The role of dental therapists working in four personal dental service pilots: type of patients seen, work undertaken and cost-effectiveness within the context of the dental practice.

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

authors： Bussell MA,Graham RM

更新日期：2008-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital alveolar synechiae is rarely seen as an isolated disease. It is generally observed together with various syndromes such as Van der Woude and cleft palate lateral alveolar synechiae syndrome, and is concomitant with other anomalies in the maxillofacial or other regions of the body. Prior to this case report ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Tanrikulu R,Erol B,Görgün B,Ilhan O

更新日期：2005-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The congenital absence of teeth is one of the commonest developmental abnormalities seen in human populations. Familial hypodontia or oligodontia represents an absence of varying numbers of primary and/or secondary teeth as an isolated trait. While much progress has been made in understanding the developmental basis o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cobourne MT

更新日期：2007-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It was a watershed moment when Archie Cochrane published his work on Effectiveness and efficiency: random reflections on health services which was considered the start of evidence-based healthcare as we now know it. From there onward, evidence-based dentistry (EBD) has developed and evolved and there has been little a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sellars S,Wassif HS

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable infection, but remains a significant cause of death. The dental team is likely to encounter patients with a history of TB, however, at present there is limited guidance available to inform the provision of oral healthcare for this patient group. This may lead to confusion...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Clough S,Shaw A,Morgan C

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now more than one year since the Specialist List in Orthodontics closed on 30 June 2000. I therefore felt it appropriate that I should give my views on the list, having probably had more experience in this process than any other dentist in the UK. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cook P

更新日期：2001-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Although this study heralded that over half the implants gained bone, this was between 1 and 5 years after placement, the amounts were trivial, and this has to be balanced with loss of bone during the first year. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral problems are often the first significant clinical manifestations of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Their early recognition affords the best opportunity for effective therapeutic intervention of HIV infection and opportunistic infections, as well as for oral health education in order to avoid f...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Scully C,Epstein JB,Porter S,Luker J

更新日期：1990-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite an increasing incidence, the 'mortality from oral cancer appears to remain static...' (five-year relative survival = ca. 60%). ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2016-05-27 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

authors： Ferris T,Lamey PJ,Rennie JS

更新日期：1990-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a primitive traditional practice involving the 'gouging out' of an infant's healthy primary tooth germs. This can lead to transmission of blood-borne diseases such as HIV/ AIDS, septicaemia and death. Other complications include eradication and/ or malformation of the child's permanent ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Girgis S,Gollings J,Longhurst R,Cheng L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of the blood can affect the management of dental patients. Particular oral signs may be produced. In addition healing may be affected and the choice of anaesthesia for operative procedures will be influenced. Similarly, patients who have problems with haemostasis are a concern. Surgical procedures are obviou...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Meechan JG,Greenwood M

更新日期：2003-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-year-old boy suffered transient uniocular blindness after extraction of four permanent first molar teeth under general anaesthetic. We discuss the theoretical basis for ocular vasospasm secondary to the minor trauma of dental extraction being relayed to the orbit. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Malden N,Kaye-Wilson LG,Hudson I,Valentine D

更新日期：1993-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A brief review of the literature of digit sucking is followed by the report of a study of 68 treated Class II division 1 malocclusions, designed to attempt to clarify the significance of digit sucking in their aetiology. Case histories of two of the patients from the study are briefly discussed to illustrate the range...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Brenchley ML

更新日期：1991-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Many UK patients in the search for their perfect smile have now decided to have their dental treatment abroad, the main reasons being that they believe they can have the same treatment but at a much lower price. With many overseas clinics offering treatment packages that also include a holiday, dental tourism seems an...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ashiti S,Moshkun C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the demographics (age, sex, ethnicity, social status, disability, country/region) and academic experience (school type) of accepted UK applicants to the five-year and four-year dental programmes in 2007 and 2008. METHODS:Retrospective descriptive analysis was carried out on the University and College Ad...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Niven V,Cabot LB,Gallagher JE

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro investigation measured the pressures produced by an Astra type aspirating syringe (modified Sterling) and a pressure syringe (Ligmaject) during periodontal ligament injections. A pressure transducer (0-6.9 MPa) was adapted to record the pressures generated within both syringes, with the output of the trans...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Walmsley AD,Lloyd JM,Harrington E

更新日期：1989-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:With ongoing changes to the demography of the dental workforce coupled with the changing expectations of those participating in early career post-graduate training, dentistry is experiencing a shift in how it might manage trainees. Drawing on experience from medicine and the anticipated behavioural differences, it is ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Stagnell S,Patel N,Shah S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical study to monitor dentinal hypersensitivity with episodic use of a desensitising dentifrice. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2017-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:This paper defines key points from a ten million restoration dataset in order to compare and contrast the data from the previous nine papers, identifying common themes and/or differences in the factors affecting the survival of restored teeth to next intervention or extraction. Aim:It is the aim of this p...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Burke FJT,Lucarotti PSK

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Statement of the problem Digital workflows (CAD/CAM) have been introduced in dentistry during recent years. No published information exists on dentists' use and reporting of this technology.Purpose The purpose of this survey was to identify the infiltration of CAD/CAM technology in UK dental practices and to investiga...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Tran D,Nesbit M,Petridis H

更新日期：2016-11-18 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

authors： Cousley RR,Sandler PJ

更新日期：2015-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Law and ethics is an integral part of medical and dental professional practice. The subject is touched upon in the undergraduate curriculum. Historically, dentists interested in postgraduate study in this subject have accessed courses on medical law and ethics. While there are areas of shared interest (for example, co...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wassif HS

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study investigated patients' insights into whether virtual reality (VR) technology plays a beneficial role in reducing anxiety levels while undergoing dental extractions.Design Explorative study.Setting Oral Surgery Department of Birmingham Dental Hospital in July 2017.Material and methods Fifty patien...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ougradar A,Ahmed B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronectomy involves removal of a crown from roots of a healthy tooth in healthy patients indicated to prevent inferior alveolar nerve injury in a high risk case. Since the original paper in 2005 ( 2005; 43: 7-12) describing a prospective randomised study on coronectomy, there has been a lot of interest in this proced...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Renton T

更新日期：2012-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate two total purchasing (TP) sites and ascertain whether general dental practitioners (GDPs) could be successfully included in the total purchasing model of health care commissioning. Another objective was to examine the role GDPs may play in future primary care commissioning groups and trusts. DES...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Jessop NM,Kay EJ,Mellor AC,Whittle JG,Jenner A

更新日期：2000-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper aims to compare the effectiveness of articaine buccal infiltrations (BIs) and lidocaine inferior alveolar nerve blocks (IANBs) for inducing pulpal anaesthesia in mandibular molars. METHOD:Studies which compared articaine BIs with lidocaine IANBs were identified by completing a full literature search usi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bartlett G,Mansoor J

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper argues that 'science' does not tell us 'the truth' but is simply one explanatory framework (of potentially many explanations) for understanding the world. Scientific fact is not a given, located somewhere 'out there' waiting to be discovered. Rather as a set of ideas, which offer to explain the world, scien...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Thorogood N

更新日期：1997-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, research on 'What the general public wants from the general dental service' was carried out by the Centre for Dental Services Studies (CDSS) at the University of York and was commissioned by the British Dental Association (BDA). The research culminated in the report: 'User Priorities for General Dental Servic...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Land T

更新日期：2000-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this paper is to examine the factors that vocational trainers regard as important in a 'good' dentist and to assess whether they think recent graduates were achieving these factors. DESIGN:The study was based on a statistical analysis of returns from a postal questionnaire. SETTING:Postal questio...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Buck D,Malik S,Murphy N,Patel V,Singh S,Syed B,Vorah N

更新日期：2000-11-25 00:00:00