Tooth loss and dental caries in institutionalized elderly in Italy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the magnitude of relative oral health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons from Brazil, New Zealand and Australia. METHODS:Data were from surveys in Brazil (2010), New Zealand (2009) and Australia (2004-06 and 2012). Participants were aged 35-44 years and 65-74 years. Indigen...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Schuch HS,Haag DG,Kapellas K,Arantes R,Peres MA,Thomson WM,Jamieson LM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare patient attendance rates 1 year before and after the introduction of free primary dental health services in Soweto, South Africa. METHODS:Monthly clinic records for clinic attendance, both casual and booked, and number of dental operators were recorded 1 year either side of April 1996. RESULTS:Pa...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bhayat A,Cleaton-Jones P

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:The dental care habits of parents and children as well as the associations of these habits were investigated in a follow-up study conducted in the Southwest of Finland. The background factors of the child's use of night-time juice were also studied. The families of the study were a representative sample of local young...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Paunio P

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a short-form version of the 29-item Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD-29) instrument. METHODS:Deriving the short-form version used data from a cross-sectional study of 400 indigenous Australians aged 18+ years in Port Augusta, South Australia, which was split to enable short-form testing (N = 191...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Jones K,Brennan D,Parker E,Jamieson L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to investigate late response and nonresponse bias in a survey related to HIV and infection control. Questionnaires with ID numbers were mailed to a stratified random sample of dentists in Canada with additional mailings 4 and 7 weeks later (n = 6444). We compared responses received after < 4 weeks, 4-7 wee...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： McCarthy GM,MacDonald JK

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports have suggested that the use of smokeless tobacco is increasing in adolescents, and is particularly high in Native Americans, causing concern about possible effects on oral health. In this study, 226 Navajo Indians, aged 14-19, were interviewed regarding their use of smokeless tobacco (ST), cigarettes, a...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Wolfe MD,Carlos JP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the personal utility of asymptomatic third molar removal in military patients. From 1 to 30 days (mean = 7.4) after the extraction of one or more third molars, 100 returning patients (all male, mean age = 20.1) were asked to respond to hypothetical questions concerning the ex...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Cohen ME,Arthur JS,Rodden JW

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of the Podshadley and Haley Patient Hygiene Performance Index (PHPI) and the Silness and Löe Index (PlI) was investigated. Fifty children aged 11-12 years were examined by a single examiner and plaque collected from all accessible smooth surfaces, and dry weight determined. Statistically, there were signi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Mander CI,Mainwaring PJ

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this analysis was to describe income-related inequality in untreated caries among children in the United States over time. METHODS:The analysis focuses on children ages 2-12 years in three nationally representative U.S. surveys: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1971-1...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Capurro DA,Iafolla T,Kingman A,Chattopadhyay A,Garcia I

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validity of self-examination information regarding the number and distribution of remaining teeth, the presence of dentures and the validity of molar support construed professionally from the self-examination data was assessed from 93 persons. This was done by comparing self-examination information with data from ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Könönen M,Lipasti J,Murtomaa H

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interviews on the dentist-patient relationship were carried out among 1,221 persons representing the dentulous part of the Norwegian population aged 15 and over. Two thirds of the interviewees said that their dentists explained the treatment plan, and of these, every second interviewee received reasons for the treatme...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Skogedal O,Helöe LA

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DMFT Index, degree of fluorosis (DEGF), and enamel fluoride concentration (F) were determined in 88 children living in a high- and 79 children living in a low-fluoride area in South Africa. The following interrelationships between these parameters were found: in both areas there was a significant negative correlat...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： van der Merwe EH,Bischoff JI,Fatti LP,Retief DH,Barbakow FH,Friedman M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to explore the relative importance of psychologic variables in explaining the degree of denture satisfaction in full denture patients. A group of 125 patients who were on a waiting list to have new dentures constructed participated in this study. The patients completed the Dutch versi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Vervoorn JM,Duinkerke AS,Luteijn F,van de Poel AC

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a Portuguese language version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for 11-14-year-olds (CPQ(11-14)) showed differential item functioning (DIF) when compared with the original English language version. METHODS:CPQ(11-14) data from a school-based Brazilian study (n = 138) was compared wi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Traebert J,de Lacerda JT,Thomson WM,Page LF,Locker D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this epidemiologic study was to determine the impact of smoking on marginal bone loss in a subsample derived from an original randomly selected adult sample, after adjusting for oral and general factors. METHODS:The number of participants at baseline in this 10-year longitudinal study was 616 (me...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bahrami G,Vaeth M,Kirkevang LL,Wenzel A,Isidor F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,159 children (612 girls and 547 boys) aged 11-12 years were examined to determine the range and mean overjet values in four defined upper lip-maxillary central incisor relationships. No clinically significant differences were found on comparison of the data relative to each upper lip position. The findings suggest t...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Haynes S

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper explores the practice of patient-centred care (PCC) within dentistry. The aim of this research was to explore the barriers and opportunities dentists face in practicing PCC. METHODS:The results of N = 20 thematically analysed, in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews with a range of dentis...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Asimakopoulou K,Gupta A,Scambler S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge and beliefs about periodontal disease of 1093 regularly attending patients in 36 North Carolina general dental practices were examined. Patients had a strong positive orientation toward keeping their teeth. Correct information concerning the signs, causes, prevention, and treatment of periodontal disease...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bader JD,Rozier RG,McFall WT,Ramsey DL

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the stability in self-reported oral health behaviour in a Norwegian cohort between the ages of 15 and 23 years. METHODS:Self-administered questionnaires were used as part of a longitudinal cohort study. In 1992, a representative sample of 963 15-year-old adolescents participated, of which 676 (70%)...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Astrøm AN

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of two methods of dental health education (DHE) for improving oral hygiene knowledge among high-risk Grade One students was evaluated. Fifty elementary schools in the former City of North York, Canada were assigned to one of two groups. In one group, students received a classroom-based DHE lesson whi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Hawkins RJ,Zanetti DL,Main PA,Jokovic A,Dwyer JJ,Otchere DF,Locker D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to assess the role of visit history factors between the age of 13 and 30 years on oral health-related impact. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In 1988-89, n=7,673 South Australian school children aged 13 years were sampled with n=4,604 children (60.0%) and n=4,476 parents (58.3%) returning questionnaires. ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Brennan DS,Spencer AJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to review the concepts of risk as we use them today in dental public health practice, and to suggest that we should broaden our view of risk. Use of terms like risk factor in the literature can be quite vague, and it is recommended that a clear definition of that and related terms be adher...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Burt BA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited attention has been paid to the importance which adults attach to dental, as opposed to other, life events. Consequently, the purpose of the present study was to determine how Norwegian adults rate the need for adjustment to cope with losing teeth or getting dentures, relative to some other life events, and to ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Haugejorden O,Rise J,Klock KS

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypothesis was developed that the impact or importance of oral health problems may be reflected in a person's ability to remember these problems occurring in a given period spontaneously. That means that the recollection should occur on a nonspecific stimulant, i.e. a general question regarding recall of health prob...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Westert GP,Oosterhaven SP,Schaub RM

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patient satisfaction and dissatisfaction are critical dimensions leading to favorable or unfavorable treatment outcomes. Although impacted third molar (ITM) surgery is one of the most common dental surgical procedures, it is a challenging operation because of numerous potential complications and patients gen...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Kim Y,Kim S,Myoung H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study has been conducted to assess the prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions. In cooperation with the public health screening organization of the County of Uppsala in Sweden, all inhabitants older than 14 years of age in two communities, Håbo and Enköping, will be called for examination. So far, 8,696 individuals h...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Axéll T

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variables included in a theoretical model of the caries process have been studied in an adolescent population. Four multiple regression analyses were performed to uncover significant explanatory factors for: DMF(T) index, plaque index, frequency of sweets consumption between meals and frequency of sweets consumption a...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lachapelle-Harvey D,Sévigny J

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the interrelationship between ethnicity, migration status and dental caries experience among adults in East London. METHODS:We analysed data from 1910 adults (16-65 years) representing 9 ethnic groups, who took part in a community-based health survey in East London. Participants completed a supervi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Delgado-Angulo EK,Marcenes W,Harding S,Bernabé E

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00