Regular use of oral and dental services by the elderly is one of the important factors in reducing oral and dental diseases. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among elderly.
The published articles on the factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among elderly were found through a scoping search and using related keywords in PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science databases within January 2000 - December 2022 according to the PRISMA guidelines. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis method.
Among the 2381 articles retrieved from the databases, forty-two were extracted. The factors affecting oral and dental services` utilization among elderly were classified into five main components as follows: access, demographic factors, social factors, health level, and mental factors. The results showed that income, education level, living area, number of teeth, and importance of care were the most frequent in the main components of access, demographic factors, social factors, health level, and mental factors, respectively.
Equitable utilization of oral and dental services is the right of all members of the society, especially the elderly. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the elderly with suitable conditions to utilize such services, which are mostly luxury items. Furthermore, increasing the elderly\'s awareness and encouraging them to use oral and dental services regularly can help reduce the burden of oral and dental diseases.

UNASSIGNED: Maxillofacial and oral trauma in children are a frequent reason for consultation in stomatology and maxillofacial surgery.
UNASSIGNED: Retrospective study with a descriptive aim, carried out on the basis of an analysis of the physical medical files of cases of maxillofacial and oral trauma admitted to the stomatological emergencies of the university hospital center of cocody over a period of 04 years (January 2016 to December 2019).
UNASSIGNED: The average age of the patients was 7.56±2.1 years with extremes of 05 days of life and 15 years. The sex ratio was 1.56. The age group between 05 and 09 years old was the most affected with 43.12% (n = 113/262). Road accidents were the main cause of these injuries with a prevalence of 65.65% (n = 172/262). In 68.32% of the cases (n = 179/262), the soft tissues were affected, while the bones and dental injuries represented respectively 18.32% (n = 48/262) and13.36% (n = 35/262).
UNASSIGNED: Know and master the specificities of maxillofacial and oral trauma in children anatomy helps to avoid a preventable delay to the diagnostic, and to reduce long-term complications.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate oral and dental late effects in survivors of childhood brain tumors medulloblastoma (MB) and central nervous system supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (CNS-PNET).
METHODS: This cross-sectional study assessed oral and dental late effects in MB/CNS-PNET survivors treated before 20 years of age, and with a minimum of 2 years since treatment. Participants went through an oral and radiographic examination. We assessed oral status using the decayed-missing-filled index (DMFT), oral dryness, maximum mouth opening (MMO), fungal infection, and registration of dental developmental disturbances (DDD) in the form of hypodontia, microdontia, and enamel hypoplasia.
RESULTS: The 46 participants\' mean age at enrolment was 27 ± 12.8 years and at treatment 8.5 ± 5.2 years, and the mean time since treatment was 18.9 ± 12 years. Over a third (35%) of survivors had reduced mouth opening (mean 29.3 ± 5.6 mm (range 16-35)). A significantly lower MMO was found in individuals treated ≤ 5 years compared to survivors treated > 5 years (p = 0.021). One or more DDD were registered in 30.4% of the survivors, with a significantly higher prevalence in individuals treated ≤ 5 years (p < 0.001). Hypodontia was the most prevalent type of DDD. There was no difference in DMFT score in relation to age at treatment. Oral dryness was not frequently reported or observed in these survivors.
CONCLUSIONS: Survivors of childhood MB/CNS-PNET are at risk of oral and dental late effects including reduced mouth opening and DDD. The risk is highest in survivors treated before the age of 5.