Determinants of oral hygiene behavior in the Dominican Republic.

abstract：:There has been an increase in the demand from consumers and patients for products that whiten teeth. To meet this demand, a whitening toothpaste containing calcium carbonate and perlite as the abrasive system and an efficacious fluoride source has recently been launched. The aim of the current paper is to review the t...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Joiner A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the findings of a survey carried out in Zambia by a UK charity. 'Project Teeth Relief', which aims to provide basic pain relief and dental health education to the rural areas of Zambia. The survey investigated the dental health status of schoolchildren from two rural schools: 354 pupils aged 13-22 y...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Noar J,Portnoy S

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:There is a high prevalence of tobacco consumption among prisoners. This study aimed to establish tobacco use, to explore and assess oral cancer awareness and to identify associations between oral cancer awareness and tobacco use in a sample of male prisoners in a local Indian prison. METHODOLOGY:A systemati...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Dahiya M,Croucher R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A special form and field manuals defining examination criteria were prepared for recording the following: 1. Number of teeth present both primary and permanent 2. Periodontal disease (a) Oral hygiene using the simplified oral hygiene index. (b) Periodontal condition using a modified P.I. index. (c) Periodontal treatme...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Moller IJ,Beck DJ

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the enamel abrasivity of three whitening toothpastes and a silica toothpaste and to measure the brushing forces used. METHODS:Polished human enamel blocks were indented with a Knoop diamond and attached to dentures of adult volunteers. The blocks were brushed ex vivo, twice per day with either ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Joiner A,Pickles MJ,Lynch S,Cox TF

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：AIM:The aims of this study were to discover the knowledge of and attitudes towards dental health of a group of regularly attending mothers of young children at high-risk of caries, and to evaluate their toothbrushing techniques. METHOD:As part of the baseline examination of a randomised controlled trial to test the in...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Blinkhorn AS,Wainwright-Stringer YM,Holloway PJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very little has been researched or published about the oral health of the elderly in the People's Republic of China. The following overview of the dental status for this population has been prepared, based on data supplied by Dr. Wen-Min Luan. ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Luan WM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies, based on the tooth surface as a unit of reference, confirm a strong correlation between dental plaque and the initiation of dental caries and periodontal disease. Therefore, prevention of caries and periodontal disease must be based on plaque control. Dental plaque can be controlled both mecha...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Axelsson P

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete denture prosthodontists are very well aware of the influence of psychological factors in the success of their treatment. Recently, a number of authors tried to ascertain some psychosocial criteria in the predictability of patients' satisfaction. Although special attention was paid to concerns of socio-demogra...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Mersel A,Peretz B

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:Recent reports from several developed countries have shown reductions in caries prevalence, especially amongst children. As a result of these changes, dental practice surveys show that dentists now work fewer hours at the chairside and see fewer patients. There has been a decline in the time patients have to wait for ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Ibikunle SA

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined patient preference for dentists as a function of the latter's demographics and experience. A sample of 161 British participants completed a questionnaire in which they were asked to rate eight dentists differentiated by nationality (British vs. Eastern European), sex (male vs. female), and e...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Swami V,McClelland A,Bedi R,Furnham A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was carried out to assess the associations between oral diseases and specifically oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a nationally representative sample of 12-year-old children in Thailand in order to classify children according to their levels of risk for adverse OHRQoL and to apply f...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Krisdapong S,Prasertsom P,Rattanarangsima K,Adulyanon S,Sheiham A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper briefly describes a dental intervention within the Alaska Native population to reduce early childhood dental disease, the challenges faced in conducting the research, and the lessons learned. The American Indian/Alaska Native populations share a disproportionate burden of childhood dental disease compared t...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Riedy C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of future dentists of the United Arab Emirates on risk and non-risk factors for oral cancers and correlate it with their own tobacco use, whether they assess their patients' tobacco use and their opinion about the relation of oral cancer and smokeless toba...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Rahman B,Hawas N,Rahman MM,Rabah AF,Al Kawas S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If dental pulp injury occurs prior to complete root formation and apical closure, normal root development is halted. This condition produces several complications. Firstly, the apical diameter of the canal is often larger than the coronal diameter, so debridement is difficult. Secondly, the lack of an apical stop make...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Mohammadi Z

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary findings on the distribution of occlusal traits (COCSTOC-MOT) have been presented as measured on 1337 orthodontic models. These models were made from a sample representing more than 400 000 children ages 15 to 18 in Upstate New York (all of New York State with the exception of New York City). Some of the f...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Cons NC,Mruthyunjaya YC,Pollard ST

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from CPITN studies indicate that severe periodontitis affects approximately 10 per cent of most populations. These data have remained static for a number of years. Of interest, however, is that despite the dramatic increase in the use of oral hygiene aids, efforts by the dental profession in oral hygiene instruct...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Bartold PM,Seymour GJ,Cullinan MP,Westerman B

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Provision of replacement complete dentures for an increasingly elderly population presents problems for the dentist. Reduced adaptability in the older person leads to difficulty in learning to use new appliances unless existing skills can be employed. It is therefore helpful to reproduce familiar features of a patient...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Yemm R

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study developed a Monte Carlo simulation approach to examining the prevalence and incidence of dental decay using Australian children as a test environment. Monte Carlo simulation has been used for a half a century in particle physics (and elsewhere); put simply, it is the probability for various population-level...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Tennant M,Kruger E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse prescription of antibodies in emergency dental service according to antibiotic type, working diagnosis, patient visit time and patient demographic characteristics. Additionally, prescription practices among individual dentists were analysed. METHODS:The data in this retrospective cohort study wer...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Bjelovucic R,Par M,Rubcic D,Marovic D,Prskalo K,Tarle Z

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of a Lebanese adult population. DESIGN:An epidemiological survey of 401 Lebanese adults aged 35-44 years was carried out in 1996. It followed the WHO methodology in assessing the oral health status and treatment needs of adul...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Doughan B,Kassak K,Bourgeois DM

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:Ageing is a physiological process which impairs vitality and ultimately leads to death. It is found in all differentiated multicellular organisms. Recent theories attribute ageing to an accumulation of errors as the capacity of mechanisms for their repair and compensation becomes limited. Erroneous processes leading t...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Hofecker G

更新日期：1983-09-01 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

abstract：:In France, a number of different forms of group practice co-exist. They differ in the number of members and their contractual relationships. 40 per cent of French dentists practise in groups; however, this figure falls to 26 per cent for the true group practices, in only 12 per cent of which are the fees pooled. In mo...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Chardon JC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of an FDI questionnaire-based survey involving dentists from five countries reporting on 507 implants were compared with those of similar surveys on implantations conducted by the American Dental Association in 1977 and subsequent years. There were questions on retention time, materials used and types of i...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Hahn W

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of dental pain and other oral health problems among a young Syrian adult population and to identify socio-demographic factors associated with these experiences. SUBJECTS:An industrial sample of 400 men and women aged 18-34 years from Damascus, Syria. METHODS:Study participants wer...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Alkhatib MN,Gilthorpe MS,McGrath C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The huge prevalence of tooth decay and the gradual ageing of populations in the developed world have combined to produce a steady increase in the need for complete denture treatment. To achieve successful treatment, it is vital to consider a number of issues throughout the denture process. Before treatment even begins...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Roessler DM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00