Tooth whitening: facts and fallacies.

abstract：:Alcohol abuse is an important problem in Britain and is imposing increasing burdens both in general practice and in the hospital service. In the absence of previous investigations of the prevalence of intoxication and dependence in dental patients, 225 consecutive patients who attended the University of Bristol Dental...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Brickley MR,Shepherd JP

更新日期：1990-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Learners are motivated when using games and they have been successfully introduced in many healthcare subjects such as medicine and nursing. The development of games in dentistry has not kept pace with their uptake both as a popular pastime and their implementation in other subjects. Games in the learning space have m...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pereira AC,Walmsley AD

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To evaluate the quality of the care pathway for adult patients being referred to the East Lancashire Blackburn with Darwen Oral Surgery Service using the referral management system between 2013 and 2014. Results:In the 2013–14 financial year, of the 5,285 referrals that were made to the Oral Surgery Service,...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Chiu G,Catleugh M

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:First aid encompasses a wide range of scenarios ranging from simple reassurance following a minor mishap to dealing with a life-threatening emergency. Dentists may need to provide first aid in their dental practice to a patient, relative or member of staff. This article provides an overview to first aid in the dental ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Jevon P

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:I'm delighted to have the opportunity to share with you my understanding of the much-needed and long-awaited reform of the General Dental Council. Change is moving apace and the new, modern GDC, for which the existing Council has been working so hard, is taking shape as part of widespread fundamental reforms in the re...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wilson NH

更新日期：2003-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine any differences in oral cancer risk factor awareness and behaviour among first and second generation Gujarati muslims and to investigate the impact of a community-based health education programme on oral cancer risk factor awareness. DESIGN:Respondents completed a confidential, bilingual questi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Siddique I,Mitchell DA

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：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

authors： Lynch CD,Ash PJ,Chadwick BL,Herbert RA,Cowpe JG

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many varying factors which impact on the behaviour of reluctant patients and the understanding of theoretical behavioural models can help to understand some of the key issues. This paper considers such models and the effective use of marketing communications in helping to change behaviour. The paper conclude...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ashford R,Blinkhorn AS

更新日期：1999-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral health promotion in the community pharmacy: an evaluation of a pilot oral health promotion intervention. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2017-10-13 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：:Dental consultations of 30 general practitioners with 132 patients aged 10-17 years were recorded. The dental consultation was found to have a consistent structure composed of a sequence of stages, although not all were present in each consultation. Criteria by which verbal communication in a dental consultation can b...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wanless MB,Holloway PJ

更新日期：1994-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:An introduction to the practical application of acupuncture in dentistry is presented in the light of current research. It is concluded that acupuncture could supplement conventional treatment modalities. Its value in the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction syndrome and facial pain has been well documented and ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rosted P

更新日期：2000-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential proteolytic and hydrolytic enzymes of inflammatory cell origin might serve as biomarkers of periodontal disease activity. The role of these enzymes in periodontal pathology, particularly in respect of collagen and proteoglycan degradation, is discussed. The cellular location of these enzymes and their normal...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Eley BM,Cox SW

更新日期：1998-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Intentional replantation (IR) may offer a solution for persistent periapical lesions associated with endodontically treated teeth in select cases. This case series demonstrates the use of IR as an alternative treatment approach to both orthograde and surgical endodontic retreatment. The indications, contr...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cunliffe J,Ayub K,Darcey J,Foster-Thomas E

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the expectations of walk-in patients seeking emergency dental care out-of-hours. BASIC DESIGN:Consecutive patients attending two emergency dental clinics at weekends were interviewed prior to seeing the dentist. The audio-recorded interview transcripts were analysed using the "framework" method o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Anderson R

更新日期：2004-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The attendance pattern of dental practitioners who resided in the West Midlands and attended postgraduate courses at Birmingham University Dental School was studied. Data were collected from the participants as to their name, the location of their practice and the type of course that they attended. Other information s...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Walmsley AD,Frame JW

更新日期：1990-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:'Active Learning' is a frequently encountered term much in vogue in educational circles and widely considered in many current textbooks and papers. It is, however, a most difficult term to define. This paper seeks firstly to explore and discuss the meaning of the term with special relation to undergraduate dental educ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Carrotte PV

更新日期：1993-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the measurement of oral health self perceptions, as part of a concise patient survey, and to consider the potential value of including this aspect in survey instruments. METHOD:In 2011, the data collected from 42,794 patients attending 276 practices participating in a voluntary accreditation program...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Busby M,Burke FJ,Matthews R,Cyrta J,Mullins A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental practices have a unique position as dental staff use a high number of dental materials and instruments on a daily basis. It is unclear how dentists' and dental care professionals' choices and behaviours around selecting and using materials impact on the amount of unnecessary waste production. Although...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Richardson J,Grose J,Manzi S,Mills I,Moles DR,Mukonoweshuro R,Nasser M,Nichols A

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura is the most common of the thrombocytopaenias of childhood. Clinically it is associated with petechiae, mucocutaneous bleeding and occasionally haemorrhage into tissues. The oral mucosa is frequently involved. This paper describes a case presenting in general dental practice. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hunter ML,Hunter B,Lesser S

更新日期：1997-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-eight cigarette smokers attending the Newcastle upon Tyne Dental Hospital, wishing to reduce their tobacco consumption, received smoking reduction advice in combination with dental health instruction and periodontal care. Those advised against smoking showed a greater reduction (P < 0.001) in reported cigarette...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Macgregor ID

更新日期：1996-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify reasons behind a lower than expected participant recruitment rate within the FiCTION trial, a multi-centre paediatric primary dental care randomised controlled trial (RCT). SUBJECTS (MATERIALS) AND METHODS:An online survey, based on a previously published tool, consisting of both quantitative and...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Keightley A,Clarkson J,Maguire A,Speed C,Innes N

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:The current debate on our pay system sparked off by the elegant dissertation by David Watson-James (BDJ, October 24 1992) has been welcomed by those of us in the profession who try to see past the size of our next monthly schedule. Having spent the last eight years as a member of the Representative Board of the BDA an...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Renshaw J

更新日期：1993-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports a brief overview of the risks associated with lower third molar extractions, and the claims that coronectomy may be useful as a treatment modality in managing some aspects of those risks. It discusses the position in terms of consent, and reports that some cases suggest that clinicians who do not ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Williams M,Tollervey D

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:These extracts from the literary archive focus on the role of teeth as a facial feature. Their contribution to favourable and unfavourable facial appearance by their presence or absence, their use as a guide to character and as a means of identification are illustrated. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Richardson ME

更新日期：2001-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral histoplasmosis, a rare condition, is reported in two HIV-infected patients. The lesions showed different characteristics. One was an ulcerative lesion presenting as the only manifestation of the disease. The other was nodular, with disseminated histoplasmosis. In both cases infection with Candida was also noted w...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Nittayananta W,Kumplanont P,Srisintorn S,Akkayanont P,Chungpanich S,Teanpaisan R,Chareonwatanan M,Nuntanaranont T

更新日期：1997-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with intra-oral squamous cell carcinoma arising in an area of cyclosporin-induced gingival hyperplasia associated with a renal transplant is presented. This appears to be the first reported case of its kind. Subsequently, the patient developed a carcinoma of the lateral margin of the tongue, with metastasis ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Varga E,Tyldesley WR

更新日期：1991-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This fourth paper in the Future of Dentistry series examines the future of dental practice, particularly in terms of the National Health Service. David Watson-James' vision is, he explains, intrinsically linked to past and present developments in dentistry and as the last 50 years has seen dental practice largely infl...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Watson-James D

更新日期：1997-01-11 00:00:00