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abstract：:The principal aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of conducting a systematic examination of the oral mucosa, as an integral part of the routine dental check-up and in conditions comparable with those in NHS dental practice. A total of 1949 individuals, who were already registered as patients with an indust...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Field EA,Morrison T,Darling AE,Parr TA,Zakrzewska JM

更新日期：1995-10-07 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：:A fifth mandibular incisor is a eumorphic supernumerary tooth and has rarely been described in the medical literature. We report here a large Lebanese consanguineous family where four individuals displayed five incisors in the anterior mandible. Such familial observation has not been previously described. The possibil...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cassia A,El-Toum S,Feki A,Megarbane A

更新日期：2004-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the Royal Colleges have rightly responded over the years to pressures within, and outside dentistry for higher levels of training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. There has been adoption of a series of qualification as, at first desirable, then mandatory...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pedlar J

更新日期：1991-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United Kingdom and its national healthcare system represent a unique comparison for many other developed countries (such as Australia and France), as the practice of prophylactic removal of third molars in the United Kingdom has been discouraged for nearly two decades, with clear guidelines issued by the...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine the methods currently being used to decontaminate photographic retractors in specialist orthodontic practice and to investigate the effectiveness of the cleaning methods. DESIGN:The study was carried out in two parts: I - a postal self-report questionnaire, and II - a cross-sectional clinical a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Benson PE,Ebhohimen A,Douglas I

更新日期：2010-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentists are now required to treat HIV-positive patients in their practices. Dentists working in high HIV prevalence areas treat HIV seropositive patients but what affects this treatment decision? The aim of this study is to investigate the role of conflict with regard to treatment decisions. All 371 dentists practisi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gibson BJ,Freeman R

更新日期：1996-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate two total purchasing (TP) sites and ascertain whether general dental practitioners (GDPs) could be successfully included in the total purchasing model of health care commissioning. Another objective was to examine the role GDPs may play in future primary care commissioning groups and trusts. DES...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Jessop NM,Kay EJ,Mellor AC,Whittle JG,Jenner A

更新日期：2000-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Paper 3 of this series on the current concepts of tooth wear management will focus on the provision of active restorative intervention for cases presenting with generalised tooth wear. The use of both contemporary adhesive and traditional conventional techniques applied to treat cases of generalised tooth wear will be...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Mehta SB,Banerji S,Millar BJ,Suarez-Feito JM

更新日期：2012-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis and diabetes are common, complex, chronic diseases with an established bidirectional relationship. That is, diabetes (particularly if glycaemic control is poor) is associated with an increased prevalence and severity of periodontitis, and, severe periodontitis is associated with compromised glycaemic con...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Casanova L,Hughes FJ,Preshaw PM

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Introduction Upon completion of dental foundation training (DFT), a number of dental graduates apply for further training known as dental core training (DCT). Alternatively, there are two-year integrated training pathways within both primary and secondary care; known as longitudinal dental foundation training (LDFT). ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Coleman AJ,Finn GM

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:A novel calcium-based cement was launched in 2009 claiming to be a revolutionary material capable of offering a bioactive and biocompatible replacement for dentine. The calcium-based cement has been reported to encourage the repair and regeneration of lost dental tissue, preserve pulp vitality, promote pulp healing an...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bachoo IK,Seymour D,Brunton P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acupuncture is frequently advocated as an effective treatment of dental pain. The question whether or not it is effective for this indication remains controversial. The aim of this systematic review therefore was to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in dental pain. DATA SOURCES:Four electronic database...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ernst E,Pittler MH

更新日期：1998-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The current upward trend in the incidence of tuberculosis, particularly in the USA, and the problems of treating multiply drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have caused a resurgence of interest in this infection. This review describes the microbiology, routes of transmission and epidemiology of Mycob...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bagg J

更新日期：1996-05-25 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：: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：:Dens invaginatus is a developmental malformation, in which there is an infolding of enamel into dentine. These infolds represent stagnation sites for bacteria and can predispose to dental caries. The carious infection can spread via enamel and dentine to contaminate the pulp and cause soft tissue necrosis. The altered...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gallacher A,Ali R,Bhakta S

更新日期：2016-10-07 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：:The oral rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients is a vital and pivotal part of their care pathway, helping to restore function, aesthetics and improve patient well-being and quality of life. Patient-reported outcome data demonstrates that such patients consider that many of their continued and unmet needs rel...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Barclay CW,Foster EC,Taylor CL

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychosis is an uncommon but well-recognised complication of short-term corticosteroid administration. We report a case of steroid-induced psychosis subsequent to a bimaxillary osteotomy. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Fleming PS,Flood TR

更新日期：2005-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to measure organ doses and calculate the effective dose for indirect and direct digital cephalometric exposures. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Indirect digital cephalometric exposures were made of a Rando phantom head using a Cranex Tome multipurpose unit with storage phosphor plates from Agfa and...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gijbels F,Sanderink G,Wyatt J,Van Dam J,Nowak B,Jacobs R

更新日期：2004-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the current eyecare behaviour of dentists and compare this against published standards concerning frequency of sight test intervals and eye protection. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Four hundred dentists were selected at random for inclusion in the study from the UK 2004 Dentists Register. They were invi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Chadwick RG,Alatsaris M,Ranka M

更新日期：2007-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Safeguarding children from maltreatment and neglect is part of the responsibility of all health professionals, and dental practitioners may be in a unique position to recognise and respond to concerns of this kind. This article outlines some of the ways that abuse can present to the dental team and describes the actio...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sidebotham PD,Harris JC

更新日期：2007-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of the cavity with silver diamine fluoride before placement of glass ionomer cement containing CPP-ACP enhances anticariogenic effect in vitro. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors：

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioural science course for the undergraduate dental curriculum at Liverpool university Dental School is designed to be integrated into the basic science and clinical teaching. The course is taught by a clinical psychologist and social anthropologist. The course has an input to each of the 5 years of the studen...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Humphris GM,Ling M

更新日期：1995-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of the dental profession coinciding with the invention and rapid spread of photography means that there are very few paintings of dentists in action. The present article describes Sir John Lavery's unusual depiction of The Dentist (Conrad Ackner and his Patient) in which the conventions of contemporary societ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： McConkey K

更新日期：2011-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary health care is more than a luxury for many of the world's poorest countries. The charity, Action Health 2000, is attempting to develop dental services in, among other places, the northern provinces of India. Linda Hillman answered their advertisement and found herself among the people of the 'God King'. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hillman L

更新日期：1990-03-10 00:00:00