Oral and maxillofacial surgery - a case of mistaken identity?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify which local anaesthetic solutions were used by general dental practitioners in the United Kingdom and to determine selection criteria. In addition, differences in anaesthetic choice between recent graduates (< or = 5 years) and more experienced practitioners were investig...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Corbett IP,Ramacciato JC,Groppo FC,Meechan JG

更新日期：2005-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:After a century of increasing dental caries levels there have been dramatic reductions in dental caries and periodontal disease in the past 15 years in most industrialised countries. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sheiham A

更新日期：1989-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare directly inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia in terms of treatment success rate, various aspects of morbidity and time taken, when used for patients having orthodontic extractions. DESIGN:Patients requiring orthodontic extractions were treated with either inhalation sedation or general ana...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Shepherd AR,Hill FJ

更新日期：2000-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article presents a review of published literature examining fibre-based endodontic post systems. DATA SOURCES:A MEDLINE search was carried out for any articles in dental journals pertaining to fibre-based post systems. Wherever possible articles cited were obtained from the journals and where this was ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bateman G,Ricketts DN,Saunders WP

更新日期：2003-07-12 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

authors： Butterworth CJ,Baxter AM,Shaw MJ,Bradnock G

更新日期：2001-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the characteristics of patients attending a psychologist-led cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service for individuals with dental phobia and the outcomes of treatment. METHOD:Analysis of routinely collected assessment and outcome data from 130 patients attending a single secondary service providing ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kani E,Asimakopoulou K,Daly B,Hare J,Lewis J,Scambler S,Scott S,Newton JT

更新日期：2015-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of double teeth in the primary dentition, for the British schoolchild, is 1.6%. Although primary double teeth in the anterior region of the mouth are not uncommon, double teeth in the primary molar region are rare. This case report describes the intra-oral findings, and in particular a case of a primary...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bedi R,Moody GH

更新日期：1991-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrepancies of the incisal edges of the anterior teeth, particularly in the upper jaw, could adversely affect dental aesthetics. This paper presents an easy and straight forward treatment of such a case, which was accomplished taking the patient's demands and profession into consideration. In dentistry, the social s...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Arici S

更新日期：2004-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:There are various motivators that prompt people to study dentistry but there is evidence that the salience of each varies according to gender and black and minority ethnic (BME) group. Given the current focus on inequality within the science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics (STEMM) academic disciplin...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Waylen A,Barnes O,Kenyon P,Neville P

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects an estimated 3 million people in the United Kingdom, and is most common among elderly smokers. Patients may present with recurrent coughing of mucoid secretions (chronic bronchitis) or breathlessness caused by destruction of the airways (emphysema). If possible, it ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Devlin J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study were to articulate the concept of preparedness of dental graduates for foundation training programme in the United Kingdom and identify the essential attributes of preparedness. METHODS:A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews was used to explore the concept of preparedness. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ali K,Tredwin C,Kay EJ,Slade A,Pooler J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An oromucosal spray has been developed from the major components of marijuana (cannabis), including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), in alcohol with a peppermint flavouring, designed to be administered as a spray under the tongue or on the buccal mucosa to relieve pain in multiple sclerosis....

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Scully C

更新日期：2007-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In the eighteenth century, a pedestrian strolling around Georgian London may have witnessed the bizarre sight of an ageing gentleman parading the streets on a painted horse and brandishing the jawbone of an ass. Not only was this man an eccentric, he was also a dentist. David Watkins here relates the remarkable story ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Watkins D

更新日期：1989-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred pairs of dental panoramic tomographs (DPT) and maxillary anterior occlusal radiographs (AO) from patients referred to the orthodontic department of a dental teaching hospital were examined to assess the diagnostic yield from a panoramic radiograph of the premaxillary region alone and then assess the addit...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Taylor NG,Jones AG

更新日期：1995-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine histologically teeth containing 27 tooth-coloured restorations with both stained and unstained margins for comparison of their caries status. Histological examination of 56 cavity margins showed that early caries lesions were present adjacent to many stained and unstained margi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kidd EA

更新日期：1991-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Enamel hypomineralisation is a qualitative defect, with reduced mineralisation resulting in discoloured enamel in a tooth of normal shape and size. Because the enamel is weaker, teeth can undergo post eruptive breakdown, resulting in missing enamel. Enamel hypoplasia is a quantitative defect of the enamel presenting a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Patel A,Aghababaie S,Parekh S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the three successive and successful DentEd projects, funded by the European Union, that established a productive thematic network which identified common content within the dental curriculum. It then developed an agreed professional profile, with a defined set of competences and a modular curricul...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Reynolds PA,Eaton KA,Paganelli C,Shanley D

更新日期：2008-08-23 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：:Aim To assess socioeconomic inequality regarding specific preventive interventions (fissure sealants or any treatment to prevent caries) and dental visits among UK children.Method Data were from the Children's Dental Health Survey 2003, which included participants from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. T...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Shaban R,Kassim S,Sabbah W

更新日期：2017-06-09 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：:The dental treatment needs of 8- and 9-year-old children registered with a GDP for at least 6 months were compared with the dental treatment needs of children from a similar social background who were neither registered nor regularly attending the Community Dental Service. The children were examined by one of the auth...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Daley FM,Milsom KM,Lennon MA

更新日期：1994-12-10 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：:The floor of the mouth is a very vascular area. Should perforation of the lingual cortex of the mandible occur during the placement of an osseo-integrated implant, significant haemorrhage may result. We present the case of a patient who attended our unit with acute airway obstruction. Although life threatening haemato...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pigadas N,Simoes P,Tuffin JR

更新日期：2009-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury amalgam has been used for dental fillings since the 1830s. Over that time, questions have occasionally been raised with regard to its safety, but a recent TV programme in America has re-focussed attention in this area. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pogrel MA

更新日期：1991-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective and setting This paper describes the evaluation of a pilot situational judgement test (SJT) for selection into UK Dental Core Training (DCT). The SJT's psychometric properties, group differences based on gender and ethnicity, and candidate reactions were assessed.Methods The SJT targets four non-academic att...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rowett E,Patterson F,Cousans F,Elley K

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:I believe the time is coming when we should consider dropping the term 'malocclusion'. In its present meaning it is too mechanical and misrepresents the fundamental fact that an occlusion can only be judged against the tissue reactions to it or the patient's assessment of it. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Davies SJ

更新日期：2007-05-12 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：:Antibiotic prescribing practices are frequently inappropriate in endodontic therapy. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the dental health of three-year-old children in Greater Glasgow, and to examine the amount of dental caries associated with deprivation in this young age group. DESIGN:Dental inspections in nursery schools. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The national inspection programme using BASCD criteria was extended...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： McMahon AD,Blair Y,McCall DR,Macpherson LM

更新日期：2010-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate job satisfaction among hygienist-therapists. Increasing numbers of hygienist-therapists work in UK primary dental care teams. Earlier studies suggest a clinical remit/clinical activity mismatch, without investigating any link with job satisfaction. METHODS:A UK-wide survey of dental hygienist-...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Csikar J,Godson J

更新日期：2011-02-26 00:00:00