abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) and to assess the relative affects of risk factors on NCCLs in middle-aged and elderly people in Hubei Province, China. DESIGN:A sample of 2,160 adults, aged 35-44 years and 65-74 years and balanced by age, gender, and urbanization, particip...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Jiang H,Du MQ,Huang W,Peng B,Bian Z,Tai BJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study aimed to describe oral hygiene habits, oral hygiene status and gingival health in Flemish pre-school children and to explore factors associated with these clinical oral health variables. METHODS:Cross-sectional data from 1,071 3-year-old and 1,119 5-year-old children from four geographical areas i...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Leroy R,Jara A,Martens L,Declerck D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the distribution of certain types of occlusal anomalies in a sample of Saudi adolescents aged 13-15 years in Jeddah city. DESIGN:Across-sectional study. CLINICAL SETTINGS:Clinical examination of Saudi adolescents was carried out in the screening clinics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdul-Aziz Univ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Murshid ZA,Amin HE,Al-Nowaiser AM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate attrition of subjects in a longitudinal study of caries. DESIGN:A radiographic study of caries and caries-associated factors was carried out in subjects, initially aged 14 years, and followed-up for six years. Attrition of subjects occurred at the last stage of the study. SETTING:A nationwid...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Arnadóttir IB,Holbrook WP,Agústsdóttir H,Saemundsson SR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of cleft lip and palate in births taking place in hospitals in the Yazd province, Iran. METHOD:The records of 65,236 live births delivered at 12 hospitals in Yazd province, including Yazd city and four cities of the states, over a four year period from 2003 to 2006 were examined. ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Yassaei S,Mehrgerdy Z,Zareshahi G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of tooth wear in the permanent dentition of a sample of 12-year-old school children and establish whether an association exists between tooth wear recorded now and tooth wear recorded in their primary dentition at age five. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. METHODS:At follow-up...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Harding MA,Whelton HP,Shirodaria SC,O'Mullane DM,Cronin MS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the knowledge of and attitudes to AIDS among patients referred to the Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Turkey. DESIGN:A random sample of 500 patients participated and completed a questionnaire which comprised of six basic questions aimed at assessing the respondent's general knowledge and a...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Kamburoğlu K,Cebeci AR,Paksoy CS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Dental Subscale of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS-DS) is extensively used to assess the level of child dental anxiety. The present study aimed to explore the higher-order factor structure of the parental Chinese version of the CFSS-DS with a large sample of young children in Taiwan. DESIGN:Th...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Lee CY,Chang YY,Huang ST

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England have a responsibility to ensure that the oral health needs of their residents are addressed. This will involve monitoring the uptake of primary dental care and developing services to address local needs and demands. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between dental r...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Gallagher JE,Cooper DJ,Wright D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a measure to identify dental practitioner attitudes towards core job dimensions relating to job satisfaction and motivation and to test this against practice characteristics and provider attributes of U.K. practitioners. RESEARCH DESIGN:an 83-item questionnaire was developed from open-ended inter...

journal_title：Community dental health

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

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By means of panoramic radiography (PR), the frequency and location of interproximal infrabony defects (IPIDs), their relationship with age, gender and remaining teeth were studied in 416 individuals seeking dental care. The presence/absence of IPIDs and the defect depths were evaluated on mesial and distal surfaces of...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Dundar N,Ilgenli T,Kal BI,Boyacioglu H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An accurate epidemiological profile is a crucial component of any cancer strategy. The ongoing development of population-based cancer registries provides an invaluable information resource in this regard. Examination of international incidence levels indicates substantial geographical variation. This study as...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： O'Sullivan EM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the random intercept multilevel model with other linear mixed effects models in an assessment of the effect of quadrant-, jaw-, and person level covariates on probing depth of asymptomatic third molars. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:Five different covariance models were considered: 1) the random intercept...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Phillips C,Preisser JS,White R Jr,Blakey GH,Haug RH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare two different methods of estimating daily fluoride urinary excretion in pre-school children under stable fluoride intake conditions. DESIGN:Thirty-five healthy kindergarten children, permanent residents of Targu-Mures, Romania, where the average drinking water fluoride concentration is 0.12 mg F/L...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Székely M,Bánóczy J,Fazakas Z,Hobai S,Villa A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the prevalence of dental caries in the Danish adult population and to analyse how the risk of dental caries is affected by age, gender, region, area, and socio-economic factors. Furthermore to assess the impact on dental caries experience of use of oral health services during childhood and adult l...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Krustrup U,Petersen PE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An observational study was carried out in order to describe the experience gained from the establishment of a dedicated dental clinic for HIV-infected people in Athens, Greece. METHODS:Data were collected retrospectively from the files of HIV-seropositive individuals attending the dedicated clinic for a per...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Triantos D,Pantazopoulos I

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Oral health professionals have a unique opportunity to increase tobacco abstinence rates among patients who use tobacco. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of interventions for tobacco cessation offered to cigarette smokers and smokeless tobacco users in the dental office or community setting. RESEARCH ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Carr AB,Ebbert JO

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the knowledge of and attitudes toward severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) among patients attending a teaching dental hospital and private dental practices in Hong Kong during a major local SARS outbreak. METHODS:250 dental patients were interviewed by questionnaire and 213 were interviewed by ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Yip HK,Tsang PC,Samaranayake LP,Li AH

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:An appropriate quality of medical care including dental care should be an objective of every government that aims to improve the oral health of its population. OBJECTIVES:To determine performance indicators that could be used to assess the quality of primary dental care at different levels of a health care ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： González GZ,Klazinga N,ten Asbroek G,Delnoij DM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In 1995, the requirement to visit the dentist for a check-up every six months in The Netherlands was replaced by the obligation to get a routine examination no more than once a year. The aim of this study was to determine patients' opinions about this change in policy, and to assess their preferences regardin...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Schouten BC,Mettes TG,Weeda W,Hoogstraten J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:i) To develop a measure of the impact of fixed orthodontic appliances on daily life. ii) To assess the impact of fixed appliances over time after initial appliance placement. iii) To investigate factors that may influence the impact of fixed appliances (age, gender and socioeconomic status). RESEARCH DESIGN:...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Mandall NA,Vine S,Hulland R,Worthington HV

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the extent to which an areca nut habit is engaged in within the family and degree to which the habit may be used to suppress hunger amongst South Asian schoolchildren with a view to informing health promotion campaigns. RESEARCH DESIGN:Self-administered questionnaire. SETTING:Two comprehensive s...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Farrand P,Rowe R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to validate a proxy measure of oral health designed to be completed by the English-speaking parents of people with Down syndrome (DS) aged four years or more. METHODOLOGY:Items were generated through literature review, interviews with parents of people with DS and professional experts and...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Allison PJ,Lawrence HP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the oral health of 12-year-old children of different deprivation but similar fluoridation status from South Asian and White Caucasian ethnic groups. DESIGN:An epidemiological survey of 12-year-old children using BASCD criteria, with additional tooth erosion, ethnic classification and postcode ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Dugmore CR,Rock WP

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this paper is to provide a limited cost-benefit analysis of a health promotion project based on advocacy to increase the availability and consumption of fluoride toothpaste. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:The cost-benefit analysis method uses the cost-of-illness approach to analyse the costs and benefits ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Yee R,McDonald N,Walker D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the risk of dental caries in 5-7 year old Danish children who received prescriptions for asthma-drugs. DESIGN:Population-based cohort-study based on data from a prescription registry and dental database. Setting The County of North Jutland, Denmark. PARTICIPANTS:4,920 children born in 1993, and ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Wogelius P,Poulsen S,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether dentists' beliefs and attitudes to providing preventive and restorative dental care for young children can form a barrier to the provision of care. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:The Barriers to Childhood Caries Treatment (BaCCT) Questionnaire, a standardised international measure was developed and...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Pine CM,Adair PM,Burnside G,Nicoll AD,Gillett A,Borges-Yáñez SA,Broukal Z,Brown J,Declerck D,Ping FX,Gugushe T,Hunsrisakhun J,Lo EC,Naidoo S,Nyandindi U,Poulsen VJ,Razanamihaja N,Splieth C,Sutton BK,Soo TC,Whelton

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The literature suggests that a link exists between the presence of periodontal disease and impaired lipid metabolism. However, most studies have focused on patients in private clinics or university hospitals. In the present study, we assessed associations between blood chemistry variables and periodontal dis...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Morita M,Horiuchi M,Kinoshita Y,Yamamoto T,Watanabe T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify baseline factors associated with future root caries development in an elderly population. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:Oral health and general health status examinations were carried out at baseline and after one and two years. In order to identify risk predictors of root caries with a different degree ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Takano N,Ando Y,Yoshihara A,Miyazaki H

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the dental health of young adults undergoing subsidised public dental care and evaluate the amount and targeting of actual dental prevention, filling and periodontal therapy, and the length of proposed check-up intervals in relation to dental health indices. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:Data on dental p...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Helminen SK,Vehkalahti MM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the health care seeking behaviour associated with orofacial pain (OFP) and determine factors associated with such behaviour. DESIGN:Cross-sectional population-based study using postal questionnaires. PARTICIPANTS:Adults aged 18-64 years from a general medical practice in south-east Cheshire, UK ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Macfarlane TV,Blinkhorn AS,Davies RM,Kincey J,Worthington HV

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data on parental perceptions of the School Dental Service in Australia are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate parental attitudes towards the School Dental Service based in Victoria and to explore differences between parents who had recently used the service (SDS users) and those who had elected ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Baltutis LM,Morgan MV

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between social class, infant feeding, oral hygiene, and prevalence and patterns of caries in 4-5-year-old Jordanian children. METHOD:Two-stage random sampling procedure was used to select children enrolled in kindergartens in Amman, Jordan. Clinical examinations were carried ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Sayegh A,Dini EL,Holt RD,Bedi R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess if the self-perceived risk of oral problems is related to reported dental service usage in university entrants. DESIGN:Self-completed questionnaire. SAMPLE:1,180 university entrants with an average age of 19.1 years. Fifty-six per cent of the sample were female, 44% males; 16% were medical undergr...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Batchelor P,Sheiham A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of the study were 1) to describe general health and daily functioning in a group of subjects with whiplash-associated injuries, 2) to analyse self-assessments of oral disease relative to background factors, 3) to investigate if the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey vari...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Axtelius B,Söderfeldt B,Bring G

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHOD:To compare the bedtime consumption of sugar-sweetened food and drinks by children with their caries experience. The subjects were 600 children aged 2 to 16 years from two communities in northern England with high overall caries levels, who attended two general dental practices as new patients. The ...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Levine RS

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To consider the feasibility of using school milk as a vehicle to deliver fluoride to children, suffering from high rates of dental disease, in socially deprived districts. METHOD:The legal aspects of adding fluoride to milk and availability of milk subsidies were updated. The organisational requirements of u...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Woodward SM,Ketley CE,Pealing R,West J,Lennon MA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to assess differences in dental health, need for care and attendance among older adults in two areas of Finland with contrasting socio-cultural and economic backgrounds. A further aim was to analyse and compare the determinants of oral health and dental visiting patterns. BASIC R...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Suominen-Taipale AL,Nordblad A,Alanen P,Alha P,Koskinen S

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine cost of dental services provided to a cohort of insured population 18 years and over, who used private general dental practice in New South Wales, Australia. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:This cohort study used the person-years method and Weibull regression for analysis. Setting Data were derived from c...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Sivaneswaran S,Taylor R,Lazarus R

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to compare the ability of different area based indicators of socio-economic status to segment a population of 5-year-old children according to caries prevalence. BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN:The study population consisted of all 5-year-old children in seven districts in the North West Region of England who were exa...

journal_title：Community dental health

authors： Tickle M,Brown P,Blinkhorn A,Jenner T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00