Publications by authors named "Veselina K Kondeva"
Article Synopsis
- The recommended age for a child's first dental visit is by one year, but most children saw a dentist for the first time between ages 3-6, with only 1.73% visiting before one year.
- The primary reason for these visits was dental caries, accounting for nearly 60%, while many parents sought preventive check-ups.
- A minority of dentists adhere to the early visit guideline, with less than 18% recommending visits before age one; most prefer visits between ages 1-3, highlighting a gap in early dental care practices.
Introduction: There is evidence that the prevalence of dental fluorosis in many countries has increased over the last three decades along with a noted decrease of dental caries. To date no comparative studies of dental caries and dental fluorosis have been conducted in Bulgaria reflecting the present-day conditions of life.
Aim: To study comparatively the prevalence of dental fluorosis and dental caries and to establish what relationship, if any, there is between them.
Article Synopsis
- There has been no prior research on the prevalence of dental fluorosis in Bulgaria, especially considering the availability of fluoride products.
- The study focused on children aged 4 to 14 in Dimitrovgrad, finding that over 54% displayed varying degrees of dental fluorosis, with permanent teeth being affected more frequently than primary teeth.
- The findings indicate excessive fluoride exposure during tooth development, highlighting the necessity for further investigation into the associated risk factors.
Introduction: Available data show that Early Childhood Caries (ECC) has a very wide range of prevalence (5% to 55%). Contemporary studies investigate the specific etiologic factors contributing to the appearance of ECC. As these questions are inadequately addressed in the stomatological literature in Bulgaria, we decided to investigate them in the present study.
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