Enamel Veneer Rehabilitation of a Premolar to an Incisor After Autotransplantation.

Tooth autotransplantation is one of the methods used for tooth loss rehabilitation in children. Premolars are usually used as autotransplants requiring esthetic alterations. The purpose of this paper is to present an innovative, alternative and inexpensive way to restore auto-transplanted teeth using the crown of the tooth of the recipient site.

Cariogenic Diet Assessment and Analysis Tools in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To collect and evaluate the available evidence on existing tools used in research and clinical practice to assess and analyse the diet of children and adolescents for its cariogenicity.

Materials And Methods: Multiple databases were searched up to October 2022, with no date, publication, or language restrictions, followed by a manual search. Study screening, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were performed in duplicate.

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the oral health status of paediatric dental patients in Greece.

Background: Limited evidence regarding the post-COVID-19 dental status of paediatric patients is available, with most studies assessing only children's oral health habits.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the oral health of paediatric dental patients in Greece.

Design: This was a retrospective cohort study that included a questionnaire on children's oral health behavior and a clinical examination assessing dental caries and dental treatment needs using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System criteria, dmft/DMFT, and Treatment Need Index.

Guidance for Permanent First Molar Extraction in Molar-Incisor Malformation: Report of Two Cases.

Molar-incisor malformation (MIM) is a newly described dental developmental anomaly that predominantly affects primary second molars, permanent first molars, and, in some cases, permanent central incisors. Diagnosis is usually made upon radiographic examination. The molars usually present with significant cervical constriction, flattened pulp chambers, and absent or thin, short, and narrow roots, whereas the incisors usually exhibit coronal dilaceration.

Dental Reshaping Using the Composite Resin Injection Technique After Dental Trauma and Orthodontic Treatment.

Severe dental trauma can often result in tooth loss at an early age. Orthodontic space closure and reshaping of the teeth are a conservative treatment approach. The purpose of this paper is to present a fast and predictable way to reshape teeth using the composite resin injection technique.

Early Childhood Caries and Weight Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The purposes of this study were to: (1) examine the association between body weight status and caries experience; and (2) determine if overweight or underweight children are at greater risk of developing early childhood caries. A search of studies in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases that tested the association of body weight with dental caries index in preschool children was conducted in April 2018. Studies' characteristics were extracted for the qualitative review, and means and standard deviations of decayed, missing, and filled teeth/surfaces (dmft/dmfs) index by body mass index standardized categories were retrieved for quantitative syntheses.

Prevalence of molar-incisor hypomineralization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: a pilot study.

This pilot study investigated the prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) in third-grade school children in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA. A convenience sample of third-grade school children in the Milwaukee Public School System (MPS) participated in the study. Calibrated examiners trained on the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) MIH recommendations examined the children between December 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

Assessing the Effect of Low Calorie Soda Beverages on Primary Tooth Enamel: An Study.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of low calorie soda beverages on the enamel of primary teeth. : Fifty enamel slabs were prepared from twenty primary extracted teeth and were equally divided into five groups: a) 0.9% NaCl (Control), b) Coca-Cola Classic (Sucrose), c) Diet Coke (Aspartame), d) Zevia Cola (Erythritol), e) Coca-Cola Life (Stevia).

Association of food insecurity with early childhood caries.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association of food insecurity on the prevalence of dental caries in preschool children.

Methods: Eighty-two children, aged 12-71 months old, from the Marquette University School of Dentistry Community South Clinic and their caregivers participated in this cross-sectional study. Following informed consent, parents completed the validated six-item US Department of Agriculture food insecurity questionnaire and questions regarding demographic information and family structure.

Experiential learning in oral health education.

Experiential learning is an innovative learning method that knowledge is gained through experience. The aim of this paper was to review the application of experiential learning in health education and suggest an oral health education program using experiential learning. Experiential learning has been used in the past successfully in health education mostly in university curricula.

Oral Hygiene Facilitators and Barriers in Greek 10 Years Old Schoolchildren.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene facilitators and barriers for 10 years old Greek children, via a questionnaire and clinical examination.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 266, 10 years old, children recruited from schools in 3 locations in Greece. Data were collected via questionnaires and clinical examination.

Induced ankylosis of a primary molar for skeletal anchorage in the mandible as alternative to mini-implants.

Background: Mesial protraction of mandibular posterior teeth requires increased anchorage to avoid undesired tooth movements. Orthodontic mini-implants have become a popular and successful way to increase skeletal anchorage in such cases. However, mini-implants may cause injury to adjacent teeth or anatomical structures and may lead to tissue inflammation.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: a case report with premature teeth exfoliation and bone resorption.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder characterized by insufficient production of cortisol. The aim of this case report was to present a child with CAH, premature exfoliation of primary teeth and accelerated eruption of his permanent teeth related to bone resorption. A 4.

Comparative clinical study testing the effectiveness of school based oral health education using experiential learning or traditional lecturing in 10 year-old children.

Background: School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.

Methods: Eighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece.

School-based oral health-education program using experiential learning or traditional lecturing in adolescents: a clinical trial.

The aim of this project was to compare the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) and traditional lecturing (TL) school-based oral health education on the oral health knowledge, attitude, habits, oral hygiene, gingival health and caries incidence of 13-year-old Greek children. Eighty-seven children for the EL group and 80 for the TL group were selected from two areas of Greece. Information on oral health knowledge, attitude and behaviours were obtained using a questionnaire.

Giant cell fibroma in children: report of two cases and literature review.

Background: Giant cell fibroma is a type of fibrous tumour of the oral mucosa which rarely affects children under the age of 10. The purpose of this paper was to contribute two clinically and histologically documented cases of giant cell fibroma in the free gingiva of a 7 and 6 year old boys.

Methods: Both nodules were presented in the mandibular anterior region.