Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
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March, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 1

CONTENTS

REVIEW

Prevention and treatment of white spot lesions during and after fixed orthodontic treatment: A systematic literature review
Egle Lapenaite, Kristina Lopatiene, Aira Ragauskaite
3-8

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Hypericum perforatum L. treatment restored bone mass changes in swimming stressed rats
Nikos Seferos, Loukas Petrokokkinos, Antonia Kotsiou, George Rallis, Christine Tesseromatis
9-13

Factors influencing the caries experience of 6 and 12 year old children in Riga, Latvia
Jekaterina Gudkina, Anda Brinkmane, Stephen H. Abrams, Bennett T. Amaechi
14-20

Vertical and sagittal morphology of the facial skeleton and the pharyngeal airway
Kristina Lopatienė, Agnė Dabkutė, Viktorija Juškevičiūtė
21-25

Prevention of Occlusal Caries using a Ozone, Sealant and Fluoride Varnish in Children
Julija Kalnina, Ruta Care

26-31

CASE REPORT

Direct composite resin crown fabrication on a custom formed root canal post – EverStick®POST
Valdas Vilkinis, Juozas Žilinskas
32-36




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Factors influencing the caries experience of 6 and 12 year old children in Riga, Latvia

Jekaterina Gudkina, Anda Brinkmane, Stephen H. Abrams, Bennett T. Amaechi

Summary

Aim. Authors assessed the influence of drinking tea with sugar, level of cariogenic microflora and use of fluoride toothpaste and tablets on caries experience of 6 and 12 year old children in Riga, Latvia.

Methods. 141 six and 164 twelve year old children were examined clinically and with bitewing radiographs to determine their dmft/DMFT and dmfs/DMFS. Children or their parents responded to questionnaire on number teaspoons of sugar (TS) used per cup of tea, number of cups of tea consumed daily, using fluoride or non-fluoride toothpaste (TP), frequency of toothbrushing, using fluoride tablets or not (ft). Salivary mutans streptococci (MS) and lactobacilli (LB) levels were measured in children with dmft/DMFT>4.0 for age of 6 (73% (n=103)), and for age of 12 (54% (n=88)). Impact of variables in caries status was determined using frequency tables and ANOVA, while proportion differences were tested using chi-square test.

Results. In 6 year olds, statistically significant associations were observed between the salivary microflora (MS, LB) and dt/DT (p=0.032; dt=3.71, DT=0.42), use of F-toothpaste (p=0.020), and TS (p<0.001). In 12 year olds, statistically significant (p<0.01) associations were observed between salivary microflora and dt/DT, ds/DS and dmft/DMFT. In both age groups, significant (p<0.001) association was demonstrated between dmfs/DMFS and salivary microflora, F-toothpaste and TS.

Conclusions. The present study indicated that the caries development in Latvian children was associated with consumption of sugary tea and use of non-fluoride toothpaste.

Key words: sugar intake, fluoride, salivary cariogenic microflora, dietary habits, caries risk assessment.

Received: 11 11 2014

Accepted for publishing: 28 03 2016


1Institute of Stomatology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

2Quantum Dental Technologies

3University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA

Jekaterina Gudkina1 – M.D., PhD, assist. prof.

Anda Brinkmane1 – M.D., PhD, prof.

Stephen H. Abrams2 – M.D., PhD

Bennett T. Amaechi3 – BDS, MS, PhD, FADI

Address correspondence to Dr. Jekaterina Gudkina, 20, Str. Dzirciema, Riga, Latvia.

E-mail address: j.gudkina@inbox.lv