[Knowledge of Andalusian pediatricians and parents about early-onset tooth decay].

Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge of pediatricians and parents from Andalucía (southern Spain) about early-onset tooth decay, and to assess if pediatricians provide information to parents about pediatric oral care and visits to the pediatric dentist.

Material And Method: A random sample of 113 pediatricians and 112 parents with children under 3 years of age received an anonymous questionnaire comprising 14 items for pediatricians and 16 items for parents, grouped into five blocks: visits to the dentist, oral hygiene, caries, nutritional habits, and treatment of caries. The chi-squared test was used to assess differences between groups.

Two-dimensional echo Doppler findings in juvenile and adult onset ankylosing spondylitis with long-term disease.

The authors' objective was to determine by 2-dimensional echo Doppler (2DECHO) the cardiac abnormalities in juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis (JOAS) and adult onset ankylosing spondylitis (AOAS) in male patients with long-term disease. Twenty patients with JOAS, 31 with AOAS, and 20 healthy controls of the same age and gender without cardiopulmonary symptoms were studied. Using 2DECHO, the heart dimensions were determined according to American Society of Echocardiography guidelines.