Background Globally, dental caries may be a major public health issue which may be
preventable. Many studies have been conducted on dental caries in Ethiopia which present …

Background Dental caries (DC) is highly prevalent condition affecting mostly young children.
There has been no systematic review done on the prevalence of DC amongst 12-year-olds …

Objectives We evaluated the internal consistencies and the correlation between measures
of adverse childhood experiences (ACE), bully victimization, self-esteem, resilience, and …

To cite this article: Int J Dent Hygiene 9, 2011; 254–260 DOI: 10.1111/j. 1601‐5037.2010.
00498. x Ehizele A, Chiwuzie J, Ofili A. Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among …

Background Dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases of childhood in developing
countries. However, there is a paucity of epidemiological data on the prevalence and …

Background The objectives of this study were to assess the association between children
and parents' knowledge of caries preventive practices, the parents' caries preventive oral …

Background: Dental caries is the most prevalent oral disease of childhood; however, not
much attention has been given to studies on this among the rural Nigerian children …

Purpose: Dental caries and poor oral hygiene cause pain and have an effect on activities of
children such as playing, sleeping, eating and school attendance. Previous studies on the …

Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted among 3354 school children in
the age group of 5 to 12 years. The subjects were selected from four randomly selected …

Background: Healthy teeth and oral tissues and the need for oral health care are important
for any section of society. Dental caries is an infectious microbial disease of multifactorial …