Automatic identification of dental appliances.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, alcohol and drug use among UK vocational dental practitioners (VDPs) in 2005, and compare these with prevalence in 2000. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey using an anonymous self-report questionnaire. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:All 767 VDPs who started practice in the su...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Underwood B,Hackshaw A,Fox K

更新日期：2007-12-22 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：:The provision of dental care for members of the population infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and those with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), has wide implications for methods of dental practice, professional ethics, dental education at all levels, and the interaction between the denta...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Smith CJ

更新日期：1989-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature regarding external root resorption in relation to orthodontics and its radiographic diagnosis is reviewed, including a summary of the more common radiographic techniques available. Sample cases are presented which demonstrate the need for good radiographic technique and an awareness of the limitations o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Leach HA,Ireland AJ,Whaites EJ

更新日期：2001-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This prospective, randomised, parallel, controlled study was conducted firstly to compare the onset of local anaesthesia (LA) when using the conventional technique versus the Wand computer-controlled LA and secondly to assess the pain experience in children. METHOD:Thirty children were randomly allocated to the tr...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kandiah P,Tahmassebi JF

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cell gingivitis is an uncommon condition, characterised by a sharply demarcated, erythematous and oedematous gingivitis, often extending to the mucogingival junction. The condition is generally considered to be a manifestation of hypersensitivity, but often no antigenic agent can be identified. This report desc...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Macleod RI,Ellis JE

更新日期：1989-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic imaging techniques have evolved with technological advancements - but how far? The objective of this article was to explore the electromagnetic spectrum to find imaging techniques which may deliver diagnostic information of equal, or improved, standing to conventional radiographs and to explore any developm...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lancaster P,Carmichael F,Britton J,Craddock H,Brettle D,Clerehugh V

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When Britain went to war in 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was deployed without a single dentist. Initially considered combatants, the only dental professionals who could serve at the Front were medically qualified dental surgeons in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In treating the traumatic facial and jaw injurie...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hussey KD

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim To compare trends in the volume, socio-demography and academic experience of UK applicants and entrants to medicine and dentistry in the UK with university in general, before and after the major increase in university fees in England in 2012.Methods Descriptive trend analyses of University and College Admissions S...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gallagher JE,Calvert A,Niven V,Cabot L

更新日期：2017-02-10 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Before April 2006, English dentists were either working as an NHS general dental service (GDS) practitioner (fee-per-item, no local contractual obligations); an NHS personal dental service (PDS) practitioner (block contract with the primary care trust (PCT)); a private practitioner (either fee-per-item or ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Harris RV,Ashcroft A,Burnside G,Dancer JM,Smith D,Grieveson B

更新日期：2008-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This qualitative study sought to obtain children's accounts of having dental extractions under general anaesthesia (GA). The aim was to gain greater understanding of the physical and psychological impacts from a child's perspective. METHOD:Ten children, aged 6-11 years, maintained a video diary to document their f...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Rodd H,Hall M,Deery C,Gilchrist F,Gibson BJ,Marshman Z

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the variety of arrangements for providing out-of-hours dental care in the UK. DESIGN:A telephone interview survey of health authorities and health boards. SETTING:United Kingdom. SUBJECTS:104 health authority contacts, usually consultants in dental public health, dental advisers or others in a ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Anderson R,Thomas DW

更新日期：2000-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthodontic mini-implants (OMIs) represent a new form of anchorage provision and appear to provide a variety of benefits for both anchorage-demanding and complex orthodontic cases. This paper reports the latest perspectives on OMIs in terms of the emerging clinical evidence base coupled with their varied clinical appl...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cousley RR,Sandler PJ

更新日期：2015-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of a patient who appeared to belong to the category labelled 'resistant' to local analgesia, in whom use of a 5% lignocaine solution with 1 in 100,000 adrenaline allowed painless routine dental treatment to be carried out. A discussion of the case, and the various other opinions which were consider...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Beckett HA,Gilmour AG

更新日期：1990-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Powered toothbrushes were first developed over 50 years ago. More recent advances in design and technology mean that there are now a considerable number of different models available on the market. It is not surprising, therefore, that patients, when considering buying a powered toothbrush, often turn to their general...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Heasman P

更新日期：1998-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine current and future use of micro-computers in general dental practice. A piloted questionnaire was sent to 736 general dental practitioners in Scotland, with the intention of contacting one principal from every dental practice known to the Scottish Dental Estimates Board. A total o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Shoolbread JW,Wohlgemuth B

更新日期：1989-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Three accidental cases of accidental ingestion of radiolucent upper partial dentures are presented. As impaction in the upper gastrointestinal tract has a serious morbidity and even mortality, we recommend that dental surgeons consider this possibility when designing a prosthesis to replace anterior teeth. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cooke LD,Baxter PW

更新日期：1992-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The Apothecaries Act of 1815, (revised by the Act of 1825) has been credited with being the most important forward step in the education of the general medical profession in the nineteenth century, although a closely argued revisionist view of its significance by S W F Holloway makes clear his view that it was also a ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bishop MG,Gelbier S

更新日期：2002-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The primary objective was to assess the standard of new-patient referral communications to the Periodontology Department of a teaching hospital and evaluate any differences in referral quality between referrals that used a standardised proforma and conventional letters. Secondary objectives were to evaluate the pot...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Snoad RJ,Eaton KA,Furniss JS,Newman HN

更新日期：1999-07-10 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：: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：:Too many people worldwide suffer from the consequences of untreated dentine carious lesions. This finding reflects the inability of the currently used traditional mode of treatments to manage such lesions. A change is needed. Dental training institutions should depart from the traditional 'drill and fill' treatments a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Frencken JE

更新日期：2017-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Stomatitis glandularis is an unusual chronic inflammatory condition of the minor salivary glands, mainly affecting the lower lip. Two cases are reported, one of which was progressive and affected the glands of both the cheeks as well as the lips. After confirmation of the clinical diagnosis by histopathological appear...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cannell H,Kerawala C,Farthing P

更新日期：1997-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper expands upon a previous quantitative study which measured dentists' knowledge, attitudes and practices towards patients carrying blood-borne viruses in order to identify potential barriers to the provision of adequate dental treatment. Although some useful findings were obtained in that study, it was sugges...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Crossley ML

更新日期：2004-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate ten-year survival and clinical performance of resin-based composite restorations placed at increased vertical dimension as a 'Dahl' type appliance to manage localised anterior tooth wear.Design A prospective survival analysis of restorations provided at a single centre.Setting UK NHS hospital and ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Gulamali AB,Hemmings KW,Tredwin CJ,Petrie A

更新日期：2011-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aftermath of the devastating tsunami that hit South East Asia last December, a huge operation to try to identify thousands of victims got underway, with the help of many overseas medical and dental professionals. British dentist Gareth Pearson went to Thailand to try and help in this task and here recounts his ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bajaj A

更新日期：2005-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:There is much mystique surrounding the acquisition by a young practitioner of his or her first dental practice, arising largely from his fear of the unknown. In fact, provided that he or she obtains sound legal and commercial advice, he or she can purchase a dental practice almost exclusively out of borrowed capital. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Abrahams RM

更新日期：1991-04-20 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