Se identificó la efectividad de las medidas preventivas y educativas del programa de odontología, dirigido a niños escolares de la Region Central Norte del Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica, durante el periodo 1987 a 1992. ...

En los últimos años se ha intensificado el estudio biomédico, genético poblacional y antropológico de las poblaciones amerindias, con el objeto de poseer una mayor comprensión de la estructura cultural, genética y ecológica ...

The endodontic treatment of teeth with incomplete development is always a complex task. Nowadays, biomaterials such as bioceramics offers promising clinical evidence that supports its use. However, the standardization of ...

Results: Mean national LPA was 6.5 full-time equivalents per 10 000 inhabitants, 3.4% of the Costa Rican population had no access to dentist; 12.9% had very low accessibil- ity, 22.7% had low accessibility, 35.0% had ...

Enzyme immunoassays (El A) were used to estimate titres of class-specific antibodies against purified and chemically defined phenol-water-extracted lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens of Salmonella serogroup B (BO), Shigella ...

The objective of this study was to determine the gingival state and presence of red complex bacteria in saliva samples of 12-year-old schoolchildren. A calibrated periodontist evaluated biofilm index (BI) (Silness and Löe, ...

This paper examines the prevalence of dental caries among 887 indians in ten Costa Rican and Panamanian Amerindian communities that have experienced diverse processes of social and cultural change. Data was collected ...

Introduction: Implant restorations should endure a variable range of forces over a long period of time. Some commercial brands offer the implant together with an accessory called “implant mount” or “implant holder,” which ...

Objectives. Although previous studies have shown that oral diseases can impact certain systemic conditions, dental care has been historically separated from medical healthcare organizations in middle‐income countries. There ...