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J Glob Health 2022 May 21;12:02001. Epub 2022 May 21.

Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, and Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Med Pr 2022 May 20. Epub 2022 May 20.

Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera / Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland (Ośrodek Kształcenia Lekarzy w zakresie Zdrowia Publicznego / Training Center of Public Health).

Background: The growing incidence of caries at all ages groups, justifies the need of constant search for effective methods of preventing, also in the context of the assessment of the impact of occupational agent. The research hypothesis assumed that due to the specificity of the profession, students of the gastronomic school have forced, additional contact with food. Thus it might be difficult for them students to maintain proper oral hygiene and, consequently, increase the incidence of tooth decay. Read More

Niger J Clin Pract 2022 May;25(5):695-701

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Background And Aims: Eating disorders (ED) are an important public health problem for adolescents due to changing eating attitudes. Using the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) with a sample of Turkish adolescents aged 9-15 years, this study evaluated the behavioral risk of ED and its association with dental caries, age, body mass index (BMI), and gender.

Subjects And Methods: The EAT-26 scoring system was used, and variables examined included demographic, familial, sociocultural, social, and clinical features. Read More

Niger J Clin Pract 2022 May;25(5):557-562

Private Practice, Izmir, Turkey.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the pit and fissure morphology of the permanent first molars (PFMs) in the dentition of 7- to 12-year-old patients in Turkish children.

Patients And Methods: The study was conducted on 706 patients who attended the Dokuz Eylul University Child Clinic. Examinations of the patients were carried out with dental unit light, mouth mirror, and probe by two dentists. Read More

J Dent Res 2022 May 20:220345221094510. Epub 2022 May 20.

Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

This study aimed to evaluate the theoretical pathways by which social capital can influence dental caries and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children over time. This 10-y prospective cohort started in 2010 with a sample of 639 preschoolers aged 1 to 5 y from the southern Brazil. Community and individual social capital were assessed at baseline through the presence of formal institutions in the neighborhood and social networks, respectively. Read More