Background This paper is a summary of the proceedings of the International Association of
Paediatric Dentistry Bangkok Conference on early childhood caries ( ECC ) held in 3‐4 …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate salivary Streptococcus mutans levels in patients
before, during, and after orthodontic treatment. S. mutans levels were significantly elevated …

Objective: The purpose of this review, commissioned by the Administration for Children and
Families, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Health Care Financing …

Background A panel of experts convened by the American Dental Association (ADA)
Council on Scientific Affairs presents evidence-based clinical recommendations regarding …

… O’Sullivan DM, Tinanoff N: … , Tinanoff N: Maxillary anterior caries associated with increased
caries risk in other primary teeth. J Dent Res 72:1577-80, 1993. 43. O’Sullivan DM, Tinanoff N…

The 2000 Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health included a limited discussion of the
condition known as early childhood caries. Because of its high prevalence, its impact on young …

The seriousness and societal costs of dental caries in preschool children are enormous.
National data shows that caries is highly prevalent in poor and near poor US preschool children…

Background An expert panel convened by the American Dental Association Council on Scientific
Affairs and the Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry conducted a systematic review and …

… Nigel B Pitts, Ramon J Baez, Carolina Diaz-Guillory, Kevin J Donly, Carlos Alberto
Feldens, Colman McGrath, Prathip Phantumvanit, W Kim Seow, Nikolai Sharkov, Yupin …

Background The authors conducted a study to describe the relationship between the oral
health of young children and that of their mothers. Methods Using data from the Third National …