RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES

Abdulla Varoneckas, Kotryna Jasinskaitė, Asta Varašiūtė Abstract Purpose: The aim of this review was to assess the relationship between adverse birth outcomes and early childhood caries. Methods: Two reviewers searched different databases from February 2020. Results: 1376 articles were shown after the initial electronic databases search. The authors identified 10 studies investigating the incidence of…

THE STATE OF ORAL HYGIENE AND THE PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES IN SCHOOLCHILDREN AGED 12 TO 15 YEARS

Danguolė Drungilienė Abstract Children‘s dental caries is one of the most widely spread diseases. The intensity and prevalence of this disease vary in different countries. In places where the prevention programmes have been implemented and with a higher living standards the disease statistic data are lower than in the places with worse living conditions and…