Research Papers
Investigation of bias related to non-return of consent for a dental epidemiological survey of caries among five-year-olds.
Community dental health • 2014 • Vol. 31 (1)
Estimates of caries levels derived from an epidemiological survey of five-year-olds in England were lower than expected. This survey used, for the first time, a consent method which involved parents …
Burnside, G; Davies, G; Neville, J
Comparison of oral health among older people with and without dementia.
Community dental health • 2014 • Vol. 31 (1)
Older people with dementia are very dependent on nursing, and caregivers are frequently confronted with oral-care-resistant behaviour which may lead to shortcomings in oral health. OBJECTIVE: To comp…
Cabrera, T; Hassel, A; Rammelsberg, P
Development and psychometric validation of a Health Literacy in Dentistry scale (HeLD).
Community dental health • 2014 • Vol. 31 (1)
BACKGROUND: Oral health literacy is emerging as a new public health challenge and poor oral health literacy is increasingly seen as an important predictor of poor oral health outcomes. Within Indigen…
Brennan, D; Jamieson, L; Jones, K
The significance of motivation in periodontal treatment: validity and reliability of the motivation assessment scale among patients undergoing periodontal treatment.
Community dental health • 2014 • Vol. 31 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The individual evaluation of patients' motivation should be introduced to the protocol of periodontal treatment, as it could impact positively on effective treatment planning and treatment…
Chomyszyn-Gajewska, M; Olszewska-Czyz, I; Oruba, Z
Continuous high-dose vasopressors in free anterolateral thigh flap transfer for pharyngeal reconstruction: a report of two cases.
Microsurgery • 2014 • Vol. 34 (3)
Use of vasopressors is controversial in patients undergoing free flap reconstruction. Recent literature has suggested that it is safe to administer vasopressors intraoperatively during these procedur…
Chao, J; Rahmati, R; Rohde, C
Traumatic dental injuries in children. Experience of a hospital in the central Anatolia region of Turkey.
European journal of paediatric dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
AIM: The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify traumatic dental injuries by using the documentations of children (range 0-14 years, average age: 10.79+/-2.06) with dental trauma who ref…
Aksoy, S; Durer, A; Kapdan, A
A long-term retrospective clinical study on MTA pulpotomies in immature permanent incisors with complicated crown fractures.
European journal of paediatric dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
AIM: The study was undertaken to evaluate mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) clinically and radiographically as a pulpotomy agent in immature permanent teeth whose pulps were exposed by a complicated c…
Caprioglio, A; Caprioglio, C; CAPRIOGLIO, D
Oral health and dental late adverse effects in children in remission from malignant disease. A pilot case-control study in Italian children.
European journal of paediatric dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
AIM: To investigate with a reliable method the oral features in Italian patients in remission from cancer, highlighting the relationship with age at cancer therapy and to compare the data with health…
Bagattoni, S; D'Alessandro, G; Pession, A
Miniscrew anchorage for the correction of midline discrepancies.
Journal of clinical orthodontics : JCO • 2014 • Vol. 48 (3)
Dai, J; Feng, X; Li, R
Treatment of a complex malocclusion in a growing skeletal Class II patient.
Journal of clinical orthodontics : JCO • 2014 • Vol. 48 (3)
El Refaei, A; Fayed, M; Heider, A
Closure of maxillary spaces during retention.
Journal of clinical orthodontics : JCO • 2014 • Vol. 48 (3)
Park, J
Some beneficial effect on root caries from use of higher concentration fluoride toothpaste (5000 ppm F).
Evidence-based dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
DESIGN: Single-blind, multi-centre, parallel, randomised controlled trial. Intervention Adult patients (18-75 years) with 10 or more natural teeth, and one or more root caries lesion in a tooth not c…
Yeung, C
Insufficient evidence to assess the effectiveness of antibiotics for irreversible pulpitis.
Evidence-based dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
DATA SOURCES: The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase and the US National Institutes of Health Trials Register.…
George, R
Periodontal status following treatment of impacted maxillary canines by closed eruption technique: an overview and case report.
Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995) • 2014 • Vol. 35 (3)
Delayed tooth eruption is a common problem in many orthodontic patients. This delay may lead to other problems, such as injury to the adjacent tooth, non-vitalization, mucogingival and esthetic probl…
Joshi, N
Conservative esthetic rehabilitation of a young patient with amelogenesis imperfecta.
Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995) • 2014 • Vol. 35 (3)
Conservative management of young adult patients with amelogenesis imperfecta using contemporary materials and techniques is needed in dentistry. These patients have malformed enamel that tends to wea…
Tunkiwala, A; Vazifdar, D
Pharyngeal angiosarcoma following multimodal treatment for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England • 2014 • Vol. 96 (2)
It is well established that angiosarcoma can develop following radiotherapy. We present an unusual case of angiosarcoma of the pharynx that developed three years after treatment with surgery and adju…
Ball, S; Kwong, F; Robson, A
The state-of-the-art of ART sealants.
Dental update • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
Sealing caries-prone pits and fissure systems is an effective caries-preventive measure. There are basically two types of sealant materials: glass-ionomer and resin-based materials. Low- and medium-v…
Frencken, J
Quality assurance tests for digital radiography in general dental practice.
Dental update • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
Quality assurance (QA) is essential in dental radiography. Digital radiography is becoming more common in dentistry, so it is important that appropriate QA tests are carried out on the digital equipm…
Ager, M; Drage, N; Greenall, C
Implant-supported mandibular denture: planning to delivery--a case report.
Dental update • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
Restoring the edentulous mandible with a removable prosthesis can be a challenging prospect for both the dentist and patient during and after treatment. Poor retention and support are the major probl…
Patel, U; Walmsley, D
An update on optical coherence tomography in dentistry.
Dental update • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
An update and overview of the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in dentistry is described. Specific aspects discussed include the evolution of the technology and the basic process of light be…
Clarkson, D