The epidemiology of dental caries and its impact on the operative dentistry curriculum

Cw, Douglass; Gammon,

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.1984.48.10.tb01827.x

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“…Stratford residents had a significantly higher fluoride content of cementum when compared with residents of non-fluoridated Chatham (Banting and Stamm, 1982). A greater understanding of fluoride's effect on root caries will assist in prevention and control of this condition, which is likely to become a greater problem in the future (Douglass and Gammon, 1984;Burt, 1985; Katz, 1985).…”

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Root Caries in an Optimally Fluoridated and a High-fluoride Community

1986

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The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence and distribution of root caries in two New Mexico communities. One community, Deming, had a natural fluoride concentration of 0.7 mg/L in its drinking water, optimum for its climate. The other, Lordsburg, was naturally fluoridated at 3.5 mg/L, five times the optimum. Dental examinations were carried out on 151 adults in Deming (mean age, 39.8 years) and 164 in Lordsburg (mean age, 43.2 years); only persons born in the communities were included. Prevalence of root caries was 23.8% in Deming and 7.3% in Lordsburg; mean number of lesions was 0.69 in Deming and 0.08 in Lordsburg (p less than 0.0001). Although there was more gingival recession in Lordsburg, Root Caries Index scores were five times greater in Deming. Root caries was more prevalent in older age groups, and was correlated with coronal caries experience in both communities. Root caries was correlated with plaque and calculus scores in Deming only. Logistic regression showed that city of residence was the major predictor of root caries, with other significant predictors being age, education, gingival recession, and loss of periodontal attachment. When combined with previous research, these results confirm that root caries experience is directly related to the fluoride concentration in the drinking water.

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“…La QA se presenta a menudo en personas expuestas a la radiación UV debido al trabajo al aire libre (8,2,21). Diferentes estudios en los que se han analizado distintas ocupaciones coinciden en que es más importante el número de horas de exposición solar que el trabajo analizado como factor de riesgo (22)(23)(24)(25). Es decir, la exposición acumulativa a la radiación UV es la causa más importante de QA (8).…”

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Actinic Cheilitis: Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature

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2018

Odovtos - Int J Dent Sc

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Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a potentially malignant lip disorder induced by chronic exposure to ultraviolet light, which mainly affects the vermilion of the lower lip of adults and fair skin. If it is not treated in a timely manner it can become a squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. Histologically, AC presents a series of alterations at the epithelial level ranging from hyperplasia to dysplasia; Connective tissue presents different degrees of actinic elastosis accompanied by inflammatory infiltrate. The objective of this work is to present three cases of patients with AC and analyze their clinical and histopathological characteristics.

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“…If this is occurring, the impact on the practice of dentistry will be profound. Even with the present older age-cohorts, there is some evidence that caries experience is increasing, and service demands are highly likely to increase (Douglass and Gammon, 1984). There has been some epidemiological study among older age-groups, both descriptive (Beck etaL, 1984(Beck etaL, , 1985Hand and Whitehall, 1986) and analytical Burt et al, 1985), but the oral health of older persons still requires further study.…”

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Advances in the Epidemiological Study of Oral-Facial Diseases

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Both demographic patterns and disease distribution are changing rapidly in the United States. These developments have led to the recognition that the epidemiology of many conditions is poorly understood, and that other research has thus been hindered. Four areas of epidemiological study were chosen for detailed analysis of how new technology will affect the conduct of future research. These areas, selected because information about them will be increasingly needed in an aging society, were periodontitis, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and other orofacial pain, salivary gland disturbances, and health services research. The potential effect of new technology was examined in the short, intermediate, and long term. While the nature of epidemiological study is unlikely to change with the advent of new technology, the scope of potential studies will become broader. Advances in diagnostic techniques from elsewhere will permit far more precise diagnosis than is possible at present. Computer technology will permit an efficient system of epidemiological surveillance to provide current data on trends in tooth loss, caries, and periodontitis--data which will complement the results of national surveys. Analytical studies to produce hypotheses on the etiology of oral conditions, especially in such poorly-understood areas as chronic pain and TMD, will help direct clinical research in those areas.

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The epidemiology of dental caries and its impact on the operative dentistry curriculum

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Root Caries in an Optimally Fluoridated and a High-fluoride Community

Root Caries in an Optimally Fluoridated and a High-fluoride Community

Actinic Cheilitis: Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature

Advances in the Epidemiological Study of Oral-Facial Diseases

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