Management of temporomandibular joint disorders: A surgeon's perspective.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate microhardness and chemical analysis of carious and caries-affected dentine. The hypothesis tested was that calcium:phosphorous (Ca:P) ratios correlate with microhardness values. METHODS:Four carious human third molars were sectioned through the caries lesion in the mesiodistal l...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Sakoolnamarka R,Burrow MF,Swain M,Tyas MJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, ibuprofen, was evaluated in pain control following periodontal surgery. This type of agent acts peripherally by inhibiting the release of prostaglandins and minimizing the local inflammatory response. Thus there may be an advantage in pre-treatment administratio...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Pearlman B,Boyatzis S,Daly C,Evans R,Gouvoussis J,Highfield J,Kitchings S,Liew V,Parsons S,Serb P,Tseng P,Wallis C

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies by the authors have looked at the nature of the fissure system of human permanent molars and premolars, and has provided evidence for the presence of a prismless layer of enamel. It was noted during these studies that the fissure spaces were often occupied by material other than the fissure ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Burrow JF,Burrow MF,Makinson OF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentists are a potentially valuable source of community education about the health effects surrounding tobacco use. The aims of this study were to provide Australian data on dentists' current practice regarding discussing smoking with patients, dentists' perceptions of the barriers to discussing smoking with patients ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Clover K,Hazell T,Stanbridge V,Sanson-Fisher R

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental implant treatment has established benefits over traditional alternatives. Age-related changes in systemic and oral health in conjunction with social, economic and resource considerations often introduce complexities into dental implant treatment of ageing patients. When time, opportunity, discomfort and mainten...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Dudley J

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:With the increased popularity of contact sports and encouragement to participate at an early age, the role of the dental profession in relation to prevention of dental and other orofacial sporting injuries has become more important. Provision of professionally-fitted (custom) mouthguards for persons involved in contac...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Chapman PJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review illustrates, through a series of case histories, how oral medicine insights aid the diagnosis and management of patients with excessive tooth wear. The cases reviewed are drawn from the records of 500 southeast Queensland patients referred to the author over a 12 year period. Patients most at risk of denta...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Young WG

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selected population of children with disabilities in Melbourne, Australia, was studied with reference to their oral disease and treatment needs. A total of 300 children (aged 9-13 years), 150 attending special developmental schools (SDS) and 150 attending special schools (SS), received an oral examination and the pa...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Desai M,Messer LB,Calache H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There was a 70 per cent response to a mail questionnaire to a 1:3 sample of Australian Dental Association members in private practices (n = 1931). Computers were used by 37 per cent of practices. Main computer applications used were for: accounting (84%); patient billing (80%); word processing (79%); and patient recal...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Hou AY,Barnard PD

更新日期：1993-06-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Informed consent is the legal requirement to educate a patient about a proposed medical treatment or procedure so that he or she can make informed decisions. The purpose of the study was to examine the current practice for obtaining informed consent for third molar tooth extractions (wisdom teeth) by oral an...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Badenoch-Jones EK,Lynham AJ,Loessner D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by craniosynostosis with associated dentofacial anomalies. This paper describes the variable clinical features in affected individuals over two generations of a family with particular reference to the dentofacial deformities and discussion of management...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Singer SL,Walpole I,Brogan WF,Goldblatt J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of enamel defects in the first permanent molars among children has been reported to be high and may be on the increase, particularly in the European countries. Little information is available on the prevalence of enamel defects in the first permanent molars among children in Australia. The aim...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Arrow P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Latex allergy has emerged as an important cause of allergic reactions particularly in health workers. Due to the lack of a standardized extract for objective skin testing a screening questionnaire was developed. METHODS:At the 1995 Australian Dental Association Conference, all attendees were invited to comp...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Katelaris CH,Widmer RP,Lazarus RM,Baldo B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilia A, the most common of bleeding disorders is characterized by bruising and spontaneous bleeding into the joints but may remain undiagnosed if present in the mild form. A case is discussed where episodes of bruising and joint swelling as a child were misdiagnosed as rheumatic fever and the bleeding disorder ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Songra AK,Darbar UR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosomatic factors and their association with dermatological disorders are well recognized, yet their importance in oral lichen planus (OLP) is still debated. This study was done to determine the importance of psychosocial stressors in patients with OLP. METHODS:An analytical age-sex matched double contr...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Chaudhary S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is over 100 years since GV Black gathered together most of the knowledge then current on the caries process and set clear parameters for the discipline of operative dentistry. His four-volume treatise set standards that were relevant for the times and, in fact, were so well described that they remained dominant in ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Mount GJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Third molar removal has been implicated as a precipitating event for temporomandibular joint disorders. The aim of this study was to determine what proportion of patients had pre-existing pain and dysfunction that could be attributed to the temporomandibular joints. METHODS:Sixty patients referred for third...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： DeAngelis AF,Chambers IG,Hall GM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 1,658 homebound and institutionalized persons suggested that about 7,000 chronically ill South Australians may need dental care and that such treatment is currently unavailable to the great majority of them. ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Vowles NJ,Watson BI,Dahl BJ

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original design of a semi-precision extra-coronal attachment for partial dentures is illustrated, and its fabrication in a cast non-precious bondable alloy is described. A step-by-step method is also described of bonding multiple attachments in parallel for the retention and support of removable partial dentures. ...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Murray MD

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Westmead Centre is a large teaching hospital of 925 acute treatment beds planned to provide a comprehensive range of general and specialist referral services to the rapidly expanding population of the western suburbs of Sydney. The hospital was conceived in 1968 and opened for patient treatment in 1978. The Dental Cli...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Lester KS

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current and future application of implants to support intra- and extra-oral prostheses is a function not primarily of a current or eventual future, e.g., implant surface configuration, treatment procedure or loading protocol. In contrast, it must be understood by a more complex conceptualization of the practical a...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Jokstad A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Test method, substrate material and operator variability are factors known to affect bond strength test outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine if, with increasing experience, individual operator skill in material handling influenced microshear bond strength outcomes. METHODS:This retrospective stu...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Adebayo OA,Burrow MF,Tyas MJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enamel etching for brackets is usually done with phosphoric acid. Er:YAG lasers have been recently used for this purpose with conflicting results. The effects of lasers on tooth demineralization and the effects of different combinations of laser treatments and bonding agents were evaluated in this study. ME...

journal_title：Australian dental journal

authors： Lasmar MF,Reher VG,Lalloo R,Reher P

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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