Per capita remuneration of dentists and the quality of dental services.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the perceived inability to cope (PIC) and impact on quality of life (QOL) in dental pain patients, and investigate their effect on perceived need for pain medication. METHODS:Fully structured self-complete questionnaire survey of a sample of patients with current experience of dental pain/discom...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Pau A,Croucher R,Marcenes W

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact biochemical events which result in enamel lesions from excess fluoride ingestion are still unknown. A number of effects of fluoride on enamel organs and on the enamel matrix components of developing teeth are, however, known. These are briefly reviewed, making reference to more recent studies. Two major infl...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Limeback H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Based on Andersen's healthcare utilization model, the present study examined factors associated with dental service use in older Korean Americans. Focus was on predisposing characteristics (age, gender, marital status, education and region), oral health needs (problems with teeth or gums and self-rated oral ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Jang Y,Yoon H,Rhee MK,Park NS,Chiriboga DA,Kim MT

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) often report increased pain in response to changes in weather conditions. Nevertheless, scientific evidence supporting this relationship is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess a potential relationship between pain intensity and meteorological factors, ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Edefonti V,Bravi F,Cioffi I,Capuozzo R,Ammendola L,Abate G,Decarli A,Ferraroni M,Farella M,Michelotti A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to update our knowledge about the relation between sugar consumption and dental caries in nations throughout the world. Data on the prevalence of dental caries for 6- and 12-year-old children in, respectively, 23 and 47 nations were obtained from the World Health Organization's Global Oral Epi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Sreebny LM

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-three percent of the 300 employees of a paper mill in central-eastern Finland answered a questionnaire in the context of a clinical dental survey. One third had visited the dentist annually, 22% once in 2 years and the rest irregularly. Dental visit frequency of females was somewhat higher than that of males. P...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Rajala AL,Rajala M,Paunio I

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was begun in order to describe the epidemiology of dental caries among children 9 and 12 years old in Finland and the Soviet Union. In addition, the effectiveness of caries prevention will be evaluated. The study is to be done in three towns in Finland and five towns in the Soviet Union. ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Nyyssönen V

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between tooth loss, chewing habits, and food choices among older Nigerians. METHODS:A questionnaire was administered by an interviewer to 500 randomly selected Nigerians, aged 50 and above, drawn from households in Plateau State in the North Central part of Nigeria. Intake of fru...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Akpata E,Otoh E,Enwonwu C,Adeleke O,Joshipura K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the accuracy of HIV/AIDS patients' self-diagnosis of common HIV-related oral opportunistic infections. METHODS:245 HIV/AIDS patients were interviewed regarding the current presence of oral candidiasis (OC), oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL), and oral ulcers prior to an oral examination by an oral medic...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Patton LL

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of a random sample of dentists in Norway (n = 741), 83% responded to a questionnaire about their use of radiographs in and their opinions and knowledge about the diagnosis of approximal caries. There was great disparity in criteria for initiation of restorative treatment of approximal caries based on radiographic appe...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Espelid I,Tveit A,Haugejorden O,Riordan PJ

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because of their formal education Korean dental hygienists have the potential to be the primary source of information on caries prevention for patients and the general public, and influence the use and adoption of caries preventive procedures. The purposes of this study were to determine the knowledge and op...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Moon HS,Jung JY,Horowitz AM,Ma DS,Paik DI

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the association between dental fear and both dental caries and periodontal indicators. METHODS:A three-stage stratified clustered sample of the Australian adult population completed a computer-assisted telephone interview followed by a clinical examination. Oral health measure...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Armfield JM,Slade GD,Spencer AJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the hierarchical associations between children's school performance and condition-specific (CS) oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), school absence, oral status, sociodemographic and economic status (SDES) and social capital; and to investigate the associations between CS OHRQoL and relate...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Kaewkamnerdpong I,Krisdapong S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the communication between an Oral Medicine Unit and general dental practitioners (GDP) in the West of Scotland is reported. This investigation was done by means of a postal questionnaire aimed at identifying the factors affecting the efficiency of communication and possible ways of improving the communicati...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lamey PJ,Samaranayake LP,Glass GW

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overjet values were studied in a stratified convenience sample of 820 Nigerians aged 15, 19, 20 and 21 years from Lagos educational establishments. There was no indication that between 15 and 21 years of age overjet values were age or sex dependent. The mean overjet value, which is one indication of antero-posterior o...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Akpata ES,Jackson D

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome (MPD) was investigated in 94 twin pairs (21 male pairs and 73 female pairs), who had not been selected with respect to MPD. The frequency of past and/or present symptoms was found to be 10% in males and 27% in females. No differences between monozygous (identical) and dizygous ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Heiberg A,Helöe B,Heiberg AN,Helöe LA,Magnus P,Berg K,Nance WE

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine whether the presence of dentofacial anomaly in a child would unfavourably bias a schoolteacher's expectations of the child's scholastic potential, social relationships or personality. Black and white portrait photographs of an attractive boy and girl and an unattractive boy an...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Shaw WC,Humphreys S

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Questionnaires have been used to determine the point when dentists think a filling ought to be placed (restorative treatment threshold). This study assesses the method. 211 general dental practitioners were interviewed and asked to identify the point at which they would instigate restorative treatment in a 12-yr-old p...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Nuttall NM,Pitts NB,Fyffe HE

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral health education (OHE) given in Finnish health centers is mostly implemented by dental assistants and hygienists. However, there is no exact information concerning the distribution of OHE work and the working methods among individual health educators. The aims of this study were to assess 1) the time used for...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Laiho M,Honkala E,Kannas L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of germinated and fused primary teeth was studied in a sample of 1141 Finnish children aged 3-4 years. The prevalence was 0.7%. All the joined teeth were found in the anterior area of the mouth. In seven cases the diagnosis was a fusion of two separate teeth, and in one case it was a germination of a sin...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Järvinen S,Lehtinen L,Milén A

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(i) Quantify the relative association between child dental caries experience and maternal-reported child oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL); (ii) examine whether that association differed according to family socioeconomic status (SES); and (iii) explore whether absolute OHRQoL varied by family SES ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Chaffee BW,Rodrigues PH,Kramer PF,Vítolo MR,Feldens CA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of the available information on the rate of caries progression comes from studies in which two examinations have been done and the percentage of lesions that do not progress from a carious state between the examinations recorded. Extrapolation from this type of study is subject to two offsetting biases. On the on...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Shwartz M,Pliskin JS,Gröndahl HG,Boffa J

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This research aims to assess the test-retest reliability, the face, content and known groups validity, and responsiveness to change, of OHIP-TMDs, a 22-item TMDs-specific version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). METHODS:Test-retest reliability - A group of patients with TMDs (n = 20) was administer...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Yule PL,Durham J,Playford H,Moufti MA,Steele J,Steen N,Wassell RW,Ohrbach R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Childhood socio-economic status (SES) has long been associated with later-life oral health, suggesting that childhood is a sensitive period for oral health. Far less attention has been given to the long-term impact of childhood trauma, abuse, and smoking on later-life oral health. This study fills the gap in...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lee H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate a voice operated data collection system intended for use in epidemiological surveys. Three groups of 45 adolescents, with similar caries experience, were examined by one examiner in schools. The caries data resulting from these examinations were collected in three ways; keyboard a...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Hawley GM,Hamilton FA,Worthington HV

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to analyze the role that psychosocial elements may play concerning dental attendance and oral health in children. In particular, we explored the associations among dental fear-related cognitive vulnerability perceptions, dental prevention beliefs, the pattern of dental visits, and the number ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Carrillo-Diaz M,Crego A,Armfield JM,Romero M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to determine the level of engagement among dentists, and subsequently, to investigate which dental job resources are positively correlated with engagement. METHODS:By stratifying on gender, age, and region, a representative sample of 848 general dental practitioners was drawn at ran...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Gorter RC,Te Brake HJ,Hoogstraten J,Eijkman MA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The epidemiology of periodontitis regarding oral-hygiene practices particularly the frequency of tooth brushing has been the subject of relatively few dedicated studies. This paper provides a systematic review of available relevant epidemiological studies and a meta-analysis of the effect of tooth brushing f...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Zimmermann H,Zimmermann N,Hagenfeld D,Veile A,Kim TS,Becher H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to obtain up-to-date information on periodontal disease and oral hygiene status in Israel among 9th to 12th grade non-blind students and among the inmates of six schools for the blind aged 14--17 years. 460 sighted and 434 blind students participated in the study. The examination w...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Anaise JZ

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although adolescence is a sensitive developmental period in oral health, the social equalization hypothesis that suggests health inequalities attenuate in adolescence has not been examined. This study analyses whether the socioeconomic gap and ethnic disadvantage in oral health among children aged 5 reduces ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Rouxel P,Chandola T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00