Longitudinal Study on Sealing of Progressing Occlusal Caries Lesions in Adolescents

The aim of this study was to assess after 1 year the efficacy of sealing progressing occlusal caries lesions in Brazilian adolescents enrolled in a comprehensive Oral Health Care Program. At the 2-year follow-up of the controlled clinical trial (n = 500), 46 adolescents, 12–17 year-old, showed caries progression that potentially could be treated with sealants. A total of 53 occlusal lesions clinically diagnosed as active non-cavitated lesion (5.7%), small active cavitated lesion (66.0%), inactive non-cavitated lesion (9.4%) and small inactive cavitated lesions (18.9%) were all indicated for sealing [...

Changes in Adolescent’s Oral Health Status: Responsiveness of The Child Perception Questionnaire 11–14

Responsiveness refers to the sensitivity of an instrument to detect minimal but important clinical changes. This study assessed the responsiveness of the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ 11–14) to detect changes in oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and oral health status of adolescents enrolled in a treatment program. The hypothesis tested was that improvement in OHRQoL would be observed after 1 year [...