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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The relationship between self-reported history of endodontic therapy and coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Results from numerous studies have suggested links between periodontal disease and coronary heart disease (CHD), but endodontic disease has not been studied extensively in this regard. METHODS: The authors evaluated the relationship ... Read more...

The T-Health index: a composite indicator of dental health.

30 Jul 2009 The aim of this study was to determine the most appropriate set of weights with which to calculate the number of sound-equivalent teeth (T-Health index) against perceived oral health, which was used as a proxy of oral health status. This study used ... Read more...

Resemblance of salivary protein profiles between children with early childhood caries and caries-free controls.

30 Jul 2009 Although prolonged bottle feeding with a carbohydrate-rich content is commonly agreed to be the main etiologic factor for early childhood caries (ECC), in recent years additional endogenous factors, including the composition of saliva, have been ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'DMF Index'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The relationship between self-reported history of endodontic therapy and coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. 30 Jul 2009
• The T-Health index: a composite indicator of dental health. 30 Jul 2009
• Resemblance of salivary protein profiles between children with early childhood caries and caries-free controls. 30 Jul 2009
• Does oral health say anything about survival in later life? Findings in a Swedish cohort of 80+ years at baseline. 30 Jul 2009
• The association between enamel fluorosis and dental caries in U.S. schoolchildren. 29 Jun 2009
• [The restorative care index in children 1. Factors concerning the child] 29 Jun 2009
• Efficacy of silver diamine fluoride for Arresting Caries Treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Solving the problem of early childhood caries: a challenge for us all. 29 Jun 2009
• Xylitol pediatric topical oral syrup to prevent dental caries: a double-blind randomized clinical trial of efficacy. 29 Jun 2009
• Do school break-time policies influence child dental health and snacking behaviours? An evaluation of a primary school programme. 25 Jun 2009
• Are immigrant populations aware about their oral health status? A study among immigrants from Ethiopia. 24 Jun 2009
• Optimizing the mix of basic dental services for Southern Thai schoolchildren based on resource consumption, service needs and parental preference. 7 Jun 2009
• The mesioangular third molar--to extract or not to extract? Analysis of 776 consecutive third molars. 3 Jun 2009
• Patient caries risk assessment. Jun 2009
• Effect of inflammation in the periodontium in early old age on mortality at 21-year follow-up. Jun 2009
• Oral health status and behaviour of Greek patients with cleft lip and palate. 30 May 2009
• Beyond the dmft: the human and economic cost of early childhood caries. 30 May 2009
• Dental caries experience of schoolchildren of two different oral health care delivery systems. 30 May 2009
• Oral health status and practices of dentate Bhil adult tribes of southern Rajasthan, India. 30 May 2009
• Relationship of quantitative salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans and S. sobrinus in mothers to caries status and colonization of mutans streptococci in plaque in their 2.5-year-old children. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'DMF Index'

Definition: "Decayed, missing and filled teeth," a routinely used statistical concept in dentistry.

Descriptor UI: D004245

Alternative terms: DMF Index; DMF Indices; Index, DMF; Indices, DMF; DMF Indexes; DMF Indexe; Indexe, DMF; Indexes, DMF; Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.250.300.350; E06.208.266; N05.715.360.300.375.300.340; N06.850.520.308.250.300.350; N06.890.160.100;

History Note: 66

Technical Notes: no qualif