Acceptability of fissure sealants from the child's perspective.

abstract：:Even though dental care is sometimes erroneously considered a modern practice, written records from major ancient civilisation all around the world date back to several millennia BC. In particular, in the Middle Ages, among the tenth and thirteenth centuries, the illustrious Medical School of Salerno in Italy, the mos...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bifulco M,Amato M,Gangemi G,Marasco M,Caggiano M,Amato A,Pisanti S

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of an orofacial trauma-based brief intervention, designed to raise adolescent males' awareness about the immediate dangers of binge drinking. DESIGN:Non-randomised controlled exploratory trial. SETTING:Secondary level schools. MATERIALS & METHODS:Pre, post and follow up valida...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Dempster M,Newell G,Cowan G,Marley J

更新日期：2006-11-11 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：:A comparison of the results of the Adult Dental Health Surveys in England and Wales in 1968 and England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2009 shows marked improvements in many aspects of oral health. Edentulousness in adults aged 16 years and over has reduced from 37% to 6%. Dentate adults today have 9 to 10 more sound ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Murray JJ

更新日期：2011-11-11 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：:Over 19,000 patients treated by 57 HIV-infected health care workers (HCWs) have been tested for HIV. Apart from the notorious Florida dental case, no patient has been shown to be infected by treatment given by an HIV-infected HCW. Cases of 10 HIV-infected HCWs have been examined in some depth. The evidence indicates t...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Scully C,Porter SR

更新日期：1993-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:One day Andy Beazley was a busy dentist, the next he found himself setting off for a week in a Romanian children's hospital, loaded to the brim with blankets, bedding and toys. When he goes back in March, he hopes to take a couple of Portakabins and some drainage equipment. What did he discover while he was there and ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Beazley A

更新日期：1991-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), localised to the upper aerodigestive tract, which presented as an unusual form of hyperplastic gingivitis in a 36-year-old female. The clinical, serological and histopathological findings are described. The resemblance of the affected gums to over-ripe strawberries is...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Napier SS,Allen JA,Irwin CR,McCluskey DR

更新日期：1993-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:With the prospect of changes brought about through the Mouatt Report and the European Union, calls for a more flexible approach to teaching dentistry are being made. This article describes a postgraduate dental education system that involves modules and credits set up at the University of Leeds. The new system moves a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pollard MA,Walker RT,Curzon ME

更新日期：1996-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal disease continues to be a major concern for dentists and patients. This paper reports the findings of the 1998 UK Adult Dental Health survey in relation to plaque, calculus, periodontal pocketing and loss of attachment. It is apparent from this study that moderate periodontal disease remains commonplace am...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Morris AJ,Steele J,White DA

更新日期：2001-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The first diet of the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery/Faculty of Dentistry (MFDS/MFD) examination took place on 15 September 1998. This article takes a look at the reasons behind the establishment of this new examination and describes the methods to be used in candidate assessment. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Callis PD

更新日期：1998-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To ascertain general dental practitioners' views on the use of stainless steel (pre-formed metal) crowns to restore carious primary molars. METHOD:Ninety-three general dental practitioners were selected at random from those practising in Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester in 2003 and interviewed separatel...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Threlfall AG,Pilkington L,Milsom KM,Blinkhorn AS,Tickle M

更新日期：2005-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To gather information on the types of panoramic x-ray equipment used in NHS dental practice and whether dentists satisfy the legal requirements for safety, to determine which practice personnel take panoramic radiographs and to assess the prevalence of the practice of 'routine' panoramic radiography among NH...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rushton VE,Horner K,Worthington HV

更新日期：1999-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The dental needs of the growing number of refugees in Bosnia-Hercegovina were all too apparent on my recent visit to work with children in Medugorje in the Mostar province of Hercegovina. While this area has not undergone the sustained destruction of central Bosnia it is a natural first haven for refugees from the fig...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Schrader A

更新日期：1993-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising in many developed and developing countries and, most worryingly, among children. Within the EU, Scotland has the highest prevalence, more than twice that of the Netherlands, and in England almost a quarter of children now enter primary school either overweight or obes...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Levine R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The full coverage, all-ceramic restoration of an anterior tooth is a challenging clinical situation for which a variety of all-ceramic systems and cements are available. The decision making process involves the consideration of a number of factors such as underlying substrate colour, tooth preparation geometry, margin...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Mizrahi B

更新日期：2008-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first of two articles that provide a guide for the clinical management for people with dementia who present with periodontal disease in dental practice. Conditions that cause dementia and their increasing prevalence are described. Advice is given to aid the dental team in recognising patients with dementia...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cerajewska TL,West NX

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article presents an overview of craniofacial malformations and the role of the orthodontist in their management. The first part of this article focuses on cleft lip and palate, followed by more complex deformities including craniosynostosis and craniofacial microsomia. The main features of these anomalies ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Akram A,McKnight MM,Bellardie H,Beale V,Evans RD

更新日期：2015-02-16 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：:'Been there...done that...now what?' Is this what can be said of all dentists following Vocational Training? In fact, it is the title of a booklet given to all Ventures following an expedition with Operation Raleigh. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Murphy S

更新日期：1989-11-11 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：:Dental health education is an important part of our professional activities given we provide day-to-day treatment of caries and periodontal disease which can mostly be controlled by our patients, provided they implement relatively simple changes in their daily oral health habits. However, efforts in the field of both ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Blinkhorn AS

更新日期：1998-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim The objective of this study was to determine dental patients' uptake of two preliminary screening tools for risk of diabetes (the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score -FINDRISC- and HbA1c finger-prick testing) in general dental practice, and to determine the number of patients at risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) based on the ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bould K,Scott SE,Dunne S,Asimakopoulou K

更新日期：2017-02-24 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：:Modern levels of dental decay worldwide are on the rise. This study aimed to calculate historical rates of decay and compare them with recent figures. To compare the rate of dental decay in East Londoners from a post-medieval burial ground and a published modern sample, a database of human remains held at the Museum o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Smith JS

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Contemporary evidence for the effectiveness of water fluoridation schemes in the U.K. is sparse. The utility of routinely collected data in providing evidence warrants further research. OBJECTIVES:To examine inpatient hospital episodes statistics for dental extractions as an alternative population marker fo...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Elmer TB,Langford JW,Morris AJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background There have been anecdotal concerns that the skill mix of recently qualified graduates is very different to those qualifying several years ago, in particular that the clinical skills on qualification are less. If true, such changes may have ramifications for providers of undergraduate training, postgraduate ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Oxley CJ,Dennick R,Batchelor P

更新日期：2017-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The difference between paediatric dentistry and most other branches of dentistry is that in the child the occlusion is changing. Consequently 'Good Occlusal Practice' in children is a matter of making the right clinical decisions for the future occlusion. The clinician needs to be able to predict the influence that di...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Davies SJ,Gray RJ,Mackie IC

更新日期：2001-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare clinical and microbiological responses following non-surgical treatment of moderate to advanced adult periodontitis using subgingival scaling with and without adjunctive topical or systemic metronidazole. DESIGN:A single blind randomised clinical trial of 90 subjects, stratified for periodontitis ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Palmer RM,Matthews JP,Wilson RF

更新日期：1998-06-13 00:00:00