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Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Adetayo Aborisade, Amina Mohammed Ali, Chizoba Okolo, Titilola Abike Gbaja-Biamila, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Abideen Olurotimi Salako, Ifeoluwa Eunice Adewole, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Olunike Rebecca Abodurin, George Uchenna Eleje, Ucheoma Catherine Nwaozuru, Adebola Oluyemisi Ehizele, Joanne Marie Lusher, Maha El Tantawi, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Morẹ́nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan

published 11 Aug 2026

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Establishment of a large-scale oral disease registry (NDCS-ODR) in a national specialty center

John Rong Hao Tay, Gustavo G. Nascimento, Jasmine Sio Hong Ho, Narayanan Ragavendran, Bryan Wei Ren Yeo, Hanimi Reddy Kallam, Sean Shao Wei Lam, Marco A. Peres

published 08 Jul 2026

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Association of oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practice with dental caries status among 6–12-year-old Iranian orphaned children using the CAST index: A Cross-sectional study

Zahra Jahanbakhti, Zahra Momeni

published 02 Jul 2026

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The effects of material type, salivary contamination and adhesive application on the performance of pit and fissure sealants

Adem Gok, Kubra Bilge, Tuba Gok

published 01 Jul 2026

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A comparative analysis of the oral microbiome of Amish and non-Amish individuals to strengthen our understanding of variation within the oral microbiome

Debra L. Wohl, Phillip T. Belder, Braxton D. Mitchell

published 24 Jun 2026

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A risk assessment indicator system for common diseases in children and adolescents

Yun Shao, Bohan Hu, Yuting Lu, Shuo Yu, Ji Liang

published 17 Jun 2026

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Breaking barriers: Validation of a Spanish oral health knowledge tool to enhance patient-provider communication

Silvia Spivakovsky, Joyce Figueroa, Ryan Richard Ruff

published 05 Jun 2026

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Prevalence of dental caries in the primary, mixed and permanent dentitions in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Abel Chukwuemeka, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Ifeoluwa Eunice Adewole, Abideen Olurotimi Salako, George Uchenna Eleje, Adebola Oluyemisi Ehizele, Joanne Lusher, Foluso Owotade, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan

published 01 Jun 2026

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The reinforcing effect of anti-caries treatments on acidic challenge resistance of irradiated enamel

Fereshteh Shafiei, Iman Khaleghi, Mansour Ansari, Esmaeil Mirzaei, Maryam S. Tavangar

published 29 May 2026

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Parental knowledge of early childhood caries and its association with bottle-feeding practices: A cross-sectional analysis in the Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed H. Alshamrani, Mohammed Ali Kharif, Naif Mohammed Alshayiqi, Ibrahim Ahmed Alqahtani, Belal Diri, Hashim Yasser Diri, Mohammed Alkithri, Mannaa K. Aldowsari

published 13 May 2026

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Earliest evidence for invasive mitigation of dental caries by Neanderthals

Alisa V. Zubova, Lydia V. Zotkina, John W. Olsen, Alexander M. Kulkov, Vyacheslav G. Moiseyev, Anna A. Malyutina, Roman V. Davydov, Sergey V. Markin, Eugene A. Maksimovskiy, Pavel V. Chistyakov, Andrey I. Krivoshapkin, Ksenia A. Kolobova

published 13 May 2026

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Unmet supportive care needs of head and neck cancer survivors: A scoping review

Ya Huang, Lan Chen, Mi Zeng, Jingjing Wu, Yan Lu, Huiru Zhang, Xiaoshan Li, Huijun Quan, Guqing Zeng

published 15 Apr 2026

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Oral and rectal colonization of Gram-negative antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in one long-term care facility and changes in professional oral hygiene care: Cross-sectional and interventional study

Azusa Haruta, Mineka Yoshikawa, Maho Takeuchi, Miki Kawada-Matsuo, Mi Nguyen-Tra Le, Toshiki Kajihara, Yo Sugawara, Junzo Hisatsune, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Hiroki Ohge, Motoyuki Sugai, Kazuhiro Tsuga

published 03 Mar 2026

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