abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence for a genetic contribution to chronic periodontitis. In this study, we conducted a genome wide association study among 866 participants of the University of Pittsburgh Dental Registry and DNA Repository, whose periodontal diagnosis ranged from healthy (N = 767) to severe chronic periodontit...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Feng P,Wang X,Casado PL,Küchler EC,Deeley K,Noel J,Kimm H,Kim JH,Haas AN,Quinelato V,Bonato LL,Granjeiro JM,Susin C,Vieira AR

更新日期：2014-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that the use of denture cleansers can reduce Candida albicans biofilm accumulation; however, the efficacy of citric acid denture cleansers is uncertain. In addition, the long-term efficacy of this denture cleanser is not well established, and their effect on residual biofilms is unknown. Thi...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Faot F,Cavalcanti YW,Mendonça e Bertolini Md,Pinto Lde R,da Silva WJ,Cury AA

更新日期：2014-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surface sealants have been successfully used in the prevention of erosive tooth wear. However, when multiple tooth surfaces should be sealed, the light-curing procedure is very time-consuming. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether reduced light-curing time (while maintaining similar ene...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Wegehaupt FJ,Tauböck TT,Attin T,Belibasakis GN

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida albicans is a diploid yeast that in some circumstances may cause oral or oropharyngeal infections. This investigation aimed to study the prevalence of Candida spp. and to analyze the ABC genotypes of 76 clinical isolates of C. albicans obtained from the oral cavity of kidney transplant patients from ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： da Silva-Rocha WP,Lemos VL,Svidizisnki TI,Milan EP,Chaves GM

更新日期：2014-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is confusion over the definition of the term "viability state(s)" of microorganisms. "Viability staining" or "vital staining techniques" are used to distinguish live from dead bacteria. These stainings, first established on planctonic bacteria, may have serious shortcomings when applied to multispecies...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Netuschil L,Auschill TM,Sculean A,Arweiler NB

更新日期：2014-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An advantage of using silver fluoride treatments for carious primary teeth in outreach programs especially where dental resources are limited is that the treatments can be carried out by dental auxiliaries. One limitation to date is that assessments of lesion status have been based on a tactile test where a ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Craig GG,Powell KR,Price CA

更新日期：2013-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral diseases are a health problem worldwide. Differences in oral health status may vary with geographical locations, but also within the same country and between groups with different social backgrounds. The specific aims were to describe secular trends in oral health status regarding number of remaining te...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Wennström A,Ahlqwist M,Stenman U,Björkelund C,Hakeberg M

更新日期：2013-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anecdotal evidence suggests that low-income preschoolers with developmental delays are at increased risk for dental caries and poor oral health, but there are no published studies based on empirical data. The purpose of this pilot study was two-fold: to examine the relationship between developmental delays a...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Chi DL,Rossitch KC,Beeles EM

更新日期：2013-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aim was to compare clinical findings with x-ray findings using dental panoramic radiography (DPR). In addition, type and frequency of secondary findings in x-rays were investigated. METHODS:Patients were selected on the basis of available DPRs (not older than 12 months). No therapeutic measures were permitt...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Moll MA,Seuthe M,von See C,Zapf A,Hornecker E,Mausberg RF,Ziebolz D

更新日期：2013-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bulk of service delivery in dentistry is delivered by general dental practitioners, when a large proportion of patients who attend regularly are asymptomatic and do not require treatment. This represents a substantial and unnecessary cost, given that it is possible to delegate a range of tasks to dental ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Macey R,Walsh T,Glenny AM,Worthington H,Tickle M,Ashley J,Brocklehurst P

更新日期：2013-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several controversies exist about the methods of harvesting and eventual utilization of stem cells in Medicine and Dentistry. The objective of the study was to investigate the awareness, attitude and knowledge of the use of stem cells in Dentistry among Nigerian Dentists. METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sec...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Sede MA,Audu O,Azodo CC

更新日期：2013-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases affecting a large portion of children in the United States. The prevalence of childhood dental caries in Kentucky is among the highest in the nation. The purposes of this study are to (1) compare sociodemographic differences between caries an...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Dawkins E,Michimi A,Ellis-Griffith G,Peterson T,Carter D,English G

更新日期：2013-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A reform to Dental Care legislation in 2002 abolished age limits restricting adults' use of public dental services in Finland. In the Public Dental Service (PDS) unit of Espoo, the proportion of adult patients rose from 36% to 57%. The aim of this study was to investigate heavy use of dental services by adul...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Nihtilä A,Widström E,Elonheimo O

更新日期：2013-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tooth eruption is a continuous biological process by which developing teeth emerge through the jaws and the overlying mucosa to enter into the oral cavity. Tooth eruption time and sequence are important factors in dental treatment planning, particularly in orthodontics, but also in forensic dentistry to esti...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Kutesa A,Nkamba EM,Muwazi L,Buwembo W,Rwenyonyi CM

更新日期：2013-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brief clinician delivered advice helps in tobacco cessation efforts. This study assessed the impact of our intervention on instances of advice given to dental patients during visits on tobacco use quit rates 6 months after the intervention. METHODS:The intervention was cluster randomized trial at the dental...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Houston TK,Delaughter KL,Ray MN,Gilbert GH,Allison JJ,Kiefe CI,Volkman JE,National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2013-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The maxillary anterior teeth are important in achieving pleasing dental aesthetics. Various methods are used to measure the size and form of them, including the golden proportion between their perceived widths, and the width-to-height ratio, referred to as the golden standard. The purpose of this study was c...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Al-Marzok MI,Majeed KR,Ibrahim IK

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries among young children are a global problem. Scant attention is paid towards primary teeth, leading to high prevalence of dental caries. There are only few studies done in Sri Lanka, addressing oral hygiene among preschool children. Scientific evidence is in need to persuade authorities to establ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Perera PJ,Abeyweera NT,Fernando MP,Warnakulasuriya TD,Ranathunga N

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports indicate that worldwide, the technical quality of root canal fillings is poor. There are few reports from sub-Saharan Africa and none yet from Nigeria where most patients access treatment from non-specialists especially at general dental clinics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the tec...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Adebayo ET,Ahaji LE,Nnachetta RN,Nwankwo O,Akabogu-Okpeseyi N,Yaya MO,Hussain NA

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Untreated dental caries afflicts almost one third of school-aged children in the United States and many of them are from disadvantaged families. This cross-sectional study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of untreated caries in north central Kentucky, USA and to examine the relationships between ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Kandel EA,Richards JM,Binkley CJ

更新日期：2012-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious problem that has remained unexplored in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to identify possible socio-behavioral correlates of ECC focusing 6-36 months old children and their caretakers. METHODS:Cross sectional studies were conducted in a high fluoride rural area,...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Masumo R,Bardsen A,Mashoto K,Åstrøm AN

更新日期：2012-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare complex multsystemic genetic disorder characterized by severe neonatal hypotonia, endocrine disturbances, hyperphagia and obesity, mild mental retardation, learning disabilities, facial dysmorphology and oral abnormalities. The purpose of the present study was to explore...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Saeves R,Espelid I,Storhaug K,Sandvik L,Nordgarden H

更新日期：2012-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nursing home residents with dementia are often dependent on others for mouth care, yet will react with care-resistant behavior when receiving assistance. The oral health of these elders deteriorates in the absence of daily oral hygiene, predisposing them to harmful systemic problems such as pneumonia, hyperg...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Jablonski RA,Kolanowski A,Therrien B,Mahoney EK,Kassab C,Leslie DL

更新日期：2011-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human papillomaviruses (HPV) are a large family of non-enveloped DNA viruses, mainly associated with cervical cancers. Recent epidemiologic evidence has suggested that HPV may be an independent risk factor for oropharyngeal cancers. Evidence now suggests HPV may modulate the malignancy process in some to...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Turner DO,Williams-Cocks SJ,Bullen R,Catmull J,Falk J,Martin D,Mauer J,Barber AE,Wang RC,Gerstenberger SL,Kingsley K

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:(i) to describe oral health counselling in Norway to parents with infants and toddlers, ii) to assess existing collaboration and routines in oral health matters between nurses and personnel in the PDS, iii) to evaluate to what extent oral health was integrated in the basic educational curriculum of public he...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Skeie MS,Skaret E,Espelid I,Misvær N

更新日期：2011-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different methods have been used for detecting developmental defects of enamel (DDE). This study aimed to compare photographic and replication methods with the direct clinical examination method for detecting DDE in children's permanent incisors. METHODS:110 8-10-year-old schoolchildren were randomly select...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Golkari A,Sabokseir A,Pakshir HR,Dean MC,Sheiham A,Watt RG

更新日期：2011-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main purpose of this study was to compare the 30% of Nevada Youth who presented with the highest Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index to a cohort who were caries free and to national NHANES data. Secondly, to explore the factors associated with higher caries prevalence in those with the highest ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Ditmyer M,Dounis G,Mobley C,Schwarz E

更新日期：2010-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing body of epidemiologic evidence links oral health, obesity, and cardiovascular health, though few studies have reported on these relationships in children. While underlying mechanisms are unclear, adult studies have suggested sub-acute systemic inflammation, also implicated in the etiology of both o...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Frisbee SJ,Chambers CB,Frisbee JC,Goodwill AG,Crout RJ

更新日期：2010-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite evidence that health and disease occur in social contexts, the vast majority of studies addressing dental pain exclusively assessed information gathered at individual level. OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between dental pain and contextual and individual characteristics in Brazilian adolescent...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Peres MA,Peres KG,Frias AC,Antunes JL

更新日期：2010-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral health impairment comprises three conceptual domains; pain, appearance and function. This study sought to: (1) estimate the prevalence of severe oral health impairment as assessed by a summary oral health impairment measure, including aspects of dental pain, dissatisfaction with dental appearance and di...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Jamieson LM,Roberts-Thomson KF,Sayers SM

更新日期：2010-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper describes the oral healthcare system and disease situation amongst children in Turkey. Considering the high prevalence and severity of dental caries, a proposal for improvement of oral health in this population group is formulated. DISCUSSION:A virtual absence of palliative, preventive and restor...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Topaloglu-Ak A,Eden E,Frencken JE

更新日期：2009-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reviewing the literature, no studies were cited to report the prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulceration in Jordan. The aim of this study is to report the prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulceration in Jordanian subjects. METHODS:A total of 684 dental patients who attended Jordan University of Science and ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Safadi RA

更新日期：2009-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV infected patients should be expected in the Sudanese dental health care services with an increasing frequency. Dental care utilization in the context of the HIV epidemic is generally poorly understood. Focusing on Sudanese dental patients with reported unknown HIV status, this study assessed the extent t...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Nasir EF,Astrøm AN,David J,Ali RW

更新日期：2009-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Betel chewing has been shown to predispose to periodontal disease and oral cancer. Studies show that people with gum disease are more likely to test positive for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). It is not known if the lesions produced by betel quid and the resulting, chemical changes predispose to colonizati...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Fernando N,Jayakumar G,Perera N,Amarasingha I,Meedin F,Holton J

更新日期：2009-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toothache is a dental public health problem and one of the predictors of dental attendance and it is strongly associated with the life quality of individuals. In spite of this, there are few population-based epidemiological studies on this theme. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of toothache and associa...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Kuhnen M,Peres MA,Masiero AV,Peres KG

更新日期：2009-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral pain has been the major cause of the attendances in the dental clinics in Tanzania. Some patients postpone seeing the dentist for as long as two to five days. This study determines the prevalence of oral pain and barriers to use of emergency oral care in Tanzania. METHODS:Questionnaire data were collec...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Kikwilu EN,Masalu JR,Kahabuka FK,Senkoro AR

更新日期：2008-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People in Appalachia experience some of the worst oral health in the United States. To develop effective intervention and prevention strategies in Appalachia, we must understand the complex relationships among the contributing factors and how they affect the etiology of oral diseases. To date, no such compre...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Polk DE,Weyant RJ,Crout RJ,McNeil DW,Tarter RE,Thomas JG,Marazita ML

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Latino children experience a higher prevalence of caries than do children in any other racial/ethnic group in the US. This paper examines the intersections among four societal sectors or contexts of care which contribute to oral health disparities for low-income, preschool Latino1 children in rural Californi...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Barker JC,Horton SB

更新日期：2008-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physiology of swallowing is characterized by a complex and coordinated activation of many stomatognathic, pharyngeal, and laryngeal muscles. Kinetics and electromyographic studies have widely investigated the pharyngeal and laryngeal pattern of deglutition in order to point out the differences between no...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Monaco A,Cattaneo R,Spadaro A,Giannoni M

更新日期：2008-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xylitol chewing gum has been shown to reduce Streptococcus mutans levels and decay. Two studies examined the presence and time course of salivary xylitol concentrations delivered via xylitol-containing pellet gum and compared them to other xylitol-containing products. METHODS:A within-subjects design was us...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Riedy CA,Milgrom P,Ly KA,Rothen M,Mueller G,Hagstrom MK,Tolentino E,Zhou L,Roberts MC

更新日期：2008-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exploring the stability of self-reports over time in observational studies may give valuable information for the planning of future interventions. The aims of the present study were: 1) to explore the consistency of parental self-reports of oral health habits, beliefs and attitudes towards child oral health ...

journal_title：BMC oral health

authors： Skaret E,Espelid I,Skeie MS,Haugejorden O

更新日期：2008-01-23 00:00:00