Korean dental hygienists' knowledge and opinions about etiology and prevention of dental caries.

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：: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：OBJECTIVES:To use recent national survey data to compare dentition status and oral diseases in China and New Zealand (NZ), with a particular focus on differences by sex and education level. METHODS:We undertook secondary analysis of representative data from oral health surveys conducted in 2009 in Sichuan (China) and ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： He S,Thomson WM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The periodontal condition of 300 Turkish troops was investigated using the modified Ramfjord Periodontal Disease Index. In addition, the gingival condition, presence and quantity of plaque and calculus, location and depth of periodontal pockets, tooth mobility, presence and severity of wear facets, diastema magnitude ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bayirli GS,Curilović Z

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to establish the relationships between dental anxiety and personality traits, such as neuroticism and locus of control, a survey has been carried out among 30-40-yr-olds in a Dutch town. In the first instance, the questionnaires comprising the psychologic items were treated by Non-Metric Principal Compon...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Schuurs AH,Duivenvoorden HJ,Thoden van Velzen SK,Verhage F,Makkes PC,Eijkman MA

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：:As part of a validating process, tests and indices for dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscles were compared and correlated in 211 persons with an almost complete or complete natural dentition. Helkimo's Clinical Dysfunction Index (CDI), the Mandibular Dysfunction Symptoms (MDS) scale from ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Duinkerke AS,Luteijn F,Bouman TK,de Jong HP

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This survey investigated the reasons why general dental practitioners take radiographs. 179 (54%) dentists responded and provided information for 2359 patients who were radiographed during a specified week. Of those patients aged less than 15 yr, 62% were radiographed primarily for orthodontic purposes and 22% for car...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Osman F,Scully C,Dowell TB,Davies RM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All the 1012, 55-yr-old citizens of Oulu (a medium-sized Finnish town) were invited to a clinical examination, and 780 of them participated. The associations of lifestyle with periodontal health were analyzed in the 527 dentate subjects. Periodontal pockets deeper than 3 mm were recorded as a percentage of the surface...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Sakki TK,Knuuttila ML,Vimpari SS,Hartikainen MS

更新日期：1995-06-01 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:The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a per capita based remuneration system on the quality of dental care. METHODS:The basis for the study was a natural experiment in the county of Østfold in Norway in which all public dental officers (n = 34) were given the opportunity to renegotiate their c...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Grytten J,Holst D,Skau I

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the relationship between acculturation and oral health status, oral health knowledge and frequency of dental visits in subjects of Vietnamese background, 18 years or older, living in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS:Oral health status was measured using the DMFS index. Oral health knowledge was est...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Mariño R,Stuart GW,Wright FA,Minas IH,Klimidis S

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between the oral hygiene practices of dentate elderly people living in residential homes, their requests for assistance and their oral health status. METHODS:164 people (81.2+/-7.4 years) participated in an interview and oral examination, and provided a stimulated saliva samp...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Simons D,Brailsford S,Kidd EA,Beighton D

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify how to translate dental public health surveillance and broader research into policy and practice. METHODS:Via a literature review to identify both the potential uses of surveillance data and key elements in the policy making process. Then through a consideration of Australian dental public healt...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Rogers J

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：UNLABELLED:Few reports have investigated caries prevalence in rural areas of Brazil. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to observe the caries prevalence (DMFT, DMFS) in 12-year-old children living in rural villages of Paraíba, Brazil with low and moderate fluoride levels in the drinking water and to relate it to suga...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Sampaio FC,Hossain AN,von der Fehr FR,Arneberg P

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:Two examiners assessed subjectively the orthodontic treatment need of a group of 183 10-year-old children. The examiners did not standardize the criteria establishing treatment need. Intraexaminer agreement was reached in 79.8% of the cases. Intraexaminer agreement was 91.7% for Examiner A and 93.4% of Examiner B. The...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bowden DE,Davies AP

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

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：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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Untreated dental caries is the most prevalent medical condition worldwide, with considerable variations in prevalence between regions and countries. The care index (CI) and the restorative index (RI) are generally used to make comparisons between and within countries of levels of care delivered. However, sev...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： van Dommelen P,Schuller AA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently qualified dentists from a dental school in Stockholm, Sweden (n = 259) and the dental school in Kuopio, Finland (n = 103) were sent a questionnaire designed to obtain information concerning the perceived relevance of their undergraduate education to the practice of dentistry. The response rate was 71% for Sto...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Widström E,Martinsson T,Nilsson B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite a marked improvement in oral health of Australian children over the last 30 years, severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) affects up to 17% of 2- to 3-year-old children with some requiring hospitalization and invasive treatment. This provided a compelling rationale to develop and test an oral health pr...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Plutzer K,Spencer AJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：: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：:The mean scores on five dental anxiety measurements of 60 patients suffering from extreme dental anxiety are compared with those of an equal-sized, matched group of regular dental attenders free from dental anxiety. Four of the measurements, especially Corah's DAS, appear to be suitable for distinguishing persons suff...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Makkes PC,Schuurs AH,Thoden van Velzen SK,Duivenvoorden HJ,Verhage F

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study is to collect information on the reasons given by dentists, randomly selected from the Italian Dental and Maxillo-Facial Association's, for extracting permanent teeth in Italy. From the 164 dentists responding, 1056 teeth in 839 patients were extracted during two weeks of working activity. Mor...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Angelillo IF,Nobile CG,Pavia M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00