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Dietary Patterns and Oral Health Behaviours Associated with Caries Development ...
Carvalho Silva, C; Gavinha, S; Vilela, S; Rodrigues, R; Manso, MC; Severo, M; Lopes, C; Melo, PThe association between modifiable risk factors and caries in children has been documented; however, most studies have been cross-sectional and have not considered the complexity of dietary factors and oral health habits. This study aimed to investigate the prospective association between dietary patterns and oral health behaviours at 4 years of age and the development of new decayed, missing, and filled teeth ...
Serum Levels of Vitamin D and Dental Caries in 7-Year-Old Children in Porto Met...
Carvalho Silva, C; Gavinha, S; Manso, MC; Rodrigues, R; Martins, S; Guimarães, JT; Santos, AC; Melo, PVitamin D deficiency has been associated with significant changes in dental structures. In children, it can induce enamel and dentin defects, which have been identified as risk factors for caries. This study aimed to assess the association between low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) levels (<30 ng/mL) and the prevalence of caries in the permanent teeth and mixed dentition of 7-year-old children. A sample o...
Prenatal or Childhood Serum Levels of Vitamin D and Dental Caries in Paediatric...
Carvalho Silva, C; Mendes, R; Manso, MDC; Gavinha, S; Melo, PPurpose: To assess the association between low prenatal or childhood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) and dental caries experience in children. Materials and methods: PubMed, B-On, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases were searched. The inclusion criteria were randomised controlled trials, cohort and cross-sectional studies published between 1998 and 2019; caries outcomes expressed as ...
Dental tooth decay profile in an institutionalized elder population of Northern...
Gavinha, S; Melo, P; Costa, L; Manarte-Monteiro, P; Manso, MCObjectives: the purpose of this study was to assess the dental tooth decay profile of an elderly population from Northern Portugal. Material and Methods: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional study where a questionnaire, intended to assess the institutionalized elders oral health condition, was applied with the purpose of quantifying certain oral conditions. Tooth decay was assessed using the DMFT Index for th...