**Meet the editor**

Dr. Mandeep Singh Virdi, BDs, MDs, received his graduate and post-graduate dental education at AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences in Mangalore, Karnataka State, India. He received his first degree from the Mangalore University, and his postgraduate degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. Dr. Virdi is presently the Head of, and Professor of,

Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry at PDM Memorial Dental College and Research Institute in Sarai Aurangabad, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India. He was previously associated with Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh as a Senior Lecturer, Reader, and Associate Professor of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Dr. Virdi has chaired technical sessions at annual conferences of the Indian Society of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, presented papers in various conferences, and has scores of publications to his credit in the Indian and international journals in the various fields of dentistry including dental education.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Chapter 3 **Pediatric Dentistry** 

Mandeep S. Virdi

Jalaleddin Hamissi

**Part 2 Research in Oral Health 111** 

Patrícia Del Vigna de Ameida,

Rafael da Silveira Moreira

**Part 1 Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry 1** 

and Noorliza Mastura Ismail

Chapter 1 **Early Childhood Caries: Parent's Knowledge,** 

Shani Ann Mani, Jacob John, Wei Yen Ping

**– A Guide for General Practitioner 51** 

Folakemi Oredugba and Patricia Ayanbadejo

Chapter 6 **Antidepressants: Side Effects in the Mouth 113** 

Aline Cristina Batista Rodrigues Johann, Luciana Reis de Azevedo Alanis,

Chapter 8 **Epidemiology of Dental Caries in the World 149** 

Chapter 4 **Gingivitis in Children and Adolescents 69** 

Chapter 5 **The Principles Prevention in Dentistry 87** 

Chapter 2 **Oral Health Care in Children – A Preventive Perspective 19** 

Teuta Kutllovci, Blerta Xhemajli and Merita Berisha

**Attitude and Practice Towards Its Prevention in Malaysia 3** 

Agim Begzati, Kastriot Meqa, Mehmedali Azemi, Ajtene Begzati,

Antônio Adilson Soares de Lima and Ana Maria Trindade Grégio

Chapter 7 **Classical and Modern Methods in Caries Epidemiology 129**  M. Larmas, H. Vähänikkilä, K. Leskinen and J. Päkkilä

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	- **Part 2 Research in Oral Health 111**

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Zdenek Fiala, Radovan Slezak and Sajith Vellappally

#### **Part 4 Clinical Oral Health Care 271**


## Preface

The oral cavity is one of the most easily accessible parts of human body and knowledge about it is very important in understanding various problems related to its various components. Oral Health Science is concerned with the development of its various tissues and structures, their morphology, elements affecting them, affliction of various problems to them, and their management and treatment. The subject is generally covered by various specialties of dentistry. Dentistry is a relatively young discipline encompassing sciences and arts, and some of its specialties are only a few decades old.

The Internet has revolutionized the dissemination of information. A large number of technical journals and indexing services are already available online. The phenomenon of specialized technical books being available on the Internet is relatively new. This present work is probably pioneering in offering free online access to a specialist oral health publication.

InTech Open Access Publisher took the initiative in organizing the publication of this book and making it available on the Internet with free access to all those who may be interested in the subject.

Specialists of various subjects of the Oral Health Sciences have contributed to the book. It is divided into four sections: pediatric and preventive dentistry, research in oral health, public health dentistry and epidemiology, and clinical oral health care. Other aspects of oral health are covered in the second book volume entitled Oral Health Care - Prosthodontics, Periodontology, Biology, Research and Systemic Conditions.

The book does not claim to be a standard textbook on the subject as it is a compendium of articles which reflect the historical development in various aspects of oral health, and the stage at which state-of-the-art developments currently are. This book will provide exposure to practitioners, academicians, and researchers who wish to initiate research in the particular subject. We expect this work to be accepted as a standard reference in Oral Health Sciences.

The Editor wishes to thank all specialist contributors and Publishing Process Manager Ms Irena Voric of InTech, for their contribution without which this book would not

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have been possible. It will not be out of place to acknowledge with gratitude, the contribution of my family who were kind enough to bear with me during the process of developing of this book.

#### **Professor Dr Mandeep Singh Virdi**

New Delhi, India

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of developing of this book.

have been possible. It will not be out of place to acknowledge with gratitude, the contribution of my family who were kind enough to bear with me during the process

**Professor Dr Mandeep Singh Virdi** 

New Delhi, India

**Part 1** 

**Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry**
