Access to dental care in two long-term refugee camps in western Tanzania; programme development and assessment.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article describes and analyses the characteristics of the expansion of private dental education in Brazil from 1996 to December 2018 and its relationships with public policies and the country's labour and education market in dentistry. METHOD:The study used an exploratory and descriptive quantitative ap...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Maia LS,Dal Poz MR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of chronic periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life in Sri Lankan adults. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,400 participants, 35-60 years of age, residing in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka. Data were collected using two interviewer-administered quest...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Wellapuli N,Ekanayake L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conventional film radiography, image quality is determined once the film has left the processing solutions. Conversely, in digital imaging, image quality may be interactively manipulated after image acquisition. Each of the parameters which define image quality: contrast, blur and noise, may be altered digitally. F...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Wenzel A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Where does dentistry fit into the field of regenerative medicine? Based on the fact that the goal of regenerative medicine is to restore function to damaged organs and tissues, it is apparent that dentistry, which has long embraced the concept of restoring function of damaged teeth, has embraced this goal from the ver...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Ricci JL,Terracio L

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When primary health care (PHC) was developed and implemented in developing countries, oral health was not included. The present consequences are marked disparities in the distribution of oral health care, since conventional dentistry can only serve relatively few people and at high costs. Oral health care is virtually...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： van Palenstein Helderman W,Mikx F,Begum A,Adyatmaka A,Bajracharya M,Kikwilu E,Rugarabamu P

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AIDS epidemic has caused widespread concern in the community and there has been a corresponding impact on dentistry. Dentists have seen themselves as vulnerable due to frequent exposure to blood and to the salivary pool, which may possibly be infective, either inherently or by reason of blood contamination. The fe...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Wall C

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have highlighted the diversity of levels of nutrition teaching in European Dental Schools, ranging from extensive courses in Scandinavia and the Netherlands to little or none in some other countries. A current survey has shown that whilst on average there has been a small increase in nutrition teachin...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Beeley JA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the evidence on using Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR) techniques and materials in various clinical circumstances. METHOD:Literature review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The success of GTR techniques and materials in halting or reversing the destruction of tooth attachment apparatus caused by progressive perio...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Wolff LF,Mullally B

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continued ageing of the global population is expected to pose significant challenges to maintaining optimum lifelong health in individuals and populations. Oral health is an essential element of general health and quality of life throughout an individual's life course, yet it is often neglected in integrated approache...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Miyazaki H,Jones JA,Beltrán-Aguilar ED

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By 1977, all Australian states and mainland territories, with the exception of Queensland, had widely implemented adjusted water fluoridation. This disparity in public health policy persisted until 2008. METHODS:This study analyses the sociopolitical and socioeconomic backgrounds that underpinned the repeal...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Akers HF,Foley MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergencies may arise as immediate problems during surgical procedures or they may be delayed sequelae to surgical treatment. The immediate problems include haemorrhage from the operative site; mandibular fracture; tuberosity fracture; fracture of the antral wall; broken instruments; and displaced teeth. The common po...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Hardman EG

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal diseases and patients at risk for progression of disease can be diagnosed on the basis of age, previous episodes of periodontal disease and loss of attachment, as detected by periodontal probing and radiographic evaluation. For early onset periodontitis, family history may be important. Microbiological eva...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Ciancio SG

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental human health resource planning (DHHRP), or manpower planning in Mexico has been plagued by fundamental contradictions. In spite of having trained a great many dentists in the past two decades, the dental health status of the population has not significantly improved. Concurrently, the relative scarcity of patie...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Maupome G,Borges A,Diez-de-Bonilla J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to substantiate biocompatibility of dental materials and techniques and thereby reduce iatrogenesis, tests for pulpal and dentinal responses have been developed. These have shown that: high-speed tooth cutting techniques are superior to low-speed techniques even when both incorporate air and water coolant spr...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Stanley HR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present investigation was to study Nordic dentists' experiences with patients concerned about the possible adverse effects of dental restorations, their perceived ability to deal with this problem and their views as to the suitability of amalgam as a filling material. A random sample of practising d...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Widström E,Birn H,Haugejorden O,Sundberg H

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a pre-brushing rinse containing sodium benzoate and alcohol, on 2 week old dental plaque. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study 20 individuals abstained from oral hygiene for periods of 2 weeks. Ten individuals were then assigned to rinse once fo...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Danielsen B,Fejerskov O,Scheie AA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aetiology of deciduous molar hypomineralisation (DMH) is still largely unknown. AIM:The aim of the study was to elucidate the occurrence of DMH as a function of the parameters of bone metabolism, as it is suspected that abnormalities in these parameters may affect the mineralisation of teeth. DESIGN:In...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Elger W,Illge C,Kiess W,Körner A,Kratzsch J,Schrock A,Hirsch C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the role of restorative dentistry within oral health care shows that it has broadened its scope over its long history. It started with the replacement of lost teeth and, later, lesions and structural defects of tooth tissue were treated. Progress has been achieved through the development of new material...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Macchi RL

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of recasting, up to four times, non precious Ni-Cr and Co-Cr commercial dental alloys on their corrosion behaviour in saliva and saline media was carried out. A potentiokinetic technique was utilised to analyse the electrochemical characteristics of the anodic polarisation curves of these alloys. A consider...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Khamis E,Seddik M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this review was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of maxillofacial fractures (MFFs), to establish the prevalence of MFFs, and to recognise the major causative factors in both males and females in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. STUDY DESIGN:The protocol of th...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Jaber MA,AlQahtani F,Bishawi K,Thomas Kuriadom S

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvements in human health and increased life expectancy which have come about in many societies in the past century have been due, predominantly, to improvements in hygiene--both personal and environmental. As the common oral diseases--caries and gingivitis and to some extent periodontitis--are bacterially medi...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Johnson NW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper compares the morphology and function of the natural periodontium with peri-implant tissues and tissue reactions. The comparison serves as a base for observations about the practical application of oral endosseous implants. The main conclusion is that the touch sensitivity of natural teeth at lower biting an...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Schulte W

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral diseases affect most of the global population. The aim of this paper was to provide a contemporary analysis of 'human resources for oral health' (HROH) by examining the size and distribution of the dental workforce according to World Health Organization (WHO) region and in the most populous countries. ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Gallagher JE,Hutchinson L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 30 years the 'traditional' gold alloy systems have been modified by reducing the percentage of gold and other noble metals to the point where the 'non-precious metal' alloys have no noble metal content. These include the nickel-based alloys, cobalt-based alloys and certain experimental alloys, all suitab...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Johnson LN

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tooth sensitivity is a common complaint of patients in dental practices. Studies have demonstrated dentinal hypersensitivity to affect 10-30% of the population. There are various potential causes of tooth sensitivity and a variety of available treatment options. This narrative review will discuss the possible aetiolog...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Clark D,Levin L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/OBJECTIVES:To compare, using two pH-cycling models, the de/remineralisation effects of children's toothpastes on primary teeth. DESIGN:In vitro single-section and pH-cycling models. METHODS:Primary teeth were placed in demineralising solution for 96 hours to produce artificial carious lesions 60-100 microm deep....

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Thaveesangpanich P,Itthagarun A,King NM,Wefel JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the beginning of a 2-year clinical study patients were subjected to five different periodontal surgical procedures. The oral hygiene of 50 test patients was then maintained by professional cleaning at intervals of 2 weeks. Patients in the control group (n = 25) were recalled only once per year for scaling and polis...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Rosling B

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both dental education and dental practice are affected by the increasing pressure for quality assurance/improvement in health care and the dental profession is expected to take more responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of quality of oral health care and service delivery. Dental professionals are expected...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Yamalik N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Singapore is an island republic of 616 km2. Four main ethnic groups make up its population of 2.4 million; these are the Chinese, Malays, Indians and others. Singapore's successful housing, industrialization and modernization programmes have caused tremendous changes in the lifestyles and expectations of the people. T...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Cheong YH

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of periodontal disease and its severity in children and young adults in the republics of the SFR Yugoslavia have been assessed. Although some regional differences have been reported the overall pattern is that periodontal disease in Yugoslavia has similar characteristics to the disease found elsewhere i...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Djukanović D

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00