abstract：:This paper reviews the methods used for the prevention of early childhood caries (ECC). The education of mothers or caregivers to promote healthy dietary habits in infants has been the main strategy used for the prevention of ECC. This review found that education has a modest impact on the development of ECC. While ed...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Ismail AI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debate about mercury and dental amalgam has been one of the longest running in dentistry, and shows no signs of abating. This study aimed to investigate perceptions about mercury in dental fillings among a representative sample of the Australian public. A random sub-sample of participants in a national dental tele...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Thomson WM,Stewart JF,Carter KD,Spencer AJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The caries status of 1784 children aged 7 to 10 years was examined in a cross-sectional, epidemiological study in the Rhine-Neckar-District. Results showed that 30.5% of the children had caries-free primary and 65.2% had caries-free permanent teeth. The d(m)ft index was 2.68, and the D(M)FT averaged 0.76. As in previo...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Zerfowski M,Koch MJ,Niekusch U,Staehle HJ

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to investigate late response and nonresponse bias in a survey related to HIV and infection control. Questionnaires with ID numbers were mailed to a stratified random sample of dentists in Canada with additional mailings 4 and 7 weeks later (n = 6444). We compared responses received after < 4 weeks, 4-7 wee...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： McCarthy GM,MacDonald JK

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of the subjective oral health status of 60-65-year-old residents was undertaken in two Liverpool electoral wards, Vauxhall, the most deprived, and Woolton, the most affluent in the city. The measuring instrument used was the Subjective Oral Health Status Indicators (SOHSI) questionnaire devised by ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Tickle M,Craven R,Worthington HV

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this in vitro study was to calibrate occlusal restorative decision-making based on visual inspection (VI), and to compare it with visual inspection with magnifying (x1.25) lenses (VIM), and fibre-optic transillumination (VIF). Sixty extracted human third molars mounted in plaster were examined using VI ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lavonius E,Kerosuo E,Kallio P,Pietilä I,Mjör IA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveys are projects involving systematic data collection without a specific hypothesis to be tested and hence without a specific research design. This paper reviews their uses, and some of the issues involved with measuring dental caries in surveys. The principal benefits of surveys are in (a) monitoring trends in or...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Burt BA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Future treatment needs for dental services are discussed in the perspective of the objective which the services are meant to fulfill. These are, broadly speaking, equal distribution of services and economic efficiency. Within the Nordic countries, the emphasis has been on equity, perhaps less on efficiency. Equity of ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Holst D,Schuller A,Grytten J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the purposes of collecting epidemiological data on periodontal disease, and concludes that the severe shortcomings of the CPITN makes it unsuited as a tool for assessing the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease. ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Baelum V,Papapanou PN

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed 5,997 dentists in Ontario to investigate gender differences in the characteristics, infection control practices, knowledge and attitudes regarding the treatment of HIV-infected patients. The response rate was 70.3%. Reports indicated that female dentists are younger and more likely to work in larger urban ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： McCarthy GM,MacDonald JK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study is to collect information on the reasons given by dentists, randomly selected from the Italian Dental and Maxillo-Facial Association's, for extracting permanent teeth in Italy. From the 164 dentists responding, 1056 teeth in 839 patients were extracted during two weeks of working activity. Mor...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Angelillo IF,Nobile CG,Pavia M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A convenience sample of patients (n = 271) from community health centres and private clinics in different parts of Finland were recruited for this study through their dental clinic. Equal numbers of regular and irregular clients were invited to participate. Before the treatment procedure, each patient filled out a que...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lahti S,Tuutti H,Hausen H,Käärlänen R

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fear of injections and reports of negative dentist behavior and associations with dental anxiety and avoidance of treatment were explored among 951 adults from dental school clinics in Iowa City, Iowa and Taipei, Taiwan. Use and fear of anesthetic injections and negative dentist behavior were assessed by written quest...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Moore R,Brødsgaard I,Mao TK,Kwan HW,Shiau YY,Knudsen R

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of employer-provided dental benefits on the pattern of demand for and utilization of dental services among Hong Kong employees and to analyse whether employees' awareness about an existing dental benefit programme influenced their dental service deman...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： So FH,Schwarz E

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of concern about dental health contributes significantly to the reluctance of people to attend for dental check-ups and to implement preventive dental measures. The aim of this study was to develop and assess a questionnaire method of detecting this attitude which was described as dental indifference. The questio...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Nuttall NM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis was assessed in 1739 Singaporean children aged 9, 12 and 16 yr in three different ethnic groups. All subjects had resided since birth in Singapore, which has a tropical climate. The water supply was fluoridated in 1957 at a level of 0.7 ppm. In this sample, mouth prevalence ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lo GL,Bagramian RA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a two-center clinical trial with the aim to assess the treatment effects of implant-retained mandibular overdentures versus conventional complete dentures. Treatment had been assigned according to a balanced allocation method. The following criteria were used to enhance the comparability of the treatment...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Geertman ME,Boerrigter EM,Van't Hof MA,Van Waas MA,van Oort RP,Boering G,Kalk W

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the validity of self-reported oral health data 319 subjects randomly selected from the respondents to an oral health survey were examined clinically. The level of agreement between the two methods of examination was estimated by the kappa statistic. Substantial agreement (kappa = 0.65) was found bet...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Axelsson G,Helgadóttir S

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an earlier study on a selected group of adolescents with high caries prevalence we found dietary habits that resembled those considered to promote the development of atherosclerosis. In the present study we have compared DMF-score with factors traditionally associated with the risk for development cardiovascular di...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Larsson B,Johansson I,Hallmans G,Ericson T

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All the 1012, 55-yr-old citizens of Oulu (a medium-sized Finnish town) were invited to a clinical examination, and 780 of them participated. The associations of lifestyle with periodontal health were analyzed in the 527 dentate subjects. Periodontal pockets deeper than 3 mm were recorded as a percentage of the surface...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Sakki TK,Knuuttila ML,Vimpari SS,Hartikainen MS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral health education (OHE) given in Finnish health centers is mostly implemented by dental assistants and hygienists. However, there is no exact information concerning the distribution of OHE work and the working methods among individual health educators. The aims of this study were to assess 1) the time used for...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Laiho M,Honkala E,Kannas L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individualizing and extending recall intervals for children have been recommended in Norway to target resources efficiently. Recall intervals were changed for children aged 3-18 years in Drammen from 1991. Clinical time spent by dentists and dental hygienists, dental health status and length of recall intervals were r...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Wang NJ,Holst D

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence exists that some dentists may be failing to perform adequate periodontal diagnostic and preventive care for their patients. Continuing education (CE) is an avenue that is frequently employed as a strategy to alter the style of practice. This paper presents an evaluation of a year-long continuing education int...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Brown LF,Keily PA,Spencer AJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All 55-yr-old citizens (n = 1012) of Oulu (a middle-sized Finnish town) were invited to a clinical examination; 780 agreed to participate. The associations of lifestyle with decayed tooth surfaces and the number of teeth were studied in the 533 dentate subjects. Measures of lifestyle included dietary habits, a smoking...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Sakki TK,Knuuttila ML,Vimpari SS,Kivelä SL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This second adult oral health survey was conducted with the following main aims: 1) to describe the oral health conditions and to analyse the oral health care needs and demands of 65-74-yr-olds in Hong Kong, and to propose appropriate strategies for meeting their needs in the light of societal obligations; 2) to descr...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Schwarz E,Lo EC,Corbet EF,Holmgren CJ,Lim LP,Davies WI

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of edentulousness, reasons for full clearance, and clinical status before extractions were studied in a longitudinal setting in 47 rural communities in Finland. The annual incidence of total loss of teeth was 50/100,000 inhabitants and loss of maxillary teeth 20/100,000 inhabitants. The rates were about twic...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Takala L,Utriainen P,Alanen P

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact biochemical events which result in enamel lesions from excess fluoride ingestion are still unknown. A number of effects of fluoride on enamel organs and on the enamel matrix components of developing teeth are, however, known. These are briefly reviewed, making reference to more recent studies. Two major infl...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Limeback H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4505 Swedish children aged 4-11 yr were surveyed regarding dental behavior management problems (BMP) and dental health. Dental charts were retrieved from clinics in the Public Dental Service in Göteborg, and data were then compiled regarding BMP, action against BMP, caries, fillings, use of local anesthetics, and numb...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Klingberg G,Vannas Löfqvist L,Bjarnason S,Norén JG

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifty 55-year-old edentulous subjects (104 women and 46 men) were interviewed. Materials, conditions, functional stabilities, and occlusions of complete dentures, and resorption of alveolar crests were recorded and assessed. The dentures were in good condition in 52% of subjects. Occlusion was correct ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Salonen MA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dental care habits of parents and children as well as the associations of these habits were investigated in a follow-up study conducted in the Southwest of Finland. The background factors of the child's use of night-time juice were also studied. The families of the study were a representative sample of local young...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Paunio P

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to propose a method that could be used to distinguish significantly different dental treatment-need groups, to assist in planning more appropriate preventive dental health programmes than are now generally available. This involved the use of alternative new measures of dental status in conjun...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Maizels J,Maizels A,Sheiham A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Questionnaires have been used to determine the point when dentists think a filling ought to be placed (restorative treatment threshold). This study assesses the method. 211 general dental practitioners were interviewed and asked to identify the point at which they would instigate restorative treatment in a 12-yr-old p...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Nuttall NM,Pitts NB,Fyffe HE

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of tongue lesions in a district population, in Budapest, called regularly for X-ray lung examinations. Oral examinations of 7820 individuals were performed, 42% were over 60 yr of age, 42.9% were men and 57.1% women. Tongue alterations were found in 18.52% of the exami...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Bánóczy J,Rigó O,Albrecht M

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the periodontal health of patients with SLE with that of healthy controls. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus had significantly lower periodontal probing depths compared with healthy controls. It is possible that systemic drugs such as corticosteroids and NSAIDS may be responsible for these...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Mutlu S,Richards A,Maddison P,Scully C

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited attention has been paid to the importance which adults attach to dental, as opposed to other, life events. Consequently, the purpose of the present study was to determine how Norwegian adults rate the need for adjustment to cope with losing teeth or getting dentures, relative to some other life events, and to ...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Haugejorden O,Rise J,Klock KS

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate a voice operated data collection system intended for use in epidemiological surveys. Three groups of 45 adolescents, with similar caries experience, were examined by one examiner in schools. The caries data resulting from these examinations were collected in three ways; keyboard a...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Hawley GM,Hamilton FA,Worthington HV

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Dutch version of the Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale has been developed. The DVSS consists of 10 items, measuring three aspects of patient satisfaction with the dentist. Item and scale characteristics of the Dutch version and the English version compared rather well. Likewise, the factor structure of the Dutch and t...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Stouthard ME,Hartman CA,Hoogstraten J

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was executed to investigate the relation between the use of fluoride tablets by children in the age period 1.5-6 yr on the one hand and the caries experience at the age of 6 and 15 yr and the prevalence of fluorosis at the age of 15 yr on the other hand. The year of birth of the child, the motivation of the mo...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Kalsbeek H,Verrips E,Dirks OB

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation examines the incidence of phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth in a population of epileptic patients who attend General Medical Practices for treatment of their epilepsy and compares the gingival changes with an otherwise healthy group of patients. The plaque score, gingival index, and gingival ove...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Thomason JM,Seymour RA,Rawlins MD

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every prescription of a radiograph should be based on an evaluation of the individual patient benefit. An algorithm developed to make it possible to individualize the frequency of bitewing radiographs was applied on a group of young patients in order to evaluate if its application could increase the time intervals bet...

journal_title：Community dentistry and oral epidemiology

authors： Lith A,Gröndahl HG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00