{"title":"Adopting The D3 Group's Translational Paradigm for Molar Hypomineralization and Chalky Teeth.","authors":"Noel K Childers, Michael J Hubbard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 5","pages":"302-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pacifier use and vocabulary development.","authors":"Luis Eduardo Muñoz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 5","pages":"336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of Oral Hygiene and Gingivitis in Adolescents With and Without Cystic Fibrosis.","authors":"Alaa A Alkhateeb, Alice Ko, Donald L Chi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To assess oral hygiene, gingivitis, and the association between them for adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to nonCF controls. <b>Methods:</b> This was a cross-sectional study of adolescents with CF aged 12 to 17 years (n=27), compared to two non-CF control groups: Medicaid-enrolled adolescents with special health care needs (ASHCN; n=60) and healthy Medicaid-enrolled adolescents (n=185). Dental plaque was a proxy for oral hygiene, and gingival bleeding was a proxy for gingivitis. This study employed confounder-adjusted binomial logistic regression to compare outcomes between adolescents with CF and controls. <b>Results:</b> After adjusting for confounders, adolescents with CF had significantly poorer oral hygiene than controls (CF versus ASHCN odds ratio [OR] = 2.9, 95 percent confidence interval [95% CI] = 2.0 to 4.4, P<0.001; CF versus healthy OR = 1.7, 95% CI=1.3 to 2.2, P<0.001), but there was no significant difference in gingivitis (CF versus ASHCN OR=1.3, 95% CI=0.87 to 1.9, P=0.21; CF versus healthy OR = 0.80, 95% CI=0.60 to 0.99, P=0.04). Poor oral hygiene was significantly associated with gingivitis for all adolescents (CF OR=1.2, 95% CI=1.1 to 1.4, P<0.001; ASHCN OR = 1.8, 95% CI=1.6 to 2.0, P<0.001; healthy OR = 1.2, 95% CI=1.1 to 1.3, P<0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> Adolescents with CF had poorer oral hygiene than non-CF controls but similar levels of gingivitis. Future efforts should identify factors that protect adolescents with CF from gingivitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 5","pages":"318-323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does hypertension in pediatric patients lead to long-term cardiovascular outcomes?","authors":"Rahul Chanchlani","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 5","pages":"311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of Three Pre-Injection Procedures to Reduce Pain Perception of Intraoral Injections in Eight- to 12-Year-Old Children: Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Santhebachalli Prakasha Shrutha, Raghavendra Havale, Bollavaram Golla Aishwarya, Shiny Raj, Nafiya Quazi, Vara Prasad, Nagappa Guttiganur, Revati Kandalam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To compare the efficacy of laser phototherapy, Buzzy®, and lignocaine gel in minimizing pain during intraoral injections. <b>Methods:</b> In this randomized controlled trial, the efficacy of standard lignocaine gel (Group A) was compared with Buzzy® (Group B) and laser phototherapy (Group C) as pre-anesthetic agents in 15 children aged eight to 12 years undergoing intraoral local anesthesia (LA). Pain perception during needle insertion was assessed objectively using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) scale and subjectively using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Statistical analysis included chi-square and analysis of variance tests (P<0.05). <b>Results:</b> Objective assessment of pain perception using FLACC scores demonstrated that Buzzy® resulted in the highest comfort levels; 60 percent of the subjects treated with Buzzy®, 40 percent treated with laser phototherapy, and 6.7 percent treated with lignocaine topical anesthetic were judged to be relaxed and comfortable or exhibiting mild discomfort, respectively. Subjective pain assessment (self-reported using the VAS) was significantly lower in Buzzy® (0.67±0.82 standard deviation) followed by laser phototherapy (1.00±1.13) and Lignocaine gel group (2.13±1.51). <b>Conclusions:</b> The Buzzy® and laser phototherapy effectively reduced intraoral injection pain compared to the standard control, lignocaine gel. However, Buzzy® showed better efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 5","pages":"306-311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caroline M Sawicki, Melissa Pielech, Spencer D Wade
{"title":"Perioperative Information Needs of Parents of Patients With Special Health Care Needs: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Caroline M Sawicki, Melissa Pielech, Spencer D Wade","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To assess existing knowledge of anesthesia and perioperative information needs/preferences in parents (parent, caregiver) of patients with special health care needs (SHCN) undergoing general anesthesia (GA) for dental procedures, and analyze the relations between caregiver anesthesia knowledge, health literacy level, and preoperative anxiety. <b>Methods:</b> Parents of patients with SHCN requiring GA for dental treatment completed an online survey with closed- and open-ended items assessing preferences and interest in perioperative information and educational resources, anesthesia knowledge, anxiety, and health literacy. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients and descriptive statistics were used to summarize the findings. <b>Results:</b> Fifty-two parents completed the survey. Over two-thirds of the sample identified as having \"high information\" perioperative requirements, 42.3 percent of respondents exhibited elevated levels of perioperative anxiety, and 67.4 percent had adequate health literacy levels that were positively associated with anesthesia knowledge. Ratings of importance and interest in learning more about GA for dental treatment were high. Facilitating increased caregiver involvement before, during, and after surgery was the highest-rated resource format. <b>Conclusions:</b> Parents of patients with special health care needs are generally interested in receiving more information and resources about general anesthesia for dental treatment. Identified gaps in anesthesia knowledge and preferences for content and format of resources can be used to inform the development of tailored educational resources for families regarding perioperative management to ensure that parents have a complete understanding of their patients' anesthetic management and surgical care.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 5","pages":"324-331"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12176317/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142485204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Swetha Sriram, Subhashree Sahoo, M S Muthu, M Kirthiga, Vamsi Lavu
{"title":"Marginal Gingival Thickness Assessment in Three- To Six-Year-Old Preschool Children.","authors":"Swetha Sriram, Subhashree Sahoo, M S Muthu, M Kirthiga, Vamsi Lavu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> Although gingival thickness has been extensively studied in permanent dentition, the literature regarding marginal gingival thickness in primary dentition is insufficient. The purpose of this study was to assess the variations in marginal gingival thickness in preschool-age children. <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional study of 4,109 primary teeth was conducted. Using a reamer, the transgingival probing method was employed to assess marginal gingival thickness in healthy preschoolers. Inter-examiner and intra-examiner reproducibility were assessed via the intraclass correlation coefficient. <b>Results:</b> Descriptive statistics revealed that primary maxillary left second molars had the highest mean marginal gingival thickness (1.06 mm), whereas primary mandibular right central incisors had the lowest mean marginal gingival thickness (0.74 mm). Gender-based independent sample t-tests revealed significant differences in the values of primary maxillary right canines (females had greater values than males; P=0.03) and primary mandibular right first molars (males had greater values than females; P=0.01). An inter-arch comparison revealed significant differences between the primary second molars (maxillary more than mandibular; P=0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> This study reports the first documented marginal gingival thicknesses of primary dentition. It reveals substantial variations in the values of primary maxillary right canines and primary mandibular right first molars and between primary maxillary and mandibular second molars.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 4","pages":"243-247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141915018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probable lead exposure in children from Chicago drinking water.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 4","pages":"276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141915019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Carbonated Beverages on Color Stability and Home Bleaching Efficacy of BulkFill Composite Resins.","authors":"Sanaa Al-Haj Ali, Rahaf Alsedrani, Nehal Alharbi, Ra'fat Farah, Eid Alharbi, Shahad Alkhuwaiter","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> The purpose of this study was to assess, in vitro, the color stability and bleaching response of three bulk-fill composite resins-Activa™, Tetric®-N-Ceram Bulk-Fill, and Filtek™ One Bulk-Fill???and one conventional composite resin, Filtek™ Z250, after immersion in commonly consumed carbonated beverages and subsequent home bleaching with 15 percent carbamide peroxide. <b>Methods:</b> Ninety-six samples (two- and four-mm thick) of the materials were immersed in malt drink, energy drink, cola, or distilled water for one day, one week, and two months. After two months, samples underwent home bleaching with 15 percent carbamide peroxide gel. Spectrophotometric analysis measured color and whiteness changes pre-immersion, post-immersion, and post-bleaching. Statistical significance was determined using factorial mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA), three-way ANOVA, and Bonferroni post hoc tests (P<0.05). <b>Results:</b> All tested composite resins exhibited unacceptable discoloration (color change greater than 3.3) after two months in carbonated beverages. Filtek™ One Bulk-Fill and Filtek™ Z250 displayed the most significant discoloration, particularly when immersed in the malt drink (P<0.05). In contrast, Activa™ samples reached unacceptable discoloration within just one week in malt and cola drinks. Home bleaching yielded limited whiteness recovery, with Activa™ presenting acceptable whiteness post-bleaching after staining with cola and energy drinks. <b>Conclusions:</b> This study highlights the aesthetic risks of prolonged carbonated beverage consumption and the limitations of the assessed home bleaching technique using 15 percent carbamide peroxide. Enhanced dental education on the dietary effects of some beverages on restorative materials is indicated by these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 4","pages":"277-284"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141915017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ehsan N Azadani, Phillip C Barras, Jin Peng, Janice A Townsend, Daniel B Claman, Dennis J McTigue
{"title":"The Value of Clinical Photographs in the Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries.","authors":"Ehsan N Azadani, Phillip C Barras, Jin Peng, Janice A Townsend, Daniel B Claman, Dennis J McTigue","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived value of clinical photographs for traumatic dental injuries (TDIs). <b>Methods:</b> A survey was sent to members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). The survey collected respondents' responses to case-based questions with and without photographs, and opinions about the value of photography for TDI. <b>Results:</b> A total of 496 respondents (5.8 percent response) completed the survey. Overall, no significant difference in correct answers was observed between cases with and without a photograph (P=0.09). The majority of respondents (82.2 percent) agreed that photographs should be taken for the management of TDIs, with 88.7 percent stating that the photographs aided in the diagnosis of TDIs. The majority of respondents acknowledged the time-saving (80.9 percent) and legal importance (77.0 percent) of photographs. <b>Conclusion:</b> Photographs should be taken in the management of traumatic dental injuries when possible for history and documentation purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":101357,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric dentistry","volume":"46 4","pages":"253-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141915021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}