This article describes an Internet-based instructional tool designed to give predoctoral dental students a virtual simulation of clinical pediatric dentistry to develop their pediatric behavior management knowledge. Effectiveness of this tool was evaluated using two consecutive classes of junior dental students. The control group was exposed to the traditional behavior management curriculum (two lectures) in a spring term course.

Indirect pulp capping in the primary dentition: a 4 year follow-up study.

Purpose: Evaluate clinical and radiographic changes in primary teeth submitted to indirect pulp capping (IPC) over a 48-month-period.

Methods: Twenty seven primary molars with deep caries, but without preoperative signs of irreversible pulpits, were treated with IPC. The teeth were randomly divided into two groups, according to the material used for protection of the dentin-pulp complex.

General dentists and pediatric dental patients: the role of dental education.

The objective of this study was to investigate whether undergraduate dental education affects general dentists' practice characteristics, attitudes, and professional behavior concerning the treatment of pediatric patients. Data were collected with a self-administered mailed survey from 241 general dentists who were members of the Michigan Dental Association (response rate=48.2 percent).

Knowledge and professional experiences concerning child abuse: an analysis of provider and student responses.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to explore dentists', dental hygienists', dental students', and dental hygiene students' knowledge about their professional responsibilities concerning suspected child abuse and their professional experiences with this issue.

Methods: Questionnaire data were collected from 220 general dentists, 158 dental hygienists, 233 dental, and 76 dental hygiene students regarding their knowledge, professional responsibilities, and behavior concerning child abuse.

Results: Twenty percent of the dentists and 9% of the dental hygienists had reported at least 1 case of suspected child abuse.

Child abuse and neglect: dental and dental hygiene students' educational experiences and knowledge.

The objective of this study was to explore dental and dental hygiene students' educational experiences and knowledge concerning child abuse/neglect. Questionnaire data were collected from 233 dental (116 male/117 female; response rate=54.82 percent) and seventy-six dental hygiene students (all female; response rate=76.

Predoctoral dental student evaluation of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Caries-Risk Assessment Tool.

The purpose of this study was to determine predoctoral dental student evaluation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Caries-Risk Assessment Tool (CAT) for children. Dental students were introduced to the CAT instrument as part of their didactic pediatric dentistry curriculum. These students were later encouraged to use the CAT instrument for determining caries risk in their pediatric patients.

Indirect pulp treatment of primary posterior teeth: a retrospective study.

Purpose: This study was performed to assess retrospectively the clinical and radiographic success of indirect pulp treatment (IPT) on primary posterior teeth, and to compare the influence of caries risk, skills of the operator, and restorative material on the success of IPT.

Methods: A retrospective review of records of patients treated with IPT in the pediatric dental clinic at The University of Michigan, School of Dentistry from July 1993 through July 1999 was completed in January 2000. Two hundred fifty-five records with IPT were reviewed, from which 132 patients met the inclusion criteria, with 187 primary posterior teeth treated with an IPT.

Indirect pulp treatment: in vivo outcomes of an adhesive resin system vs calcium hydroxide for protection of the dentin-pulp complex.

Purpose: The purpose of this prospective and randomized in vivo study was to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of an adhesive resin system vs a calcium hydroxide liner for protection of the dentin-pulp complex of primary molars treated with indirect pulp treatment.

Methods: Forty-eight primary molars with deep occlusal caries, but without preoperative signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis, received indirect pulp treatment and were restored with a composite resin (Z100). The teeth were randomly divided into 2 groups according to the material used for protection of the dentin-pulp complex: (1) adhesive resin system (Scotchbond MultiPurpose); and (2) calcium hydroxide liner (Dycal).