Risk assessment: the philosophy underlying radiation protection.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:  To analyse the demographics surrounding and the sustainability of a course in Emergency Dental Care and Health Promotion developed and taught by a team of dentists from the United States to refugee camp health-care workers in two long-term refugee camps in Western Tanzania. METHODS:  Refugee camp dental pa...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Roucka TM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of dentists in Norway were asked which radiographic criterion for assessing the initiation of restorative treatment of approximal caries they would use, and which type of cavity preparation and filling material they would prefer for a distal lesion on an upper second premolar. Only 19 per cent stated t...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Tveit AB,Espelid I,Skodje F

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between dental anxiety and cortisol excretion prior to dental treatment. Trait and state dental anxiety of male subjects were determined using the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and a visual analogue scale (VAS), respectively. Urine and stimulated parotid ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Brand HS

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While toothpaste F(-) concentration and rinsing regimen have well-characterised impacts on fluoride's effectiveness, other aspects of brushing regimen have much less well-established effects, in particular, dentifrice quantity and brushing duration. An in vivo study (n = 42) of oral fluoride delivery (i.e. oral dispos...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Creeth J,Zero D,Mau M,Bosma ML,Butler A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though gingivitis has a prevalence of close to 100 per cent in many populations, most forms of the 'disease' are self-limiting and reversible: tooth support and function are not compromised so the public health importance of the condition is questionable. Periodontitis occurs in a number of different clinical forms wh...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Johnson NW

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of women as leaders has undergone considerable review in recent years, both outside and within the dental profession. Growing awareness of gender as an issue in leadership has focused attention on leadership styles and qualities with particular emphasis on the differences between male and female approaches. F...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Cohen LK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence and severity of tooth wear and dental erosion is rising in children and there is no consensus about an index to be employed. AIM:To assess the reliability of an epidemiological scoring system dental wear index (DWI) to measure tooth wear and dental erosive wear. DESIGN:An epidemiological cro...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： De Carvalho Sales-Peres SH,De Carvalho Sales-Peres A,Marsicano JA,De Moura-Grec PG,De Carvalho CA,De Freitas AR,Sales-Peres A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational health hazards are common in many sectors and are on the increase. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which are problems of musculoskeletal system, are significant and costly workplace problems affecting occupational health, productivity and the careers of the working population. Although there is a lack o...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Nermin Y

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：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：:A report of the progress of research in the area of the dentist-patient relationship since Linn's review in 1971 is presented. It discusses several models of the doctor-patient relationship, dentists' perceptions of patients and their influence on treatment outcome, patients' perceptions of the dentist and satisfactio...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Ayer WA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare the antiplaque and antigingivitis activity of three commercially-available triclosan containing dentifrices with that of a placebo dentifrice without triclosan, a double-blind clinical study was conducted on 194 subjects over six months. Following baseline supragingival plaque and gingivitis examin...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Palomo F,Wantland L,Sanchez A,Volpe AR,McCool J,DeVizio W

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes of oral health knowledge and behaviour among Wuhan citizens after six years of 'Love Teeth Day' campaigns. Representative samples of citizens aged 10-62 years were identified and interviewed in 1987 (n = 1180) and in 1995 (n = 1014). Data on oral health knowledge a...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Peng B,Petersen PE,Tai BJ,Yuan BY,Fan MW

更新日期：1997-06-01 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 amount of information which dental teachers wish students to absorb creates undesirable congestion of the curriculum. Individuals learn at different rates and if the course is designed for the average student, the better students are insufficiently challenged while the poor learner is left floundering. This proble...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Mann WR

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descending necrotising mediastinitis is a rare complication secondary to oral surgery or odontogenic infections which ultimately spreads to the mediastinum through the anatomical cervical spaces. Delay in diagnosis, despite broad-spectrum antimicrobical therapy and extensive surgical intervention, results in an unacce...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Biasotto M,Pellis T,Cadenaro M,Bevilacqua L,Berlot G,Di Lenarda R

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the proportion of dental practitioners, currently practising in the UK, who are from different ethnic groups. METHOD:Analysis of data from the British Dental Association Omnibus Survey 2000. The sample comprised 970 qualified dentists in all fields of practice. FINDINGS:Dental practitioners from...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Newton JT,Gibbons DE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall rationale for the proposed clinical approach in this paper comes from consideration of different regenerative approaches reported in the literature. The protocol proposed is based mainly on evidence and partly on the clinical experience of the author and co-workers, who have found that patient associated f...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Cortellini P

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To identify the role of dental surgical procedures in contributing to the transmission of hepatitis C. DESIGN:Prospective observational pilot study. SETTING:Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore, Pakistan. METHODS:Exposure to dental procedures, injections, tattooing, surgical...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Butt AK,Khan AA,Khan SY,Sharea I

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-adherence to regimes recommended by health practitioners is prevalent in the health and safety area. Even the most effective of interventions does not tend to lead to substantial improvements in adherence. This paper reviews models from the health psychology sphere that predict which factors might lead people to p...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Joffe H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By 1977, all Australian states and mainland territories, with the exception of Queensland, had widely implemented adjusted water fluoridation. This disparity in public health policy persisted until 2008. METHODS:This study analyses the sociopolitical and socioeconomic backgrounds that underpinned the repeal...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Akers HF,Foley MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the evidence on using Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR) techniques and materials in various clinical circumstances. METHOD:Literature review. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The success of GTR techniques and materials in halting or reversing the destruction of tooth attachment apparatus caused by progressive perio...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Wolff LF,Mullally B

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the differences in dental health attitudes/behaviour among freshman dental students. DESIGN:Cross-cultural differences. SETTING:Japan, Hong Kong and West China. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:The original version of the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) was written in Japanese...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Kawamura M,Yip HK,Hu DY,Komabayashi T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate oral rehydration therapy (ORT) products and their effect on plaque pH under normal and dry mouth conditions. DESIGN:Three commercial oral rehydration therapy products, prepared according to the manufacturers' instruction, plus a 10% glucose solution, which served as control...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Salehi S,Daneshian M,Forsberg BC,Birkhed D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief paper describes the construction and method of use of a periodontal probe specifically designed for the assessment of the periodontal treatment needs of populations. ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Emslie RD

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study used Andersen's predisposing, enabling and need behavioural model to predict factors that influence utilisation of oral health services for children in Saudi Arabia. METHODS:The model was tested in a random sample of parents of third- and eighth-grade children in Jeddah (n = 1,668) using the acce...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Al Agili DE,Farsi NJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the level of oral disease in urban and rural schoolchildren in Southern Thailand; to analyse self-care practices and dental visiting habits of 12-year-olds, and to assess the effect of socio-behavioural factors on dental caries experience. DESIGN:A cross sectional study of 6- and 12-year-old children, ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Petersen PE,Hoerup N,Poomviset N,Prommajan J,Watanapa A

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who believe they have oral malodour often have a dry mouth condition instead. Here we have examined its relation to oral malodour, real or perceived. A direct relationship between the thickness of the film of residual saliva on mucosal surfaces throughout the mouth and perception of a dry mouth was observed. ...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Kleinberg I,Wolff MS,Codipilly DM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is the latest addition to medical imaging technology. This technique plays an important role in head and neck diagnosis. Radiologists may encounter patients with fixed dental prostheses that may produce image distortion on MRI scans of the face. The MRI appearances of dental prosthetic...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Lissac M,Coudert JL,Briguet A,Amiel M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems arise when attempting to compare caries data collected in both Africa and the People's Republic of China. These difficulties are not only the result of differences in the criteria used for the diagnosis of caries but are also due to the diversity of cultural and social conditions existing within each of the g...

journal_title：International dental journal

authors： Fejerskov O,Baelum V,Luan WM,Manji F

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00