Standardising dental processes.

abstract：:Aims We have conducted a survey of administrative data, aiming to investigate the reported provision of dental extraction under general anaesthesia in the NHS for adults in secondary care in the following aspects: 1) anaesthetic data accessibility by NHS organisations; 2) the number and proportion of dental extraction...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hong B,Morris J,Dietrich T

更新日期：2019-05-01 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

authors： Woolley EJ,Patel M

更新日期：1997-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was undertaken involving 268 general dental practitioners and 13 orthodontic consultants to determine the content of letters passed between them. There was good agreement between the two sets of respondents as to the appropriate contents of a letter. The feature of a letter least valued by both dentists and c...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hammond M,Evans DR,Rock WP

更新日期：1996-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which a patient who was originally treated by radical mandibular surgery including rib grafting, having been told that she had a dentigerous cyst, presented 49 years later with a follicular ameloblastoma. The case is discussed in an attempt to determine whether the initial diagnosis could have b...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Collings SJ,Harrison A

更新日期：1993-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Invasive cervical resorption (ICR) has an unknown aetiology, yet it exhibits very aggressive behaviour compared with typical external root resorption, posing a high risk of tooth loss.Aim To investigate the number of patients at the Dublin Cleft Prosthodontic Department with an oro-facial cleft who experi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： O'Mahony A,McNamara C,Ireland A,Sandy J,Puryer J

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecstasy (also known as 'love drug', 'XTC' or 'E') is the name commonly used for the illegal designer drug related to amphetamine, 3,4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). MDMA was patented in 1914 as an appetite suppressant, has been investigated as a mood modifying agent, but with its predecessor 3,4 methylenedioxy...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Duxbury AJ

更新日期：1993-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are a commonly prescribed, effective medication in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. Several side-effects of dental relevance can occur including angioedema of the lips, mouth and throat. This adverse effect is well reported and can be fatal, but it is not ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wakefield YS,Theaker ED,Pemberton MN

更新日期：2008-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:While local anaesthetic agents are usually safe and are used ubiquitously, inadvertent overdoses may have potentially fatal consequences. Errors in the dosing of local anaesthetics frequently occur due to inherent difficulties in remembering the toxic dosage limits, difficulties in performing the appropriate calculati...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Walker JD,Summers A,Williams DJ

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial prescribing by dentists in Wales, UK: findings of the first cycle of a clinical audit. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Doherty R

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:There is definitely a mental block in most dentists' minds to asking for a fee, whether it be NHS or private. The process I am describing here is simple and effective, and I hope you find both practical help and comfort before you finish reading this article. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Paul JE

更新日期：1994-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a white patch on the right lateral border of the tongue, found to be hyperkeratosis induced by long-term habitual placement of nicotine replacement lozenges (NiQuitin CQ) in the right lingual sulcus, is presented. The lesion became less evident once the patient varied the intraoral location and reduced his c...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Naudi KB,Felix DH

更新日期：2007-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem with improving quality in dental practice is not so much a difficulty with understanding exactly what quality means, but more a lack of clear guidance as to how to take the simple, practical steps to achieving that improvement in the daily pressures of practice life. This article describes Quality Developm...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Grace M

更新日期：1992-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine whether an educational intervention delivered by a computer aided learning package improved the sensitivity and specificity of dentists' restorative treatment decisions. METHOD:The study was a randomised controlled study using a Solomon three-group design. Ninety-five dentist...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kay EJ,Silkstone B,Worthington HV

更新日期：2001-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The day to day decisions made by general dental practitioners have a significant influence on the oral health of the population, and yet are often poorly understood. This paper describes a qualitative study which sought to identify issues, other than the extent of pathology, which impinge upon dentists' restorative tr...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kay EJ,Blinkhorn AS

更新日期：1996-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Destructive membranous periodontal disease is a rare, destructive and poorly defined entity, which is the part of a systemic disease due to plasminogen deficiency and fibrin deposition. The disease is characterised by gingival enlargement and periodontal tissue destruction that leads to rapid tooth loss despite treatm...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Baykul T,Bozkurt Y

更新日期：2004-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of the mechanisms by which deep overbite trauma develops will allow interception at an early age of those cases most at risk. Measures may then be taken to prevent progression to the stage where treatment becomes difficult. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wragg PF,Jenkins WM,Watson IB,Stirrups DR

更新日期：1990-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The late Professor Aubrey Sheiham shaped dental public health as a discipline. He leaves behind cohorts of confident public health professionals in dentistry worldwide, including many former students, each with their own kaleidoscope of memories of him as teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. A paper that he publishe...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sinclair-Cohen J

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first of a multipart series on the internet aimed at dental practitioners. In this part I will try to answer the questions 'What is the Internet?' and 'How does it work?', the historical background of the internet will be discussed, and reasons will be given as to why dentists should consider connecting to...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Downes PK

更新日期：1998-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentists are now advised to use film holders as an aid to intra-oral radiography. The aim of this investigation was to compare a range of commercially available film holders for periapical radiography with the traditional bisecting angle technique using the patient's finger as support for the film, in terms of the eas...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rushton VE,Horner K

更新日期：1994-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of repair vs replacement of failed restorations on patient related outcome measures, and to explore the clinical factors that influence this decision. DESIGN:Multicentre, prospective practice-based study.Setting Dental practices within Salford, Trafford and East Lancashire in the No...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Blum IR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether clinical audit can improve general dental practitioners' prescribing of antibiotics. DESIGN:An intervention study carried out in general dental practice in the North West of England. METHOD:Information was collected over an initial six-week period from 175 general dental practitioners...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Palmer NA,Dailey YM,Martin MV

更新日期：2001-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the variety of arrangements for providing out-of-hours dental care in the UK. DESIGN:A telephone interview survey of health authorities and health boards. SETTING:United Kingdom. SUBJECTS:104 health authority contacts, usually consultants in dental public health, dental advisers or others in a ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Anderson R,Thomas DW

更新日期：2000-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Extensive literature covers the relationship between psychiatric and dental health, but little research explores the ability of dental practitioners to confidently address patient mental health. This paper explored self-reported confidence of dental students when addressing patient mental health in a univer...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Elliott E,Sharma S,Omar A,Hurst D

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate published reviews of the appropriateness of prophylactic removal of impacted third molars. DESIGN:Systematic review and critical appraisal of relevant reviews. METHODS:Computerised databases (Medline and Embase), the Index to Dental Literature, and the references of articles were searched to ide...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Song F,Landes DP,Glenny AM,Sheldon TA

更新日期：1997-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether digital images obtained by a digital camera are deficient compared to the original radiographs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty pairs of bitewing radiographs of children and 40 anterior periapical radiographs were photographed using a digital camera. Images were saved as JPEG files and loaded o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Peretz B,Kaffe I,Amir E

更新日期：2009-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In December 2014, Public Health Wales introduced a proof-of-concept incentive scheme, aiming to encourage National Health Service (NHS) dental practitioners in Wales to provide brief intervention for smoking cessation and increase referrals to Stop Smoking Wales (SSW). The scheme ran for 11 weeks. Practitioners were a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wilson M,Karki AJ,Gould A

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Peri-implantitis has been described as progressive crestal bone loss around a dental implant. The condition is poorly understood, and is challenging to manage; it is commonly and widely attributed to issues with the implant, the implant surface, surgical technique and oral hygiene. The effect of prosthodontic stages o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Dawood A,Marti BM,Tanner S

更新日期：2017-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the range and frequency of diagnoses in specimens submitted for histopathological examination by general dental practitioners (GDPs). METHODS:A retrospective analysis was carried out of all cases submitted by GDPs for the period 1974-2003, using a Foxpro Windows database. The data were collated...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Franklin CD,Jones AV

更新日期：2006-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the long-term follow-up of patients successfully treated for disc displacement with anterior repositioning splint therapy and patients successfully treated for pain dysfunction syndrome with stabilisation therapy. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Dental school clinic unit. METHODS:Maintenan...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Davies SJ,Gray RJ

更新日期：1997-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this case review was to describe the use of local anaesthesia (LA) and intravenous conscious sedation (IVCS) as a safe and effective means of managing patients requiring surgical orthodontic procedures as an alternative to general anaesthesia (GA) in children between the age of 11 and 15 years. MAIN OUT...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Dorman ML,Wilson K,Stone K,Stassen LF

更新日期：2007-06-09 00:00:00