Background Dental caries is the main problem oral health and it is not well established in
the literature if the enamel defects are a risk factor for its development. Objective Studies …

Background A putative relationship between preterm birth and developmental defects of
enamel (DDE) has been described in the literature. Although systematic reviews have found …

Background Dental caries is the most prevalent oral disease in several Asian and Latin
American countries. It is an infectious disease and different types of bacteria are involved in …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and severity of dental caries among pre-school
children in China as part of the 4th National Oral Health Survey. Methods: The sampling …

Evidence for the effects of low birth weight, breastfeeding and maternal smoking on
childhood caries is mainly cross-sectional. We examined the association of these 3 putative …

ABSTRACT The Great Irish Famine of 1845–1852 is among the worst food crises in human
history. While numerous aspects of this period have been studied by generations of …

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) remains a global issue despite numerous advancements in
research and interventional approaches. Nearly, 530 million children suffer from untreated …

Background The aim was to assess the prevalence, distribution and associated risk factors
of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) in 3-year-old Thuringian children in 2013 as part …

Objective This is the first part of a report on tooth loss in Germany 1997–2030. Here, we
describe trends in the prevalence of tooth loss in adults and seniors 1997–2014, assess …

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH) in children
and possible factors associated with this disorder. Methods: This was a cross-sectional …