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No genetic causal association between dental caries and Alzheimer’s disease: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background An increasing number of observational studies have suggested an association between dental caries and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The association between dental caries and Alzheimer’s disease may be mediated by confounders or reverse causality ...
Qiao Liao, Si-Zhuo Li, Fa-Fa Tian, Kun Huang, Fang-Fang Bi   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The relationship of dental caries and dental fear in Malaysian adolescents: a latent variable approach [PDF]

, 2014
This paper is funded by University Malaya.Background To investigate the role of geography (place of residence) as a moderator in the relationship between dental caries disease and treatment experience and dental fear in 16-year-olds living in Malaysia ...
Humphris, Gerry, Freeman, Ruth; id_orcid, Leng Ong, Ali, Esa, Rashidah, Esa, R., Humphris, G., Humphris, Gerald Michael, Ong, Ai Leng, Freeman, Ruth, Ong, A.L., Freeman, R.   +10 more
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Effectiveness of smart phone application use as continuing medical education method in pediatric oral health care: a randomized trial

BMC Medical Education, 2019
Background Continuing education aims at assisting physicians to maintain competency and expose them to emerging issues in their field. Over the last decade, approaches to the delivery of educational content have changed dramatically as medical education ...
M. Bonabi, S. Z. Mohebbi, E. A. Martinez-Mier, T. P. Thyvalikakath, M. R. Khami   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental caries

The Lancet, 2007
Dental caries, otherwise known as tooth decay, is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of people worldwide; individuals are susceptible to this disease throughout their lifetime. Dental caries forms through a complex interaction over time between acid-producing bacteria and fermentable carbohydrate, and many host factors including teeth and ...
College of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida, FL, USA ( host institution ), Selwitz, Robert H, Ismail, Amid I, Pitts, Nigel B   +3 more
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Cephalometric Analysis of Upper Airways in Adults with Class II Malocclusion in Qazvin [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Unusual enlargement of nasopharynx can disrupt air flow through the nose. The aim of this study was to investigate the cephalometric parameters in the upper airways.
Roya Naseh, Niloufar Azami, Maryam Tofangchiha, Parastou Sabzevaripour, Maryam Shirazi   +4 more
doaj  

Exploring the Relationship Between Dental Caries and Obesity in Makkah Children

Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science, 2023
Background: Obesity and dental caries are global severe public health concerns. In Saudi Arabia, both diseases are increasing among children. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries and obesity in children living in ...
Abdullah Marghalani, Ibrahim Alnefaie, Abdullah Hazzazi, Raed Alghamdi, Abdelaziz Khatry, Ahmed Balkhour, Salem Dehom   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obesity is negatively associated with dental caries among children and adolescents in Huizhou: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background Obesity and dental caries among children and adolescents are growing worldwide public health problems. They share some common and modifiable influences.
Rou Shi, Chunwen Lin, Shu Li, Linling Deng, Zhan Lin, Liangchang Xiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poverty, social exclusion and dental caries of 12-year-old children: a cross-sectional study in Lima, Peru [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Socioeconomic differences in oral health have been reported in many countries. Poverty and social exclusion are two commonly used indicators of socioeconomic position in Latin America. The aim of this study was to explore the associations of
Bernabé, E, Elsa K Delgado-Angulo, Hobdell, MH, Delgado-Angulo, EK, Delgado-Angulo Elsa K, Martin H Hobdell, Hobdell Martin H, Eduardo Bernabé, Delgado Angulo, Elsa; id_orcid, Bernabé Eduardo   +9 more
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Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural Indigenous community [PDF]

, 2015
Background The aim of the study is to reduce the high prevalence of tooth decay in children in a remote, rural Indigenous community in Australia, by application of a single annual dental preventive intervention.
Surani Fernando, Scuffham, Paul, Ratilal Lalloo, Yvonne Cadet-James, Tut, Ohnmar, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Scuffham, P.A., Scuffham, Paul A, Jamieson, Lisa M., Kularatna, S., Paul A. Scuffham, Fernando, Surani, Valda Wallace, Kroon, J., Tut, O., Boase, R., Lisa M. Jamieson, Robyn Boase, Newell W. Johnson, Johnson, Newell, Wallace, V., Jeroen Kroon, Lalloo, Ratilal, Jamieson, L.M., Boase, Robyn, Johnson, Newell W., Ohnmar Tut, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Kroon, Jeroen, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Scuffham, Paul A., Lalloo, R., Johnson, N.W., Johnson, Newell W, Jamieson, Lisa M, Wallace, Valda, Fernando, S., Cadet-James, Y.   +37 more
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Effect of a silicon-based sealing agent (GapSeal) on the reverse torque value of the abutment–implant screw [PDF]

Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques
Objective: One major cause of dental implant failure is screw loosening. Silicone sealants have been introduced to reduce the gap between abutments and implants, potentially reducing screw loosening.
Talayeh Katebi, Soolmaz Heidari, Shima Aalaei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source