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The limited epidemiological data on dental health in Belgium has led our team to conduct a pilot study in this field. Children, aged from 6 to 12 years old came from two primary schools located in the area of Liège, and were clinically examined for their dental health. The main recorded dental parameters were the number of decayed, missed or filled teeth (epidemiological score DMFT) as well as the amount of dental plaque on the buccal side of the teeth. The results of this study have shown that the prevalence of the teeth decays was in accordance with data from the Worldwide Organization of Health (WHO). However our results have also shown the need to continue dental health prevention. Indeed, some children and their parents enrolled in this pilot study, were found to be not informed about fluoride and its needs in children, oral hygiene practices and the factors that prevented the development of dental caries.
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Caries Dental/epidemiología , Adolescente , Bélgica/epidemiología , Niño , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Proyectos Piloto , PrevalenciaRESUMEN
The diagnosis of a blood hypereosinophilia requires a review of various disease processes such as blood dyscrasias, skin diseases, auto-immune diseases, asthma, parasitic infections, enteropathies, etc. A complete check-up including clinical, laboratory and radiological data allows the identification of an etiology in a majority of cases. Nevertheless, the etiology of hypereosinophilia remains obscure in some cases. Among these unexplained situations, the rare idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome requires special attention because of its fatal course due to cardiac involvement which can remain clinically silent for a long period of time. Therefore, the follow-up should include repeated echocardiograms. At the present time, the usual therapy for the most severe cases includes corticosteroids and hydroxyurea.