Body Introduction Early childhood caries (ECC) is a severe form of tooth decay affecting the primary teeth of preschool children. Worldwide, ECC is the most
Abstract Introduction: Many Canadian children are affected by early childhood caries (ECC) and require treatment under general anesthesia. The purpose of this study was to
The UCLA-First 5 LA 21st Century Dental Homes Project, which serves low-income and uninsured children in Los Angeles, has more than tripled preventive dental visits
Families share everything—including Streptococcus mutans, the bacteria most frequently associated with dental caries. Yet research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows that
ABSTRACT Purpose: To assess morbidity and mortality associated with oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures requiring general anesthesia among children with aspiration tendency requiring enteral feeding.
The pediatric tooth decay crisis continues in England, as the British Dental Association (BDA) reports 179,218 extracted teeth from children age 9 years and younger
A single exposure to general anesthesia poses no cognitive risk to healthy children under the age of 3 years, according to researchers at Columbia University
Due to the ongoing lead crisis, many children in the Flint area of Michigan now drink bottled water, which typically doesn’t include fluoride. Or, they’re
Pediatric tooth decay has reached epidemic proportions in England, impacting the well being of tens of thousands of children as well as the finances of
ACTEON North America will partner with TeamSmile to provide equipment such as its NEWTRON scalers and PSPIX2 cordless digital imagers to the nonprofit organization, which
Clinically based health outcomes are objective and often used as gold standards. Yet patient-reported outcomes represent firsthand feelings and perceptions about health that reflect what
When children go to the dentist, they’re often afraid of needles. A team of researchers from India, though, has developed a 2-stage injection process that