Background. Dental diseases are among the most prevalent conditions worldwide, with
universal access to dental care being one key to tackling them. Systematic quantification of …

Objectives To ascertain differences across states in children's oral health care access and
oral health status and the factors that contribute to those differences. Study design …

A rapidly growing literature has documented the adverse social, economic and, recently,
health impacts of experiencing incarceration in the United States. Despite the insights that …

Background The use of dental care services contributes to the improvement of children's
healthy behaviors, reducing the prevalence of future dental problems. In this way, the …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Parents have an important role in making decisions about their
children's oral health problems and their awareness of children's oral health status may …

In many published articles, there is still no mention of quality control processes, which might
be an indication of the insufficient importance the researchers attach to undertaking or …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Tooth extraction as a part of orthodontic treatment plan to create
space for leveling and aligning teeth or causing tooth movement leads to changes in arch …

Objective Tooth loss is a worldwide public health problem affecting mainly
socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. Dental services utilization may increase access …

Background: Oral health is important for overall health of youth, although dental service
utilization is lower than national goals. The purpose of the study was to identify …

Purpose: To describe dental caries experience by age and gender among preschool
children in a health district in northeast Italy and to plot a trend of primary-dentition dental …