Publications by authors named "Wanyi Lim"
Introduction: This study aimed to examine the effects of age, period (historical events), and cohort (generational impact) (APC) on caries prevalence and mean DMFT among Singapore schoolchildren from 2007 to 2019.
Methods: Anonymised records of all 6-year-old primary 1 (P1), 11-year-old primary 6 (P6), and 14-year-old secondary 3 (S3) students before the start of each school year between 2007 and 2019 were extracted from the Integrated Dental Electronic Assessment System (IDEAS), categorised by school level, ethnicity, and sex. Poisson regression and partial least squares regressions were applied to estimate APC effects.
Objectives: This study aimed to describe caries prevalence and experience trends of permanent teeth among Singapore schoolchildren between 2007 and 2019.
Methods: Anonymized records of all 6-year-old Primary 1 (P1), 11-year-old Primary 6 (P6) and 14-year-old Secondary 3 (S3) before the start of each school year were extracted from the Integrated Dental Electronic Assessment System (IDEAS) by school level, ethnicity and sex. Prais-Winsten regression was used to assess trends of mean decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) and caries prevalence (% DMFT > 0) among the schoolchildren by school level, with reported Average Annual Percentage Change (AAPC) together with respective 95% confidence interval (CI).
Background: There is no consensus regarding when children are ready to brush independently.
Aim: To examine the effects of chronological age and motor development on toothbrushing effectiveness in 5- to 7-year-old children.
Design: In this cross-sectional study, the change in Oral Hygiene Index (OHI) score and the improvement in OHI category (eg, poor to fair) were used to measure toothbrushing effectiveness.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine in vitro the effect of cure mode on the shear bond strength (SBS), failure mode (FM), microleakage (ML), and resin tag penetration (RTP) of two resin composite (RC)/adhesive systems: (1) Clearfil Majesty Esthetic/Clearfil SE Bond (CME/SEB); and (2) TPH 3 Micro Matrix Restorative/Prime&Bond NT (TPH/P&B).
Methods: Paired RC samples (10 CME/SEB; 10 TPH/P&B) were precured or postcured with adhesive on primary molar dentinal substrates and tested for SBS (10 per group); debonded surfaces were examined. Cavities (Class V) in extracted primary molars were restored (20 CME/SEB; 20 TPH/P&B), following precuring or postcuring the adhesive, and examined for ML (eight per group) and RTP (two per group).