Oral health care for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: perceptions of parents and caregivers.

The aim was to evaluate the oral health care of children/adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP) according to severity through the perceptions of parents/caregivers. A case series study was conducted at health services in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil with 94 mothers/caregivers of subjects with CP from 5 and 18 years old. Sociodemographic factors, oral health care and use of dental services (DS) were evaluated.

Influence of head and linear growth on the development of malocclusion at six years of age: a cohort study.

The aim of this article was to evaluate the influence of biological and sociobehavioral factors on the development of malocclusions in children. This is a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of 350 children who participated in a community intervention study. After six years, an active search identified 290 children with occlusal abnormalities.

Factors associated with the utilization of dental health services by the pediatric population: an integrative review.

This integrative literature review aimed to analyze studies about factors associated with the utilization of dental health services by the pediatric population between zero and 15 years old, published between 2006 and 2016 and available in Portuguese, English or Spanish. A survey of articles in the Lilacs and Medline databases was carried out, using the search strategy: ("dental care/utilization" OR "dental health services/utilization") AND ("child" OR "child, preschool") AND NOT adult. To analyze the methodological quality, the adapted Critical Appraisal Skill Programme (CASP) and the Agency for Healthcare and Research and Quality (AHRQ) were used.

Utilization of oral health services network among children and adolescents with leukemia.

Aim: To evaluate the use of the network of oral health services by children and adolescents with leukemia, according to the phase of cancer treatment, type of dental treatment received, and access barriers.

Methods And Results: An exploratory cross-sectional study carried out in a referral hospital in cancer in northeast of Brazil, with all children and adolescents (3-16 years old) with leukemia who used dental services and who attended the medical consultation in the outpatient clinic between March and August 2016. The analysis of the medical records and a structured interview with caregivers were performed.

Periodontitis as a risk factor for preeclampsia.

Background: Periodontitis is an inflammatory process caused by a specific group of microorganisms, resulting in the destruction of the tooth-supporting tissue and the resorption of the alveolar bone. Therefore, periodontitis has been considered a risk factor for preeclampsia because infection is one of the factors involved in the etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia. The aim of the present study is to determine whether periodontitis is a risk factor for preeclampsia and to identify other possible risk factors.

Periodontitis-associated risk factors in pregnant women.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with periodontitis in pregnant women.

Methods: This study was conducted in two stages. In Stage 1, a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of periodontitis among 810 women treated at the maternity ward of a university hospital.

Maternal periodontitis as a risk factor for prematurity.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate maternal periodontitis associated with prematurity.

Methods: We carried out a case-control study including 718 puerperae who experienced a spontaneous delivery: 360 cases (premature) and 358 controls (full-term). Sociodemographic, obstetric, prenatal, perinatal and periodontal data were obtained within 48 h after delivery.

[Oral health and perceptions regarding dental care in patients with mental disorders living in therapeutic residences].

Patients with mental disorders have considerable difficulty in access to dental care, including the refusal of oral health professionals to offer care to this clientele and the inadequate professional training of oral health professionals regarding this issue. The present study was carried out in therapeutic residences in order to assess the oral health conditions of the residents as well as their perceptions regarding the dental care they have received. Thirty-eight individuals participated in the study.

Nutritional status and prevalence of dental caries among 12-year-old children at public schools: a case-control study.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility that malnutrition and overweight/obesity might act as factors associated with dental caries among 12-year-old children.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that was carried out on 689 12-year-olds at public schools in the municipality of Caruaru, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, to determine the prevalence of dental caries and malnutrition. A case-control study nested within the cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the association between malnutrition and dental caries.

Non-surgical treatment of gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine: a case report on an elderly patient.

Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO) is a significant problem for periodontologists and this side effect is frequently associated with three particular drugs: phenytoin, cyclosporin A and nifedipine. A case report of gingival overgrowth induced by nifedipine in an elderly patient treated with non-surgical periodontal therapy is described. A 75-year-old male with generalised gingival overgrowth reported the problem of oral malodour and significant gingival bleeding.

[Oral health among adolescents: aspects relating to hygiene, dental cavities and periodontal disease in the cities of Recife and Feira de Santana, Brazil].

Objective: To characterize the oral health in adolescents in the cities of Recife and Feira de Santana, Northeast Brazil by assessment of personal hygiene and dental cavities and periodontal disease.

Method: Forty adolescents between ten and eighteen years old were assessed through an exploratory study run in Recife in 2005. In Feira de Santana, 971 adolescents (twelve years old) were examined through a cross section study in 2002.