Survival analysis of caries incidence in African-American school-aged children.

Objectives To conduct an assessment of time-dependent covariates related to dental caries of the permanent dentition among a low socioeconomic status, understudied cohort of children, incorporating time-dependent covariates through the application of extended Cox proportional hazards modeling. Methods This study modeled the time to first cavitated dental caries in permanent teeth among school-aged children and […]

[Oral cavity as a target and a marker of environmental exposures: developmental dental defects]

This full article is available in French. The following is a Google translation: Summary The oral cavity is one of the major routes of environmental contamination known to be involved in many chronic pathologies (cancers, fertility and behavioral disorders) viafood, medication or even breathing. These environmental factors including, inter alia, endocrine disruptors and excess fluorine, can disturb […]