Massoud Seifi, Hasan Ali Shafeei, Shahram Daneshdoost, Maziar Mir
The effects of low-level lasers on bone cellular activity, bone structures, bone healing, fibroblasts activity and inflammation process have already been investigated. Considering orthodontic tooth movement, which is a complicated inflammatory process involving simultaneous bone apposition and resor...
Garima Arora, Daniel Mackay, David I. Conway, Jill P. Pell
BACKGROUND: Oral health impacts on general health and quality of life, and oral diseases are the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide. Non-White ethnic groups account for an increasing proportion of the UK population. This study explores whether there are ethnic differences in oral health...
Masuma Pervin Mishu, Martin Hobdell, Mahfujul Haq Khan, Richard Hubbard et al.
Background. Children in low-income developing countries are likely to suffer from undergrowth. Dental caries is another common problem in these countries. Aim. To examine the association between untreated dental caries in primary and permanent teeth with age-adjusted height and weight among 6-12-yea...
Paul Averley, I F Lane, Jonathan M. Sykes, N M Girdler et al.
Aim To add to the evidence base for acceptable and effective paediatric conscious sedation techniques in dental primary care. Objectives To compare three conscious sedation techniques for primary care as an alternative to dental general anaesthesia (DGA) in children. To assess the feasibility and pr...
Brian H. Mullally, Wilson A. Coulter, Julia D. Hutchinson, Heather A. Clarke
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of current hormonal contraceptive medication on periodontal health in young females. METHODS: Fifty women aged 20 to 35 years (mean +/- SD: 29.7 +/- 4.7 years) had a comprehensive periodontal examination. Current and previous contrac...
Martin Tickle, Ciarán O’Neill, Michael Donaldson, Stephen Birch et al.
We conducted a parallel group randomized controlled trial of children initially aged 2 to 3 y who were caries free, to prevent the children becoming caries active over the subsequent 36 mo. The setting was 22 dental practices in Northern Ireland, and children were randomly assigned by a clinical tri...
Elsa K. Delgado‐Angulo, Eduardo Bernabé, Wagner Marcenes
AIM: To explore ethnic inequalities in periodontal disease among British adults, and the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) in those inequalities. METHODS: We analysed data on 1925 adults aged 16-65 years, from the East London Oral Health Inequality (ELOHI) Study, which included a random sample of...
Brian H. Mullally, Gerard J. Linden
This investigation assessed the effect of an electronic pressure-sensitive probe on the reproducibility of probing-depth measurement. Clinical measurements were made at the mesial and distal aspects of all teeth from the buccal and palatal or lingual aspects. Probing was carried out either in a conv...
Christian Graetz, Johannes C. Ehrenthal, Dana Senf, Katrin Semar et al.
OBJECTIVES: Psychosocial variables have received increased attention in periodontology. Attachment theory adds to known risk factors by linking early interactional experiences with adult tendencies of stress-regulation, health behaviour, symptom reporting, and healthcare utilization. The study inves...
R. J. Hierons, M. L. Dorman, Katherine E. Wilson, Paul Averley et al.
Aim To determine whether adult patients' dental anxiety levels decrease following exodontia carried out under inhalational conscious sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen (IHS) and local anaesthetic (LA). Design Retrospective analysis of pre- and post-operative modified dental anxiety score (MDAS) ...
Fatima Enam, Mehnaz Mursalat, Upoma Guha, Nirupam Aich et al.
Dental erosion is a growing health problem linked to the exceptional increase in the consumption of soft drinks, fruit juices, and sport drinks in many countries including Bangladesh. Dental erosion is the chemical dissolution of the dental hard tissues by acids without the involvement of microorgan...
Rahena Akhter, Nur Mohammad Monsur Hassan, Jun Aida, Takahiro Kanehira et al.
OBJECTIVES: Psychological factors are known to play an important role in the etiology and maintenance of temporomandibular disorders. Since there have been very few studies on this issue in Asian countries, the study was aimed to investigate the relationship between various stressful life events and...
Farhad Farzana, SMI Hossain, SMN Islam, Mohammad Arifur Rahman
Introduction: Post-obturation pain is one of the primary problems following root canal treatment. Although in most cases pain does not last long, but could be a source of embarrassment to the dentist and annoying for the patient.Objectives: This prospective study was conducted to assess the incidenc...
Abdulrahman Alshammari, Ammar Ahmed Siddiqui, Nawaf H Al Shammary, Yasser R. Malik et al.
Patients’ decisions regarding orthodontic treatment are influenced by a variety of factors, such as their subjective opinions of how their oral cavity looks, age, gender, educational level, and income. The present study aimed to measure the orthodontic treatments needs for the Saudi Arabian populati...
Peter G. Robinson, Vanita Bhavnani, Farhad Khan, Tim Newton et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the dental caries and treatment experience of groups of adults from minority ethnic communities living in the South Thames Region of England. DESIGN: Cross-sectional clinical study. SETTINGS: Community, religious and educational centres for adults from minority ethnic communit...