First-year responses to a new problem-based curriculum in dentistry.

abstract：:This paper presents some information, derived by questionnaire, on the social characteristics and background of 1148 first-year dental students at the University of Sydney for the years 1976-1985. Student entry age was 19.4 years; 27 per cent were female; 36 per cent of fathers and 24 per cent of mothers were professi...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Sivaneswaran S,Barnard PD

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An electronic method of recording displacement was used to study mandibular movement during mastication. The technique enables the parameters of muscle activity, the sound of tooth contact, the force developed between opposing teeth, and the displacement of the mandible to be recorded at the same time on a single U/V ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Atkinson HF

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this literature review is to explore the treatment methods for root caries in laboratory and clinical research in the last decade. A systematic search of publications in PubMed and Web of Science databases was performed. The timespan was limited to the last 10 years and English language. Further retrieval w...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Cai J,Palamara J,Manton DJ,Burrow MF

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The young dental graduate expects to deliver a certain standard of health care to the community. It is likely that both the standard of care required by the Australian people and the proportion of the population seeking treatment will increase in the coming decades. The dental profession has a responsibility to meet t...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Hume WR

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to identify changes in referral patterns and delays in diagnosis and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), managed at a tertiary institution in Victoria, Australia. METHODS:The hospital records of all patients with newly diagnosed OSCC, managed by The Royal Melbourne Ho...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Kaing L,Manchella S,Love C,Nastri A,Wiesenfeld D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From records of 32 067 dentate persons from low fluoride communities in South Yorkshire, England, clinical dental caries has been scored at the distal and mesial sites of permanent canines, first and second premolars, and first and second molars, in relation to age. For those teeth with distal or mesial caries or both...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Jackson D,Burch PR,Fairpo CG

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients often present with intraoral pathology in the general dental practice setting. Therefore, it is important that dental practitioners are aware of how to deal with pathology when this occurs and have an understanding of investigative techniques that might assist in making a diagnosis. Biopsy and subsequent hist...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Logan RM,Goss AN

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-delivery devices have been associated with relatively high temperatures. Previous basic research studies suggest that the risk for periodontal tissues is negligible, as the presence of the root filling materials, amongst other factors, reduce the risk of overheating. This report describes the case of a 45 year ol...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Barnes PL,Rossi-Fedele G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries and enamel defects (DDE) are prevalent amongst children. The presence of DDE, especially enamel hypomineralization, may increase caries experience. The reported prevalence of hypomineralized second primary molars (HSPM) is 2.7-21.8%, although the occurrence in Australian children remains unknow...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Owen ML,Ghanim A,Elsby D,Manton DJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple screening procedure to determine evidence of a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in a patient is presented. The current view is that dentists are responsible for the recognition and management of these disorders. The dentist should therefore perform a TMD screening examination on every patient and document the...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Delcanho R

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Easily applied, age-specific standards are useful in assisting clinicians to decide whether the extent of tooth wear observed in a given patient at a specific age is acceptable or whether intervention is indicated. METHOD:A simple method of scoring tooth wear and previously established mathematical relation...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Richards LC,Kaidonis JA,Townsend GC

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of denture base materials and the accompanying development of impression techniques are traced from the earliest times to the present day (Part 1) as a prelude to a study (Part 2-4) of the various theories that have been advanced to explain retention of the base without mechanical support. These theories a...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Murray MD,Darvell BW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endodontic treatment of primary teeth is undertaken by indirect pulp capping, direct pulp capping, formocresol pulpotomy and pulpectomy. The same treatment principles apply to both primary and permanent teeth with infected or necrotic pulps. The main differences are the use of formocresol for root canal medication and...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Allen KR

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Injections of local anaesthetic to the palate are well known to be poorly tolerated. The absolute requirement of a palatal injection for the removal of maxillary third molars has never been investigated. The aim of this study was to document the current practice of palatal anaesthesia for extraction of these...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Badcock ME,McCullough MJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erosive tooth wear is a growing concern in clinical dentistry. Our aims were to assess the effect of Tooth Mousse (TM) in managing erosive dentine wear in vitro. METHODS:Opposing enamel and dentine specimens from 36 third molar teeth were worn under a load of 100 N for 75 000 cycles in electromechanical too...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Ranjitkar S,Narayana T,Kaidonis JA,Hughes TE,Richards LC,Townsend GC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental problems presenting to general hospital emergency departments (GHEDs) may create difficulties as there may not be appropriate facilities or personnel to manage them. The incidence and demographics of dental presentations to GHEDs in Tasmania are currently unexamined. This knowledge may be relevant in ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Verma S,Chambers I

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the influence of externally applied 'command set' methods on the microleakage of several glass ionomer cements (GICs). METHODS:Four different restorative GICs were cured using three different methods: standard curing (SC), ultrasonic excitation (UC) and by an external hea...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Gorseta K,Glavina D,Skrinjaric I

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of chewing and swallowing dysfunctions to nutritional status in older adults. METHODS:This cross-sectional study comprised a convenience sample of 1065 community-dwelling older adults living in rural United States. Dietary assessment included the Blo...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Mann T,Heuberger R,Wong H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this Malaysian study were to investigate the relationship between severity of trauma and interval before treatment, and the effect of delayed treatment on prognosis. A total of 123 traumatized permanent incisors were observed over a 24-month period. Results of this study suggest that the interval bet...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Rusmah M

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most research on dental erosion has focused on erosion in enamel. However, the increasing retention of teeth into old age has increased the potential for root surface erosion. The nature and kinetics of root surface erosion have not yet been adequately explored. The objective of this project was to develop an in vitro...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： White I,McIntyre J,Logan R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some cardiac conditions require antibiotic prophylaxis for some types of dental treatment to reduce the risk of infective endocarditis (IE). All medical and dental practitioners are familiar with this practice but tend to use different regimens in apparently similar circumstances. Generally, the trend has been to pres...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Singh J,Straznicky I,Avent M,Goss AN

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) occurs on exposed dentine and is dependent on the patency of dentinal tubules. This study compared the effectiveness of red propolis extract (RPE), calcium sodium phosphosilicate (Novamin) and arginine-calcium carbonate (ACC) in occluding dentine tubules. METHODS:Eighty dentine...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Chen CL,Parolia A,Pau A,Celerino de Moraes Porto IC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endodontic and periodontal diseases can provide many diagnostic and management challenges to clinicians, particularly when they occur concurrently. As with all diseases, a thorough history combined with comprehensive clinical and radiographic examinations are all required so an accurate diagnosis can be made. This is ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Abbott PV,Salgado JC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the effect of silver and fluoride ions on demineralization of enamel. METHODS:The coronal parts of 40 extracted sound premolars were prepared into tooth blocks. An unvarnished occlusal surface window (OW) and a flat buccal/lingual surface window (FW) were created for each too...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Liu BY,Lo EC,Li CM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiopacity of 33 commercially available composite materials was measured in terms of their equivalent thickness of an aluminum alloy per unit thickness of material. The theoretical significance of this definition was discussed. The radiopacities were found to vary by more than an order of magnitude. Although near...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Cook WD

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefit of a public sector sealant programme for children in Australia is yet to be established. This study evaluated sealants placed by therapists of the School Dental Service in Victoria, between 1989 and 1994, on permanent teeth of children in 15 primary schools in Melbourne. Seven hundred and seventy four chil...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Messer LB,Calache H,Morgan MV

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper proposes a simple method of voluntary continuing dental education accreditation for dentists. It is suggested that the Australian Dental Association should adopt a positive role in promoting a method of accreditation for its members. The reasons for such a scheme are discussed in the light of the current scr...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Tan AE,McKerracher PW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comment is made regarding the cost, related to working properties, of non-precious metal alloys compared to precious metal alloys for ceramics and their possible potential for the production of allergic response. ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Stevens L

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted on 48 impacted and 51 erupted maxillary permanent canine teeth extracted from healthy patients aged 13-73 years. Longitudinal buccolingual ground sections were prepared. The distance between the edges of cementum and enamel in each specimen was measured with an eyepiece micrometer. A correlati...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Bocutoğlu O,Yakan B

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current retrospective cross-sectional study investigated 5-18-year treatment outcomes in subjects who did not complete a recommended course of periodontal therapy. METHODS:Sixty-five subjects who voluntarily discontinued therapy were recalled. The subjects' demographic data and dental history since disc...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Goh V,Hackmack PP,Corbet EF,Leung WK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00