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G Ember

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PubMed1989

[Distribution of caries according to teeth and dental surfaces in youths 14-18 years of age].

Caries data of 489 health vocational secondary schoolgirls between the age of 14-18 was recorded according to teeth, and toothsurfaces. The surfaces with caries and filling were expressed in percent, as the ratio of examined surfaces. The prevalence of extractions was also registered. The caries prevalence on occlusal and approximal surfaces of the individual teeth was analysed, and the similarity and increasing caries prevalence of the approximal surfaces in the upper second distribution of the approximal surfaces was analysed between the mesial and distal surfaces. The most important findings were: the high extraction of the first molars, the increase of occlusal caries rate in the second molars, the high and increasing caries prevalence of the approximal surfaces in the upper second premolars, and lower first molars respectively in the upper incisors.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Dietary study on children within an oral health preventive programme (WHO).

The examined material consisted of 184 institutionalized children between 8 to 13 years of age. They have lived in 4 institutes. Emphasis was placed on analyzing the consumption of sucrose containing products, measuring the frequency of intake. The recall method was chosen. Information was obtained by two interviewers in 3 series of interviews, each covering one weekday and one day of the weekend. The solid and liquid sucrose consumption at and between meals was calculated separately. Significant differences were found between consumption at weekends and weekdays. The frequency of the sucrose containing products in solution at meals and the solid and sticky sucrose intake between meals was higher as compared to the other two forms. The average daily frequency of the soluted sucrose at meals, soluted sucrose between meals, solid sucrose at meals, solid sucrose between meals, total solid sucrose and total sucrose consumption ranged between 1.4-2.0, 0.1-0.4, 0.7-1.0, 1.0-1.8, 2.0-2.5 and 3.8-4.6, respectively, in the different institutions. The results showed satisfactorily the different dietary habits in the institutions.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Collaborative WHO xylitol field studies in Hungary. II. General background and control of the dietary regimen.

The consumption of sucrose and xylitol and the exposure to fluoride (F) were analyzed in a field study aimed at assessing the value of peroral xylitol as a caries-preventive measure. The coverage of the general background referred to the conditions of 689 institutionalized children observed for a 3-year-period. The material in the dietary substudy consisted of 286 subjects aged 8-13 years. The intake and excretion of F was monitored at all institutions in a total of 380 children. The frequency of the consumption of sucrose was high, its intake increasing over the weekend in comparison with weekdays. The consumption of the xylitol-containing products did not reduce the frequency of sucrose intake. Varying and fluctuating levels of exposure to systemic F was registered, as also reflected in the urinary F/creatinine quotient.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

[Documentation in developing countries and related technological issues].

While bibliographical referencing and indexing services have risen to a high level of efficiency-thanks to computers and other technical innovations-the same cannot be said for documentation in the form of texts and charts. However early an order is placed, it can take weeks for the final stage of the process to be completed. If even in developed countries the process can be slow and costly, in developing countries it is affected by the same socioeconomic conditions that impede the provision of health services. In the latter countries wide variations are apparent in the numbers of libraries, collections and lending library systems, and in the accessibility of books and journals on health. For physicians and nurses at some remote locations the only source of information on discoveries and new ideas may be the advertising supplied to them by traveling medical salesmen. There are grounds for optimism, however. In these countries more and more important books and journals are being published in the health field. In Latin America a number of areas of national interaction have come into view which promise to grow into a true network of biomedical and health information.

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Salivary secretion rate, pH, lactobacilli and yeast counts in diabetic women.

Saliva samples of 29 type I (insulin-dependent) diabetic women and 30 healthy women were analyzed and compared. Saliva secretion rate and mean pH were statistically significantly lower in diabetics. Lactobacillus counts were almost the same in the two groups, while the Candida albicans count was higher in diabetic women. In the diabetic group PI and OHI-S indices showed higher values as compared to the healthy control group, the difference being statistically significant (p less than 0.01). Studying the relation between the various salivary parameters, it was found that higher salivary secretion rate was associated with higher pH values and with a higher proportion of Candida-negative cases, while lower salivary secretion rate coincided with higher OHI-S and PI index values.

Adolescent↗
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Studies of dental and oral changes of pregnant diabetic women.

The longitudinal examination of 132 pregnant diabetic women under care showed a 96.2% prevalence of gingivitis. The intensity of gingivitis was most marked in weeks 11 to 15, and 24 to 26 of pregnancy, and the correlation with changes in oral hygiene was statistically significant (p less than 0.001). On the other hand, the severity of diabetes had no effect on the degree of gingival inflammation. As for caries, the mean DMF values increased during diabetic pregnancy, the number of carious (D) and filled (F) teeth to a higher, that of extracted (M) teeth to a lesser degree, than in diabetic non-pregnant women.

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