Despite much progress in regulations to improve paediatric drug development, there
remains a significant need to develop better medications for children. For the design of oral …

Introduction Almost half of the world's children experience passive smoking, which is linked
to numerous oral health conditions. The aim is to synthesize data on the impact of passive …

Background Ambient fine-particle particulate matter (PM2. 5) exposure is associated with the
decline in pulmonary function, prevalence of coronary heart disease and incidence of …

Study question Does maternal smoking during pregnancy and exposure of infants to
tobacco smoke at age 4 months increase the risk of caries in deciduous teeth? Methods …

Background Study results have shown that chronic exposure to cigarette smoke affects the
taste function in humans. However, neither the quantitative impact on taste sensitivity nor the …

This study aimed to assess the effect of smoking different tobacco types on the supragingival
microbiome and its relation to dental caries. Forty supragingival plaque samples were …

METHODS English articles available in Pubmed and ScienceDirect databases and
published before December 2018 were searched. A variety of evidence was collected …

Abstract Background Salivary secretory IgA (sIgA) is said to play an important role in the
immune response against dental caries. This study aimed to determine the salivary sIgA …

The oral health of preschool children in an electronic waste (e-waste) area is susceptible to
lead (Pb) exposure increasing the risk of dental caries and causing periodontitis and other …

Aims This study investigated the association between the prevalence of oral health
problems (caries, gingivitis, mucosal pigmentation and enamel defects in one to 5 year-old …