Equal oral health for young children-A new approach?
Published in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Prescriptions of analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs in municipalities from a Brazilian Southeast state
Abstract The objective of this study was to describe dental prescriptions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), opioids, and analgesics dispensed by the Brazilian National Health System (BNHS, SUS in Portuguese) of a Southeastern state from January to December 2017, and to analyze their association with socioeconomic and oral health car...
Analysis of a Filifactor Alocis genotype and its effect on pathological progress in periodontitis
Background: Filifactor alocis is a gram positive, obligate anaerobic rod bacterium that has shown correlation to pathogenic events that may be linked to periodontitis. Previous studies have proved the presence of so-called “rtx” toxins in F. alocis that are similar to the leukotoxin of A. actinomycetemcomitans. The relevance of this gene in periodo...
How does changes in symptom severity index relate to patients’ global impression of change?
Background: The treatment outcome of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) can be assessed with Symptom Severity Index (SSI). In addition to this self-report measure, Patients’ Global Impression of Change (PGIC) provides information about the overall impression of change. The use of SSI and PGIC when assessing treatment outcome in the field of TMD, and...
The unplanned and unequal expansion of Dentistry courses in Brazil from 1856 to 2020
Abstract: This study analyzed the consequences of the disordered expansion of Dentistry courses on the distribution of professionals, the job market, and limitations of the National System of Higher Education Assessment (SINAES) developed as a guarantee of education quality. This observational, descriptive, and analytical study used secondary data ...
The risk for infraposition of dental implants and ankylosed teeth in the anterior maxilla related to craniofacial growth...
Published in Acta odontologica Scandinavica
The aim of the study was to evaluate a potential association between individuals with different craniofacial types or other exposures, and the risk of infraposition due to continued growth/eruption of adjacent teeth in the anterior maxilla. This is a systematic review in which primary studies as well as other systematic reviews are scrutinised. A s...
Tooth survival following root canal treatment by general dental practitioners in a Swedish county - a 10-year follow-up ...
AIM: To evaluate the 10-year survival rate of root filled teeth treated by general dental practitioners (GDPs), and to identify possible prognostic factors. METHODOLOGY: In 2006, 3 676 individuals had at least one tooth root filled by a GDP within the Norrbotten Public Dental Service, Sweden. Over the next 10 years, 331 individuals died and were ex...
Oral health among older adults in nursing homes : a survey in anational quality register, the senior alert
Aim: To investigate the extent to which the Revised Oral Assessment Guide–Jönköping (ROAG-J) is used by nursing staff routinely in nursing homes in Swedenand to describe oral health status of the residents. Design: An observational, retrospective register-based study. Methods: Data from different validated health assessments instruments, includingR...
Inhibition of different strains of Streptococcus mutans at different concentrations of Fluoride and Chlorhexidine
ABSTRACT Background: The most common species associated with dental caries is Streptococcus mutans. Different Streptococcus mutans adhesion biotypes, SpaP A/B/C and Cnm/Cbm, with ability to predict individual caries development have recently been identified. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate if there was a difference in growth ability of...
Characteristics of dental note taking: a material based themed analysis of Swedish dental students
Published in BMC Medical Education
BackgroundThe transition from upper secondary to higher education and from higher education to professional practice requires that students adapt to new literacy practices, academic and professional. However, there is a gap of knowledge regarding literacy practices in dental education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify what character...
