abstract：:Routines for disinfecting working surfaces in dental surgeries are difficult to monitor without time-consuming and labour-intensive microbiological techniques, yet effective monitoring is a vital part of cross-infection control. Easy to use, on-site methods would be valuable in this context. This study evaluates a por...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Douglas CW,Rothwell PS

更新日期：1991-05-11 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：:A technique is presented which uses light-activated bonding materials and orthodontic archwire to immobilise a surgically transplanted impacted maxillary canine. The technique is quick and effective. It uses materials commonly available in the dental surgery and does not require technical laboratory support. The treat...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Willmot DR,Davies SJ

更新日期：1991-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:One day Andy Beazley was a busy dentist, the next he found himself setting off for a week in a Romanian children's hospital, loaded to the brim with blankets, bedding and toys. When he goes back in March, he hopes to take a couple of Portakabins and some drainage equipment. What did he discover while he was there and ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Beazley A

更新日期：1991-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors which influence the uptake of orthodontic treatment are reviewed with respect to the features and aspirations of the consumers (patients and parents) and the providers (dentists, orthodontists and health system). It appears that the assessment of orthodontic treatment need is influenced by many variables r...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Shaw WC,O'Brien KD,Richmond S

更新日期：1991-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The Community Dental Service has been encouraged to refer regular attending patients to General Dental Practice whilst maintaining a monitoring system to ensure that referred patients do not 'fall through the net'. The referral and monitoring system run by Halton Health Authority for one year is described. During this...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Zoitopoulos L,Jenner AM

更新日期：1991-01-05 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：:Alcohol abuse is an important problem in Britain and is imposing increasing burdens both in general practice and in the hospital service. In the absence of previous investigations of the prevalence of intoxication and dependence in dental patients, 225 consecutive patients who attended the University of Bristol Dental...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Brickley MR,Shepherd JP

更新日期：1990-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral problems are often the first significant clinical manifestations of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Their early recognition affords the best opportunity for effective therapeutic intervention of HIV infection and opportunistic infections, as well as for oral health education in order to avoid f...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Scully C,Epstein JB,Porter S,Luker J

更新日期：1990-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a postal questionnaire, the use of general anaesthesia and sedation in general dental practice in two cities over a 4-week period was investigated. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of one in five dental practitioners in Bristol and Sheffield, and an 82% response rate was attained. More practices in Sh...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Allen NA,Dinsdale RC,Reilly CS

更新日期：1990-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The attendance pattern of dental practitioners who resided in the West Midlands and attended postgraduate courses at Birmingham University Dental School was studied. Data were collected from the participants as to their name, the location of their practice and the type of course that they attended. Other information s...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Walmsley AD,Frame JW

更新日期：1990-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In orthodontic practice, many patients present with unerupted and impacted maxillary canine teeth. The clinical outcome is frequently compromised by a failure to diagnose the problem at the appropriate age. This article reviews the development of the maxillary canine, the assessment of normal and abnormal eruptive pat...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ferguson JW

更新日期：1990-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of the mechanisms by which deep overbite trauma develops will allow interception at an early age of those cases most at risk. Measures may then be taken to prevent progression to the stage where treatment becomes difficult. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wragg PF,Jenkins WM,Watson IB,Stirrups DR

更新日期：1990-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a multisystem disorder with overlapping features of systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma and polymyositis and is differentiated from them by a high titre of antibody to ribonucleoprotein. Orofacial manifestations of MCTD include trigeminal neuralgia-like pain, neuropathy,...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Varga E,Field EA,Tyldesley WR

更新日期：1990-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of a 3-year parallel, controlled clinical trial comparing a capitation system of remuneration with fee-for-service for the dental care of children, the views of the dentists were gained through meetings, informal communication, and a structured questionnaire sent to every dentist in the study. The qu...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Mellor AC,Coventry P,Worthington HV,Holloway PJ,Lennon MA

更新日期：1990-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and histological findings in two adult caucasians with focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) are described. The literature concerning this rare condition is reviewed. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lamey PJ,Lewis MA,Rennie JS,Beattie AD

更新日期：1990-03-24 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

abstract：:Darier's disease, a genetically transmitted, autosomal dominant hyperkeratosis is a condition only occasionally described in the dental literature. A familial study is presented, which highlights the autosomal dominant inheritance mode of the condition and emphasises the similarity between the palatal lesions and nico...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Ferris T,Lamey PJ,Rennie JS

更新日期：1990-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of extreme distal migration of the left maxillary canine is reported. The canine had erupted buccal to the contact area between the left second premolar and first molar. Past reports of similar ectopia are reviewed. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Shanmuhasuntharam P,Thong YL

更新日期：1990-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro investigation measured the pressures produced by an Astra type aspirating syringe (modified Sterling) and a pressure syringe (Ligmaject) during periodontal ligament injections. A pressure transducer (0-6.9 MPa) was adapted to record the pressures generated within both syringes, with the output of the trans...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Walmsley AD,Lloyd JM,Harrington E

更新日期：1989-11-25 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：:'Been there...done that...now what?' Is this what can be said of all dentists following Vocational Training? In fact, it is the title of a booklet given to all Ventures following an expedition with Operation Raleigh. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Murphy S

更新日期：1989-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic dentistry in general practice produces many challenges for both the newly qualified trainee and the long-standing practitioner. If these challenges are not appreciated, met and dealt with effectively, the dentist may be left disillusioned with his skills and expertise, and stressed at the thought of treatin...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Welfare RD,Wright SM

更新日期：1989-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many causes of oral ulceration, but diagnosis should be relatively straightforward following an adequate history, examination and investigation. If the ulceration fails to respond to treatment, or has an unusual appearance, then an underlying systemic problem such as myeloproliferative disease or HIV infecti...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Lamey PJ,Lewis MA

更新日期：1989-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:It is possible to buy a computer system, a printer and business application programs, all well designed for use in any office, for about 700 pounds. This brings computerisation within the reach of the smallest practice. In the last of his articles on practice management, Michael Wilkinson outlines how business systems...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Wilkinson MD

更新日期：1989-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred dental panoramic tomograms of patients over the age of 17 years were examined and any radiographic relationship of the mandibular second molar to the inferior dental canal noted. The position of the inferior dental canal within the mandible was also noted and compared with previous studies. In the populat...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Fox NA

更新日期：1989-07-08 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：:A questionnaire was sent to a list of what was considered to be all dentists currently in practice in the General Dental Service (GDS) and Community Dental Service (CDS) in Scotland; 72% responded. The dentists were asked to indicate the general method by which they would prefer to be paid, given a choice of fee for i...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Nuttall NM,Pitts NB

更新日期：1989-06-24 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：:Techniques of linear regression and correlation analysis are discussed and illustrated by means of dentally-related examples. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bulman JS,Osborn JF

更新日期：1989-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:After a century of increasing dental caries levels there have been dramatic reductions in dental caries and periodontal disease in the past 15 years in most industrialised countries. ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Sheiham A

更新日期：1989-04-08 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：:Having listened to, examined, tested, diagnosed and recommended a course of action to the patient, treatment will usually follow at the same or subsequent visits. In the vast majority of cases, the foregoing will have proceeded without a hitch, and the treatment completed to the satisfaction of both the practitioner a...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Caplin RL

更新日期：1989-03-11 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：:Methods of measuring the general magnitude or central tendency of sets of data are described, including the mean, median and mode. Similarly, methods of determining the degree of dispersion of the observations about the mean, including range, variance, and standard deviation are presented, together with worked practic...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Bulman JS,Osborn JF

更新日期：1989-02-11 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：:This paper describes the psychiatric disorders seen in 138 consecutive attenders at a psychiatric clinic in a dental hospital. The disorders were rated using a standardised interview, and assigned a diagnosis in accordance with a multiaxial classification known as the DSM-III. The rate of psychiatric disorder seen in ...

journal_title：British dental journal

authors： Hughes AM,Hunter S,Still D,Lamey PJ

更新日期：1989-01-07 00:00:00