Dental caries spectrum profile in Brazilian public school children and adolescents

Abstract Dental caries remains a major public health problem, with a higher prevalence among in adolescence. The present study aimed to assess the dental caries spectrum profile in children and adolescents in Brazilian public schools. A cross-sectional study was performed in two public schools in Brazil to examine the permanent teeth of children and adolescents. The dental caries were assessed by applying the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) instrument, and the results were distributed as per disease status (healthy/codes 0-2; pre-morbidity/code 3; morbidity/code 4-5; severe morbidity/codes 6-7; mortality/code 8) and by severity as per the CAST-F1 formula (no severity, mild, moderate, and severe). The CAST data were described by age groups (8-9 y, 10-11 y, 12-13 y, 14-15 y, 16-17 y, and 18-19 y). The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to investigate differences in CAST prevalence and severity among the groups (p < 0.05). Total 598 students were enrolled. Most of the subjects were male (53.34%) and belonged to the age group of 12-13 y (34.95%). The variables CAST 0/1 (p = 0.024), CAST (p = 0.024), and CAST-F1 (p = 0.029) showed significant differences among age groups, and the post hoc test showed the differences in these variables as per the age groups of 14-15 y and 16-17 y (CAST 0/1, p = 0.047; CAST, p = 0.047; CAST-F1, p = 0.033). The dental caries spectrum increased from 8 to 19 y with a peak in the prevalence and severity in the middle of adolescence.

Contribuição da radiografia panorâmica no diagnóstico da osteoporose / Contribution of the panoramic radiograph on the diagnosis of the osteoporosis

Considerada como a epidemia silenciosa do século pela Organização Mundial de Saúde, a osteoporose afeta milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo. A perda de osso ocorre progressivamente e muitas vezes sem sintomas, até que uma fratura ocorra pela primeira vez. A densitometria é hoje o exame de referência para o diagnóstico da osteoporose. A osteoporose também pode apresentar manifestações na cavidade oral e, baseando-se nesses achados, alguns estudos têm procurado demonstrar que a radiografia panorâmica pode auxiliar no diagnóstico da osteoporose. Este trabalho tem como objetivo discutir a utilização da radiografia panorâmica no diagnóstico precoce da osteoporose por meio de revisão de literatura

Considered the silent epidemic of the century by the World Health Organization, the osteoporosis affects millions of people worldwide. The bone loss occurs gradually and often without symptoms until a fracture occurs. Densitometry is today the reference test for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis can also present manifestations in the oral cavity and, based on these findings, some studies have attempted to demonstrate that the panoramic radiograph can assist in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. This study aims to discuss the use of panoramic radiography in early diagnosis of osteoporosis by means of literature review