Question: Are caries risk assessment models effective in determining patients' actual caries status and/or their probability to develop new carious lesions? A search strategy was developed to identify ...
Risk-Assessment Tool Aids Dental Caries Prevention An oral health screening tool helps identify children that need dental interventions during routine primary care visits. Instituting an ...
Background: Consensus guidelines support non-operative preventives for dental caries management; yet, their use in practice is far from universal. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ...
A new study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association found an association between e-cigarette use or vaping and dental caries risk. Study: A comparison of the caries risk between ...
Existing caries assessment methods typically don't account for decay in both primary and permanent teeth. Enter the Total Observed Caries Experience (TOCE) measure, which its creator says offers ...
A vaping habit could end up leading to a tarnished smile, and more frequent visits to the dentist. Research by faculty from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine found patients who said they used ...
Patients with periodontal disease (PD) and caries may face a higher risk of stroke and other major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), according to a study recently published in Neurology Open ...