Racial inequalities in public dental service utilization: Exploring individual and contextual determinants among middle-aged Brazilian adults.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the impact of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) on young people, through their experiences of the condition and it's meaning to their everyday lives. METHODS:The theoretical framework chosen to guide the study was symbolic interactionism. Qualitative interviews with a purposive sample of peop...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Marshman Z,Gibson B,Robinson PG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for the increased risk of transmission of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) from patients to dental health care workers (DHCWs) in the workplace is examined. Based on published and hypothetical risk estimates, the authors conclude that in certain world communities with high prevalence rates of HIV infec...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Morris RE,Turgut E

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:A portable data recording system that works on the basis of a microcomputer has been developed. The main advantage of this system consists in the carrying out of checks for illogical and contradictory entries during the process of recording. False entries can immediately be corrected. The data are temporarily stored o...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Pieper K,Klar R,Kessler P

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of tongue lesions in a district population, in Budapest, called regularly for X-ray lung examinations. Oral examinations of 7820 individuals were performed, 42% were over 60 yr of age, 42.9% were men and 57.1% women. Tongue alterations were found in 18.52% of the exami...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bánóczy J,Rigó O,Albrecht M

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated whether characteristics of mothers, such as high mutans streptococci (MS) level, caries experience, reported sugar consumption and demographic variables, could be important risk indicators of caries for their children. METHODS:Mothers selected on the basis of the caries status of their ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Smith RE,Badner VM,Morse DE,Freeman K

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:314 4-year-old children were examined in Mallow, Ireland (a non-fluoridated area). 30.6% were found to be caries free. Investigation of the pattern of decay in the dentitions of these children showed the primary secondary molar as the tooth most commonly affected by caries irrespective of def score. The distribution o...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Holland TJ,Crowley MJ

更新日期：1982-06-01 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：:Etiological models that predominantly emphasize current adult life styles, such as smoking, diet and lack of exercise have recently been seriously challenged by a growing body of evidence that disturbed early growth and development, childhood infection, poor nutrition, and social and psychosocial disadvantage across t...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Nicolau B,Thomson WM,Steele JG,Allison PJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This analysis examines the aetiology of caries development in adolescents using structural equation modelling to identify behavioural mediators of the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and caries incidence, and to investigate the role of sex on caries-preventive behaviour and caries. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Curtis AM,Cavanaugh JE,Levy SM,VanBuren J,Marshall TA,Warren JJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between signs and symptoms of mandibular dysfunction was studied in 285 17-yr-old adolescents living in the municipality of Skellefteå, Sweden. Of the sample 62% had either some sign or symptom of dysfunction, and there was a positive correlation (P less than 0.05) between the two indices used. Neithe...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Wänman A,Agerberg G

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the clinical validity and reliability of dental self-report items used in a National Child Nutrition Survey. METHODS:The study involved completion of dental self-report questionnaires by 6-9-year-old children who attended one of the three schools with ethnic distributions, similar to schools in t...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Jamieson LM,Thomson WM,McGee R

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between dental fluorosis, polymorphisms in the COL1A2 gene, and serum calciotropic hormone levels. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study among children between 8 and 12 years of age with (n = 75) and without (n = 165) dental fluorosis in two counties in Henan Province, Ch...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Huang H,Ba Y,Cui L,Cheng X,Zhu J,Zhang Y,Yan P,Zhu C,Kilfoy B,Zhang Y

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Dental caries is a global public health problem, especially in children. Most caries in developing countries remains untreated. Only limited data are available on the clinical consequences of untreated dental caries because there is no measure to quantify the prevalence and severity of oral conditions resulti...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Monse B,Heinrich-Weltzien R,Benzian H,Holmgren C,van Palenstein Helderman W

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between socioeconomic position and periodontal diseases among adolescents. METHODS:Data were obtained from 9203 Chilean high school students. Clinical examinations included direct recordings of clinical attachment level and the necrotizing ulcerative gingival lesions. Students ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： López R,Fernández O,Baelum V

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To systematically review observational studies assessing the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in children, adolescents and adults. METHODS:Electronic searches were performed in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS and Scopus databases for ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Knorst JK,Sfreddo CS,de F Meira G,Zanatta FB,Vettore MV,Ardenghi TM

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The proportion of older people continues to grow worldwide, especially in developing countries. Non-communicable diseases are fast becoming the leading causes of disability and mortality, and in coming decades health and social policy-makers will face tremendous challenges posed by the rapidly changing burden of chron...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Petersen PE,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether or not a relationship existed between the presence of oral mucous membrane keratoses and tobacco smoking habits. Two groups of tobacco smokers, one group exhibiting oral mucous membrane keratoses, and the other no such changes, were chosen for their similar smoking ha...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bastiaan RJ,Reade PC

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the investigation was to determine the prevalence of occlusal anomalies in relation to dental stages (DS) in Icelandic schoolchildren, and to compare it with results from other Scandinavian countries and Ireland found on the basis of the same method. The material consisted of 1,641 randomly selected chi...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Magnússon TE

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The periodontal condition of 84 children (9-14 years old, 38 males and 46 females) in a rural area of China was monitored over a 3-year period in order to determine the clinical parameters that act as risk factors for attachment loss. METHODS:Plaque and calculus accumulation (PSS and CI), modified gingival ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Suda R,Cao CF,Suzuki M,Hasegawa K,Sasa R

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to collate data on national policies for the use of fluoride in the seven European countries participating in the FLINT project. METHODS:Policies on the use of fluoride were obtained for each of the study areas. Data collected included the presence of water fluoridation and regulat...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Arnadóttir IB,Ketley CE,Van Loveren C,Seppä L,Cochran JA,Polido M,Athanossouli T,Holbrook WP,O'Mullane DM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study the concept "patient involvement" was found to be strongly predictive of therapy outcome. On the basis of a questionnaire concerning patients' background and motivation, 82 patients were interviewed before treatment. To cover the concept "patient involvement" 16 variables were considered as relevan...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Camner L,Sandell R,Söder PO

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of a community-based childhood obesity prevention intervention targeting Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption on self-rated oral health among children and their parents/caregivers. METHODS:This study is a secondary analysis of data from a pilot site-randomized intervention (H2 G...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Wang ML,Minyé HM,Egan KA,Heaton B

更新日期：2021-01-03 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：:The present study was conducted to compare level of dental caries, treatment pattern and contact patterns with the Child Oral Health Care System of children of immigrants. The study comprised 239 Turkish, 117 Pakistani and 91 other immigrants and a control group of 359 Danish children. Data were extracted from the den...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Heidmann J,Christensen LB

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate causal pathways among as well as interrelationships between changes in dental fear and dental attendance in a nationally representative sample of adult Finns aged 19 years or older in 2000, with 11 years of follow-up. METHODS:Data from the Health 2000 an...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Liinavuori A,Tolvanen M,Pohjola V,Lahti S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00