Overjet values of children and young adults in Lagos.

abstract：:This study compared the periodontal health of patients with SLE with that of healthy controls. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus had significantly lower periodontal probing depths compared with healthy controls. It is possible that systemic drugs such as corticosteroids and NSAIDS may be responsible for these...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Mutlu S,Richards A,Maddison P,Scully C

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This second adult oral health survey was conducted with the following main aims: 1) to describe the oral health conditions and to analyse the oral health care needs and demands of 65-74-yr-olds in Hong Kong, and to propose appropriate strategies for meeting their needs in the light of societal obligations; 2) to descr...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Schwarz E,Lo EC,Corbet EF,Holmgren CJ,Lim LP,Davies WI

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the methods used for the prevention of early childhood caries (ECC). The education of mothers or caregivers to promote healthy dietary habits in infants has been the main strategy used for the prevention of ECC. This review found that education has a modest impact on the development of ECC. While ed...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Ismail AI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of family factors on oral health behaviors of children and compare them between permanent residents and migrant children. METHODS:A total of 3015 children in grades 4, 5, and 6 from 16 elementary schools and their parents in Beijing and Guangzhou, China, were selected through mult...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Ji Y,Zhang Y,Wang Y,Chang C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the economic costs of school-based mouthrinsing in the demonstration programs. Costs for two complete years were expressed in 1978 dollars, and divided into explicit and implicit categories. Costs per participant were found to vary among programs (ranges of average total cost...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Doherty NJ,Brunelle JA,Miller AJ,Li SH

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Service provision patterns may be influenced not only by clinical oral health status leading to a diagnosis and treatment plan, but also by other variables such as patient characteristics. The main aim of this study was to investigate whether associations between services provided and patient factors would persist aft...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Brennan DS,Spencer AJ,Szuster FS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the spring of 1996, foods and beverages most commonly consumed by adolescents were analyzed for fluoride as part of a larger investigation. These foods were selected by interviewing 711 adolescents, 12-14 years of age, who were long-time residents of either an optimally or negligibly fluoridated community. The bran...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Jackson RD,Brizendine EJ,Kelly SA,Hinesley R,Stookey GK,Dunipace AJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fruitless debate so far has continued to find an ideal name for early childhood caries (ECC), one which could encompass all its risk factors and express the possible seriousness and rampant nature of the problem. It should be simultaneously comprehensible to the dental profession, medical personnel and the general p...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Wyne AH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 1287 patients completed a questionnaire assessing knowledge of home care procedures, adherence to home care instructions, obstacles presented to the dentist in delivering care, and ability to pay for optimal care. Ninety-seven dentists that provided treatment for these patients completed a parallel ques...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Weinstein P,Milgrom P,Ratener P,Morrison K

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interviews investigating factors influencing dental visiting were held with a nationally drawn (England + Wales) random sample of 690 16--20-year-olds. The results presented relate specifically to the last reported dental visit, the balance of self and professional dental care, knowledge and acceptability of charges f...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Craft M,Croucher R

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to compare the time utilization of the dentist, and productivity and costs for solo (one dentist, one chairside assistant and one treatment room) and extended duty settings (one dentist, two extended duty dental hygienists, one chairside assistant and two treatment rooms). Only amalgam and compos...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Tan HH,van Gemert HG

更新日期：1977-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Dental amalgam has been used as a common restorative material since the 1800s, but concerns have been raised regarding its purported neuropsychological effects due to the neurotoxicity of mercury. In this study, a nationwide population-based database was employed to investigate the association of dental amal...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lin PY,Wang J,Chiang YC,Lai CY,Chang HJ,Chi LY

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This qualitative study explored how the foster family environment influenced children's oral health. It also aimed to better understand foster carers' oral health knowledge, attitudes and experiences of managing foster children's oral health behaviours and oral health care. METHODS:An interpretative phenome...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Muirhead V,Subramanian SK,Wright D,Wong FSL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year study of the isolated effect of an intensive motivation program in the oral health of 11--15-year-old schoolchildren was carried out in a Danish provincial town. The motivation program consisted of small-group sessions during which maximum effort was made to obtain active engagement from the children. After 1...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Melsen B,Agerbaek N

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed 5,997 dentists in Ontario to investigate gender differences in the characteristics, infection control practices, knowledge and attitudes regarding the treatment of HIV-infected patients. The response rate was 70.3%. Reports indicated that female dentists are younger and more likely to work in larger urban ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： McCarthy GM,MacDonald JK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous epidemiological studies, performed in conjunction with compulsory lung screening examinations, showed good results in detecting oral lesions in Hungary, where the mortality rate of oropharyngeal cancer has increased by more than 30% in the past decade. Oral examinations were performed on a district population...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bánóczy J,Rigó O

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey of 7266 schoolchildren, aged 14-19 yr, the prevalence of juvenile periodontitis was found to be 0.1%. A predilection for Negroes was noted. There was no difference in prevalence between sexes. ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Saxby M

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the validity of self-reported oral health data 319 subjects randomly selected from the respondents to an oral health survey were examined clinically. The level of agreement between the two methods of examination was estimated by the kappa statistic. Substantial agreement (kappa = 0.65) was found bet...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Axelsson G,Helgadóttir S

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Responsibility weights can translate services into a common scale of work effort (relative value units). The aims were to describe the responsibility weights for main areas of dental services and assess associations of ratings of the importance of the components of responsibility with responsibility weights....

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Brennan DS,Ju X,Teusner DN

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:A study was executed to investigate the relation between the use of fluoride tablets by children in the age period 1.5-6 yr on the one hand and the caries experience at the age of 6 and 15 yr and the prevalence of fluorosis at the age of 15 yr on the other hand. The year of birth of the child, the motivation of the mo...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Kalsbeek H,Verrips E,Dirks OB

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A controlled evaluation of a 3-week teacher mediated dental health education curriculum package was undertaken in 35 English secondary schools in three Area Health Authorities. 4500 13-14-year-old adolescents were involved. The package emphasized self-care potential and combined a scientifically accurate message with ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Craft M,Croucher R,Dickinson J

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies in North America have assessed dental fluorosis of the primary dentition and few, if any, anywhere have assessed the relative importance in fluorosis etiology of fluoride intake during different time periods or from multiple sources. The purpose of this paper is to report on analyses relating est...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Levy SM,Hillis SL,Warren JJ,Broffitt BA,Mahbubul Islam AK,Wefel JS,Kanellis MJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This epidemiologic study of accidental dentofacial injuries to U.S. Army personnel was conducted to determine the frequency and distribution patterns of accidental dentofacial injuries to soldiers. Administratively, it was anticipated that this data would permit identification of high-risk groups and would suggest fea...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Katz RV,Barnes GP,Larson HR,Lyon TC,Brunner DG

更新日期：1979-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the discriminative ability of the Generic and Condition-Specific forms of the Child-OIDP index on groups defined by their normative treatment need for dental caries, periodontal disease, malocclusion and traumatic dental injuries. METHODS:All 1034 11-12-year-old children were included from all the...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bernabé E,Krisdapong S,Sheiham A,Tsakos G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and density of yeasts and Candida albicans on the buccal mucosa and dorsum of the tongue have been assessed in 106 children in Crossroads squatter camp, South Africa. They were divided into a malnourished and a control group on the basis of an age/weight chart. No differences were found in yeast prevale...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Aldred MJ,Arendorf TM,Wade WG,Tschoepe GA,Brownlow NP

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to measure total intake, urinary excretion and estimated retention of fluoride in children under customary fluoride intake conditions, living in either fluoridated or low-fluoride areas of north-east England. Subsidiary aims were to investigate the relationships between the variables ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Maguire A,Zohouri FV,Hindmarch PN,Hatts J,Moynihan PJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We explored the relationship between income and two oral health outcomes in Brazil, in order to assess the shape of this relationship. METHODS:Individual-level data from a national oral health survey were obtained for 22 634 15- to 19-year-old subjects from 330 municipalities. Relationships between income (...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Celeste RK,Nadanovsky P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00