Acute idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura in childhood: report of a case presenting in general dental practice.

abstract：:Although more people are retaining increasing numbers of their natural teeth into older ages, approximately 30-40% of persons over the age of 75 years in Western countries are edentulous. The causes and significance of tooth loss vary widely among individuals and cultures, and missing teeth may be replaced by a variet...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： McCord F,Smales R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes and illustrates the use of the blanket or continuous hem loop suture for periodontal flap surgery. It is suggested that this may be a particularly suitable suture for certain conservative surgical techniques. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Galgut PN

更新日期：1989-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Claims have been made that the traditional classroom/lecture-room mode of teaching is under threat with the future being purely online-based. There is no doubt that the impact of ICT systems and services have and will continue to transform teaching practice. From PowerPoint slides introduced to enliven lectures to vir...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Reynolds PA,Mason R,Eaton KA

更新日期：2008-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents descriptive and demographic data gathered in response to a mailed questionnaire of 188 patients at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry who had incurred costs of at least $1500 on restorative dental treatment between January 1990 and december 1991. The development and testing of the behav...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Oates AJ,Fitzgerald M,Alexander G

更新日期：1995-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Malignant tumours of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are rare and late presentation of a maxillary sinus tumour is common due to the vague nature of the symptoms which can delay diagnosis. METHODS:We report a female with a maxillary sinus tumour who was initially diagnosed with chronic idiopathic faci...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Parmar S,Chapple IL

更新日期：2012-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a distant complication in the auricle following the administration of a standard inferior alveolar nerve block. The patient experienced profound numbness of the auricle on the ipsilateral side of the injection that lasted for about an hour following unintended injection to the auriculotemporal ne...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ngeow WC,Chai WL

更新日期：2009-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Many oral squamous cell carcinomas present as late stage disease and so the detection of early and pre-malignancy is considered to be of paramount importance. The majority of research examining primary care dentists' experience of the detection and management of early disease has been undertaken usi...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Brocklehurst PR,Baker SR,Speight PM

更新日期：2010-01-23 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：AIM:To determine in detail the complications associated with the use of mandibular repositioning splints (MRS) to treat sleep-related breathing disorders. METHOD:This prospective cross-sectional cohort study audits the management with mandibular repositioning splints of 121 patients suffering from sleep-related breath...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bates CJ,McDonald JP

更新日期：2006-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial prescribing by dentists in Wales, UK: findings of the first cycle of a clinical audit. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Doherty R

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction The practice of dentistry has become increasingly commercialised and commodified. Conflicts between the commercial and professional obligations that dental practitioners face have been discussed in the academic literature. This review collates the available information and discusses how the area of commer...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Holden ACL,Adam L,Thomson WM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol is a very widely used drug which can cause dental disease and influence dental treatment. It is therefore important that dental professionals take an alcohol history from all patients and are aware of how to give alcohol reduction advice. This article discusses the impact of alcohol on oral health, including o...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Grocock R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of referral guidelines for the referral of orthodontic patients to consultant and specialist practitioner orthodontists. DESIGN:Single centre randomised controlled trial with random allocation of referral guidelines for orthodontic treatment to general dental practit...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： O'Brien K,Wright J,Conboy F,Bagley L,Lewis D,Read M,Thompson R,Bogues W,Lentin S,Parr G,Aron B

更新日期：2000-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:With ongoing changes to the demography of the dental workforce coupled with the changing expectations of those participating in early career post-graduate training, dentistry is experiencing a shift in how it might manage trainees. Drawing on experience from medicine and the anticipated behavioural differences, it is ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Stagnell S,Patel N,Shah S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Destructive membranous periodontal disease is a rare, destructive and poorly defined entity, which is the part of a systemic disease due to plasminogen deficiency and fibrin deposition. The disease is characterised by gingival enlargement and periodontal tissue destruction that leads to rapid tooth loss despite treatm...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Baykul T,Bozkurt Y

更新日期：2004-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the benefits and risks of providing RPDs. It emphasises the importance of co-operation between the dental team and patient to ensure that the balance of this 'equation' is in the patient's favour. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Davenport JC,Basker RM,Heath JR,Ralph JP,Glantz PO

更新日期：2000-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental disease in the form of caries and abscesses has been known since antiquity. Before the advent of anaesthesia, operations upon the mouth were painful. The introduction of general anaesthesia in the form of ether and chloroform seemed to provide a solution, but there was an unacceptable level of mortality. James ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Silver K,Silver J

更新日期：2016-03-11 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：:The day to day decisions made by general dental practitioners have a significant influence on the oral health of the population, and yet are often poorly understood. This paper describes a qualitative study which sought to identify issues, other than the extent of pathology, which impinge upon dentists' restorative tr...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kay EJ,Blinkhorn AS

更新日期：1996-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite advances in evidence-based dental school educational programmes, the charge is sometimes made that dental students are 'no longer as good as they used to be'. Recent modifications have meant that dental education is now a 'life-long experience', of which dental school is the initial, albeit very im...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lynch CD,Ash PJ,Chadwick BL,Herbert RA,Cowpe JG

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate by questionnaire, the use and selection of materials and techniques for the placement of direct restorations and the provision of endodontics and bleaching by dental practitioners in the North West of England and Scotland. METHODS:A questionnaire was sent to 1,000 general dental practitioners...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wilson NH,Christensen GJ,Cheung SW,Burke FJ,Brunton PA

更新日期：2004-12-25 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：AIM:To identify potential problems in the quality of care when oral surgery is provided in the primary health care setting. METHOD:Retrospective analysis of referral patterns, waiting times, treatment with clinical and histological diagnosis, including complications of 600 patients referred to a practice-based oral su...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bell G

更新日期：2007-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The floor of the mouth is a very vascular area. Should perforation of the lingual cortex of the mandible occur during the placement of an osseo-integrated implant, significant haemorrhage may result. We present the case of a patient who attended our unit with acute airway obstruction. Although life threatening haemato...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Pigadas N,Simoes P,Tuffin JR

更新日期：2009-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The British Orthodontic Society (BOS) recently published a number of news articles aimed at drawing attention to its 'Hold that Smile' campaign which promotes lifelong retainer wear. The BOS's stated intention is to 'generate a viral #HoldthatSmile campaign in order to build awareness of its message that retainers are...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Crory PVM

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In Zambia's population of 8 million, 69% are under 24 years of age. The country has a crippling foreign debt, and consequently public services are poorly funded. From March this year my wife and I have been working in Zambia. I have been asked to establish and develop a dental service based at Mukinge Hospital in the ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Cudmore T

更新日期：1992-07-11 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

abstract：:A very rare case is presented of multiple idiopathic internal resorption, which progressively involved all the mandibular incisor teeth. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Eveson JW,Gibb DH

更新日期：1989-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the characteristics of patients attending a psychologist-led cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service for individuals with dental phobia and the outcomes of treatment. METHOD:Analysis of routinely collected assessment and outcome data from 130 patients attending a single secondary service providing ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Kani E,Asimakopoulou K,Daly B,Hare J,Lewis J,Scambler S,Scott S,Newton JT

更新日期：2015-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim Dental caries epidemiological surveys produce information that may be used to assist health policy makers in the planning of preventive and curative strategies. The detection instruments used in these surveys should be able to identify the correct, true stage of the disease or medical condition. This makes it esse...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Frencken JE,Giacaman RA,Leal SC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00