Impact of early childhood caries and its treatment under general anesthesia on orofacial function and quality of life : a prospective comparative study

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) has become a major public health concern worldwide, mostly affecting children from disadvantaged families in increasingly severe forms. This condition has been frequently reported to alter children?s nutrition, growth and general development. It negatively impacts their quality of life, through painful episodes and severe eating difficulties. While this period is crucial for oral praxes development, the impact of dental state on oro-facial functions is poorly documented. This study evaluated the impact of ECC and its treatment under general anesthesia on oro-facial functions and quality of life in pre-school children. The dysfunction and quality of life scores from 25 children with ECC were evaluated before treatment (T0), one month (T1) and three months after treatment (T2), using the Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S) and the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS), respectively, in comparison with 16 caries-free children. The number and extent of inter-arch dental contacts were also observed. The pre-operative higher NOT-S score observed in children with ECC decreased to reach the control level at T2. The mastication item was the most affected in the ECC group throughout the study. Their mean ECOHIS score also significantly decreased post-operatively and differences remaining between both groups were no longer clinically relevant. In addition, in children with ECC, values of functional inter-arch surfaces tended to increase over the follow-up period. Oro-facial functions and quality of life, altered by ECC, could be restored through a conservative treatment approach. Relations between dental state, orofacial functions and particularly chewing, and nutrition should be investigated further

Elaboration d'un programme de promotion de la santé orale en Nouvelle-Calédonie

L’organisation mondiale de la santé et la fédération dentaire internationale appellent depuis plusieurs décennies les gouvernements à fédérer les actions de prévention des pathologies buccodentaires et des maladies chroniques. L’élaboration des programmes de promotion de la santé doit s’appuyer sur l’identification préalable des besoins des populations. L’objectif de ce travail est de recueillir les éléments nécessaires à la mise en place d’un programme de promotion de la santé buccodentaire en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Dans un premier temps, l’état buccodentaire et les déterminants sociaux, environnementaux et comportementaux qui sont liés à la santé orale ont été évalués dans un échantillon représentatif des enfants de 6 ans, 9 ans et 12 ans scolarisés en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Dans un deuxième temps, les déterminants de santé communs pour les maladies buccodentaires et métaboliques ont été recherchés chez les pré-adolescents de 12 ans, afin de vérifier la pertinence d’une approche préventive ciblée par facteurs de risque commun. De plus, dans le cadre de cette enquête, l’évaluation de la qualité de vie en relation avec la santé orale était nécessaire. Pour cela, le questionnaire Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) a été validé dans une version française adaptée au contexte néo-calédonien dans le cadre de ce travail. Enfin, en tenant compte des résultats de ces évaluations et des recommandations en promotion de la santé, ce travail propose qu’un programme de promotion de la santé orale soit intégré en complément des programmes de santé déjà existants en Nouvelle-Calédonie.The World Health Organization and the World Dental Federation are calling for decades governments to unite actions to prevent oral diseases and chronic diseases. Curriculum development of health promotion programs should be based on prior identification of needs. The objective of this work is to gather the information needed to set up a program to promote oral health in New Caledonia. Initially, dental status and the social, environmental and behavioral determinants that are related to oral health were assessed in a representative sample of children aged 6, 9 and 12 years schooled in New Caledonia. Secondly, common determinants for oral and metabolic diseases were investigated in pre-teens, to verify the relevance of targeted preventive approach by common risk factors. In addition, as part of this investigation, the assessment of oral health related quality of life was necessary. For this, the questionnaire Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) was validated in a suitable French version for New Caledonia as part of this work. Finally, taking into account the results of these evaluations and recommendations for health promotion, this work proposes an oral health promotion program to be integrated with existing programs in New Caledonia

Santé orale des enfants et des jeunes adultes pris en charge par le Centre de rééducation pour déficients visuels de Clermont-Ferrand

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Dental status of new caledonian children: is there a need for a new oral health promotion programme?

Before implementing a new oral health promotion program in the French overseas territory of Nouvelle Calédonie, the health authorities needed recent data about dental status of the New Caledonian child population.This study aimed to describe the dental status of 6, 9 and 12-yr-old New Caledonian children and to investigate the environmental and behavioural risk factors related to oral health.A randomly selected sample of 2734 children (744 6-yr-olds, 789 9-yr-olds, and 1201 12-yr-olds) was examined clinically by seven calibrated investigators and participants responded to a questionnaire. The main variables were objective criteria about dental status and subjective criteria about experience of dental care, dental fear, self-perception of oral health, cultural or ethnic identity and environmental and behavioural risk factors.Overall, most of the children had infectious oral diseases: more than 50% had gingivitis, and 60% of 6- and 9 yr-olds had at least one deciduous or permanent tooth with untreated caries. The mean 12-yr-old number of decayed missing and filled teeth (DMFT) was 2.09±2.82. The number of carious lesions was related to the unfavourable lifestyle, deprived social status and no preventive dental care. Kanak, Polynesians and Caledonians (respectively 27%, 18% and 45% of the study sample) were more affected by caries than metropolitan French and Asian children. Children with many untreated carious lesions had negative perceptions of their oral health; they complained of chewing difficulty and had higher scores for dental anxiety.This study highlights the need for new strategies aimed at improving oral health and at reducing inequalities in New Caledonia. An oral health promotion program would need to be developed in connection with other health programmes using the common risk factor approach within the context of the local environment

Amino-containing cationic latex–oligodeoxyribonucleotide conjugates: application to diagnostic test sensitivity enhancement

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Implementation and impact of a dental preventive intervention conducted within a health promotion program on health inequalities: A retrospective study

International audienceBackground The objective of this retrospective survey was to evaluate after one year, the conditions and impacts of a dental sealant intervention conducted in New Caledonia, within a health promotion program. A greater or at least equivalent quality and impact of the intervention was expected for children living in socially deprived regions with the greatest health needs

Common risk indicators for oral diseases and obesity in 12-year-olds: a South Pacific cross sectional study

Abstract Background Despite the increasing need to prevent obesity and oral diseases in adolescents worldwide, few studies have investigated the link existing between these conditions and their common risk factors. This study aims to evaluate the oral health and weight status of New Caledonian Children (aged 6,9,12 years) and to identify, amongst 12-year-olds, risk indicators that may characterize the groups of children affected by oral diseases, obesity or both diseases. Methods This survey evaluated in 2011–2012 the oral health and stature-weight status and related risk indicators in a national representative sample of 6, 9 and 12 years-old children in New Caledonia. Dental status, chewing efficiency, height, weight and waist circumference were clinically recorded at school. The body mass index (BMI) and the waist to height ratio (WtHR) were calculated. For BMI the WHO Cut-offs were used. Twelve years-old participants responded to a questionnaire concerning socio-demographic and behavioural variables. For statistical analysis, the Clinical Oral and Global Health Index (COGHI) was developed and used. Twelve years-old children were categorised into four groups; Oral Diseases (ODG), Obesity (OG), Obesity and Oral Diseases (ODOG) and a Healthy Group (HG). A multivariate analysis was conducted using mixed-effects multinomial logistic regression models. Results Prevalence of overweight and obesity was greatly increasing from 6 years (respectively 10.8% [8.8;13.3] and 7.8% [6.0;9.9]) to 12 years (respectively 22.2% [19.9;24.7] and 20.5% [18.2;22.9]) and one third of the 12-yr-olds had an excess of abdominal adiposity. At age 12, 36.6% of the children were healthy (HG), 27.3% had oral diseases (ODG), 19.7% were obese (OG) and 16.5% had both conditions (ODOG). Geographical location, ethnicity, tooth-brushing frequency and masticatory disability were significant risk factors for the OG, ODOG and ODG groups. Ethnicity and masticatory impairment were common risk indicators for the association of oral diseases and obesity. Conclusions In NC health promotion programs should be specifically addressed towards Native populations who are particularly exposed to oral diseases and obesity, integrating a multiple risk factors approach, in order to prevent the onset of chronic diseases in adulthood. The impact of masticatory ability on children’s weight status is a major issue for future research

Data from: Dental status of New Caledonian children: is there a need for a new oral health promotion programme?

Background: Before implementing a new oral health promotion program in the French overseas territory of Nouvelle Calédonie, the health authorities needed recent data about dental status of the New Caledonian child population. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the dental status of 6, 9 and 12-yr-old New Caledonian children and to investigate the environmental and behavioural risk factors related to oral health. Methods: A randomly selected sample of 2734 children (744 6-yr-olds, 789 9-yr-olds, and 1201 12-yr-olds) was examined clinically by seven calibrated investigators and participants responded to a questionnaire. The main variables were objective criteria about dental status and subjective criteria about experience of dental care, dental fear, self-perception of oral health, cultural or ethnic identity and environmental and behavioural risk factors. Results: Overall, most of the children had infectious oral diseases: more than 50% had gingivitis, and 60% of 6- and 9 yr-olds had at least one deciduous or permanent tooth with untreated caries. The mean 12-yr-old number of decayed missing and filled teeth (DMFT) was 2.09±2.82. The number of carious lesions was related to the unfavourable lifestyle, deprived social status and no preventive dental care. Kanak, Polynesians and Caledonians (respectively 27%, 18% and 45% of the study sample) were more affected by caries than metropolitan French and Asian children. Children with many untreated carious lesions had negative perceptions of their oral health; they complained of chewing difficulty and had higher scores for dental anxiety. Conclusion: This study highlights the need for new strategies aimed at improving oral health and at reducing inequalities in New Caledonia. An oral health promotion program would need to be developed in connection with other health programmes using the common risk factor approach within the context of the local environment

Détection de défaut dans les pommes par mesure de diffraction en gamme millimétrique

National audienceDans ce résumé, nous présentons les résultats de travaux exploratoires sur la détection des défauts dans les pommes par mesure de diffraction en gamme millimétrique. Nous montrons de premiers résultats obtenus sur pommes saines et abîmées à 92 GHz. Afin d’étudier séparément les effets de taille, composition moyenne de la pomme et altérations éventuelles, nous avons fabriqué des fantômes en cours de mesure

How the brain speaks to the heart: implications for initial cardiac adjustments to exercise

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