Abstract:
:Tongue piercing remains popular. A variety of complications have been reported, including life-threatening infection, airway problems and damaged teeth or mucosal surfaces. A patient who collapsed after continuous profuse bleeding following tongue piercing is presented. It is recommended that piercing practitioners be licensed and inspected. A list of written post piercing instructions for customers is included on how to deal with, or who to contact regarding potential complications including haemorrhage.
journal_name
Br Dent Jjournal_title
British dental journalauthors
Hardee PS,Mallya LR,Hutchison ILdoi
10.1038/sj.bdj.4800568subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-06-24 00:00:00pages
657-8issue
12eissn
0007-0610issn
1476-5373journal_volume
188pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:To investigate if dental nurses perceive gender differences in the communication and interaction style used by their dentist in general practice. METHODS:Data were collected from 64 Northern Irish dental nurses (70% response), and from 549 Dutch nurses (41% response). Respondents completed the Communication...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4813848
更新日期:2006-08-12 00:00:00
abstract::The dental needs of the growing number of refugees in Bosnia-Hercegovina were all too apparent on my recent visit to work with children in Medugorje in the Mostar province of Hercegovina. While this area has not undergone the sustained destruction of central Bosnia it is a natural first haven for refugees from the fig...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4808231
更新日期:1993-08-07 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a computer assisted learning (CAL) programme with that of traditional small group tutorials in teaching theoretical and practical aspects of periodontal pocket charting. METHOD:Sixty-one third year undergraduate dental students were randomized to either rec...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4810535
更新日期:2003-09-27 00:00:00
abstract::Fifty patients took part in a single blind study to test the plaque-removing efficacy of a new double-headed brush (Duodent 2000), compared with a conventional brush (Oral B 32). Twenty-seven patients were attending for an initial course of hygiene treatment, and 23 were recall patients with persistently inadequate pl...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4807571
更新日期:1991-06-08 00:00:00
abstract::The talking parrot can be given information by voice and then reproduce that information verbatim, without necessarily understanding it. I submit that the teaching, assessment and examination of dental students requires little more of them than the skills of the parrot. ...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4808857
更新日期:1995-08-19 00:00:00
abstract::Since the introduction of nightguard vital bleaching (tray bleaching) in 1989, dentistry has witnessed an astronomical rise in the interest in tooth whitening.(1) As a result, the most frequently asked question is, 'what bleaching technique works best?' Virtually all of today's whitening approaches work, because bleac...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812298
更新日期:2005-04-23 00:00:00
abstract::Orthodontic mini-implants (OMIs) represent a new form of anchorage provision and appear to provide a variety of benefits for both anchorage-demanding and complex orthodontic cases. This paper reports the latest perspectives on OMIs in terms of the emerging clinical evidence base coupled with their varied clinical appl...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.53
更新日期:2015-02-16 00:00:00
abstract::Introduction The practice of dentistry has become increasingly commercialised and commodified. Conflicts between the commercial and professional obligations that dental practitioners face have been discussed in the academic literature. This review collates the available information and discusses how the area of commer...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/s41415-020-1195-5
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Before April 2006, English dentists were either working as an NHS general dental service (GDS) practitioner (fee-per-item, no local contractual obligations); an NHS personal dental service (PDS) practitioner (block contract with the primary care trust (PCT)); a private practitioner (either fee-per-item or ...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.1204
更新日期:2008-01-12 00:00:00
abstract::Safeguarding children from maltreatment and neglect is part of the responsibility of all health professionals, and dental practitioners may be in a unique position to recognise and respond to concerns of this kind. This article outlines some of the ways that abuse can present to the dental team and describes the actio...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.322
更新日期:2007-04-14 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of the study was to determine current and future use of micro-computers in general dental practice. A piloted questionnaire was sent to 736 general dental practitioners in Scotland, with the intention of contacting one principal from every dental practice known to the Scottish Dental Estimates Board. A total o...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4806793
更新日期:1989-04-08 00:00:00
abstract::Confidentiality is a well respected and integral part of medical and dental practice and not without good reason. So fundamental is it to medicine in all its aspects, and so entrenched in the attitudes of those of us in the health care field, that it is never questioned. All patients are individuals in their own right...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4808320
更新日期:1993-11-20 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this case report is to illustrate the diagnosis and classification of periodontitis according to the 2017 classification system as recommended in the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) implementation plan. We describe two cases in the form of a pair of siblings, who developed periodontitis very e...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.2
更新日期:2019-01-11 00:00:00
abstract::The literature regarding external root resorption in relation to orthodontics and its radiographic diagnosis is reviewed, including a summary of the more common radiographic techniques available. Sample cases are presented which demonstrate the need for good radiographic technique and an awareness of the limitations o...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800870
更新日期:2001-01-13 00:00:00
abstract::Calcium channel blockers are widely used in medical practice for the management of cardiovascular disorders. Of concern to the dental practitioner is the effect of these drugs on the gingival tissues. All classes of calcium channel blockers have been implicated in causing gingival overgrowth. This review considers the...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4807564
更新日期:1991-05-25 00:00:00
abstract::Subdural empyema is a rare but serious complication of paranasal sinusitis which may result in death or permanent disability in a significant proportion of cases. A case is presented in which displacement of a premolar root in the maxillary sinus led to a subdural empyema and a resultant left-sided hemiplegia. This ca...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809404
更新日期:1997-06-14 00:00:00
abstract::Tooth wear has been recognised as an increasing problem over the past 10 years. Recent data from epidemiological studies indicate that the condition is common with prevalence of dentine exposure in adults ranging between 2% and 10% and visible surface changes on teeth observed up to 30% of European adults. The Basic E...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.555
更新日期:2016-08-12 00:00:00
abstract::Despite the extensive and regular use of dental elevators on a daily basis in both general dental and specialist oral and maxillofacial surgical practice, little is known about the history and origins of such instruments and this remains an intriguing question. This question has been the basis for the following articl...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.933
更新日期:2008-11-08 00:00:00
abstract::This paper presents descriptive and demographic data gathered in response to a mailed questionnaire of 188 patients at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry who had incurred costs of at least $1500 on restorative dental treatment between January 1990 and december 1991. The development and testing of the behav...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4808801
更新日期:1995-06-24 00:00:00
abstract::Darier's disease, a genetically transmitted, autosomal dominant hyperkeratosis is a condition only occasionally described in the dental literature. A familial study is presented, which highlights the autosomal dominant inheritance mode of the condition and emphasises the similarity between the palatal lesions and nico...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4807086
更新日期:1990-01-20 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, alcohol and drug use among UK vocational dental practitioners (VDPs) in 2005, and compare these with prevalence in 2000. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey using an anonymous self-report questionnaire. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:All 767 VDPs who started practice in the su...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.1112
更新日期:2007-12-22 00:00:00
abstract::The improvement of patient safety has been a long-term aim of healthcare organisations and following recent negative events within the UK, the focus on safety has rightly increased. For over twenty years, clinical audit has been the tool most frequently used to measure safety-related aspects of healthcare and when don...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.861
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::During the autumn of 1991 a meeting was convened in Brussels by Colgate entitled 'European view of fluoride supplementation'. Throughout Europe, product dosage and age related dose recommendations for fluoride supplements vary widely. With the advent of 1992, different instructions on the same packet would cause consi...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type:
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4807866
更新日期:1992-05-09 00:00:00
abstract::Aqueous sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution is widely used in dental practice during root canal treatment. Although it is generally regarded as being very safe, potentially severe complications can occur when it comes into contact with soft tissue. This paper discusses the use of sodium hypochlorite in dental treatm...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.374
更新日期:2007-05-12 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Despite advances in evidence-based dental school educational programmes, the charge is sometimes made that dental students are 'no longer as good as they used to be'. Recent modifications have meant that dental education is now a 'life-long experience', of which dental school is the initial, albeit very im...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.1039
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::It is widely accepted that the practice support staff, and particularly the dental nurse, have a major role to play in ensuring patient satisfaction and reassurance. Despite this, findings from recent research by Maria Mindak show that dental nurses do not as a rule receive praise, encouragement or feedback from their...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809036
更新日期:1996-04-06 00:00:00
abstract::Background There have been anecdotal concerns that the skill mix of recently qualified graduates is very different to those qualifying several years ago, in particular that the clinical skills on qualification are less. If true, such changes may have ramifications for providers of undergraduate training, postgraduate ...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.226
更新日期:2017-03-10 00:00:00
abstract::In another article in this series the authors' preference for screw retained implant supported restorations was presented together with a literature review and rationale.(1) There remain situations when screw retention is not possible due to implant position, implant trajectory, aesthetics or function. ...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4814205
更新日期:2006-11-11 00:00:00
abstract::Widely varying prevalence rates of oral lesions in patients with Crohn's disease have been reported, ranging from 0.5% to 37%. These manifestations may coincide with or precede intestinal symptoms. Oral manifestations can be classified as specific lesions, when macroscopic examination shows similar changes to those ob...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.954
更新日期:2016-12-16 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the activity of consultants in restorative dentistry in the United Kingdom in the provision of osseointegrated dental implants within the National Health Service Hospital service and to evaluate their attitudes concerning the relevant medical and oral factors considered in patient selection for impl...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800892
更新日期:2001-01-27 00:00:00