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Oral Health and Dental Care in Pediatric Dentistry: Second Edition
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Oral Health and Dental Care in Pediatric Dentistry: Second Edition

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Chronic Care".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 4748

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Prof. Dr. Massimo Corsalini

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Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy
Interests: dental prosthesis; oral pathology; implant dentistry; dental materials; dentures
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue "Oral Health and Dental Care in Pediatric Dentistry" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare/special_issues/dental_healthcare).

Oral health in pediatric dentistry has recently been of great interest. For this Special Issue, we wish to consider manuscripts that can lead to a clarification of the aspects related to healthcare and oral pathologies in pediatric age, such as the prevention and the presence of caries, malocclusions, bad habits, anomalies in the number and shape of the teeth, and the absence or reduction of oral hygiene. Great emphasis is currently given to the study of rare diseases of dental competence, such as ectodermal dysplasia, Apert syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, cleidocranial dysostosis, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, Gorlin syndrome, Noonan syndrome, TARP syndrome, etc. The health of the oral cavity will also be taken into consideration in the presence of systemic diseases such as autism, blood disorders, neurological diseases, etc.

In addition, we welcome the submission of articles and case reports that consider the study, therapy and results of simple and complex dental and maxillofacial trauma in pediatric age. The published papers will contribute to achieving greater knowledge about oral health in children, suggesting possible suitable prevention and therapy protocols for pathologies of the oral cavity in pediatric age.

Dr. Massimo Corsalini
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • oral health prevention
  • caries
  • dental trauma
  • dental malocclusions
  • head and neck syndrome

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Cross-Cultural Validity of a Dietary Questionnaire for Studying Dental Caries in Japanese Children
by Yukie Nakai and Yukako Mori-Suzuki
Healthcare 2023, 11(7), 1036; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11071036 - 4 Apr 2023
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This study examines the cross-cultural validity of the Japanese version of the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), designed for studies on dental caries to assess dietary intake in Japanese children. Parent-reported dietary data were collected (274 children, 3–6 years old) using the 38-item FFQ, [...] Read more.
This study examines the cross-cultural validity of the Japanese version of the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), designed for studies on dental caries to assess dietary intake in Japanese children. Parent-reported dietary data were collected (274 children, 3–6 years old) using the 38-item FFQ, whose reliability and validity have been demonstrated in adults. Factor analysis was used to determine dimensionality. Dietary cariogenicity scores were compared with the levels of plaque mutans streptococci, and the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) index to evaluate the criterion validity using Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) and the Kruskal–Wallis test. The FFQ showed good criterion validity, assessed through its relationship with the dmft index (r = 0.119; p = 0.05) and Dentocult SM score (r = 0.124; p = 0.04). Factor analysis revealed six questionnaire subscales. Internal consistency was from low to acceptable (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.64 for the total scale, 0.39–0.53 for each subscale). Children with a higher SM score were more likely to have higher dietary cariogenicity scores (p = 0.01; Kruskal–Wallis test). These results confirm the validity of the Japanese version of the FFQ for children, which can be used to track dietary structure dynamics regarding cariogenicity from childhood to adulthood. Full article
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The Association of Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors with the Oral Health Status in School-Age Children from Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Maria Moin, Afsheen Maqsood, Muhammad Mohsin Haider, Hajra Asghar, Kulsoom Fatima Rizvi, Abedalrahman Shqaidef, Rania A. Sharif, Ghazala Suleman, Gotam Das, Mohammad Khursheed Alam and Naseer Ahmed
Healthcare 2023, 11(5), 756; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11050756 - 4 Mar 2023
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The data on how lifestyle factors of school-going children affect their oral health are not sufficient; therefore, there is a need to analyze the adverse effects of poor lifestyle habits and the role of mothers’ education on oral health. The aim of this [...] Read more.
The data on how lifestyle factors of school-going children affect their oral health are not sufficient; therefore, there is a need to analyze the adverse effects of poor lifestyle habits and the role of mothers’ education on oral health. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors with the oral health status of school-going children through a structured questionnaire and oral examination. Ninety-five (26.5%) children were from class 1. One hundred eighty-seven (52.1%) mothers were educated while 172 (47.9%) were uneducated. Two hundred seventy-six (76.9%) children had never visited the dentist. The results indicate that dental health behavior is associated with lifestyle factors as well as socio-demographic variables. Parent education and awareness regarding oral health plays a major role in determining the oral health of children. Full article
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