Dental Caries, Oral Hygiene, and Oral Clearance in Children with Craniofacial Disorders

The reason that children with cleft palates tend to have a greater prevalence of tooth decay than normal children is unclear. We hypothesized that children with cleft palates would have increased oral clearance times for foods and, consequently, higher levels of caries and caries-associated micro-or...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of dental research 2004-02, Vol.83 (2), p.175-179
Hauptverfasser:	Ahluwalia, M., Brailsford, S.R., Tarelli, E., Gilbert, S.C., Clark, D.T., Barnard, K., Beighton, D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biofilms Carboxylic Acids - metabolism Chi-Square Distribution Child Cleft Lip - complications Cleft Lip - metabolism Cleft Lip - microbiology Cleft Palate - complications Cleft Palate - metabolism Cleft Palate - microbiology Colony Count, Microbial Dental Caries - etiology Dental Caries - microbiology Dental Plaque Index Dentistry Dietary Carbohydrates - metabolism DMF Index Female Humans Male Mouth - metabolism Mouth - microbiology Oral Hygiene Oral Hygiene Index Periodontal Index Saliva - metabolism Saliva - microbiology Starch - metabolism
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