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Structural characteristics of oral health services in Brazilian Primary Health Care [PDF]
Brazilian Oral Research, 2021 This study aimed to describe the structure of oral health services in primary health care in Brazil with centers participating in the second cycle of the ‘National Program for Improving Access and Quality of Primary Care’ (PMAQ-AB), the largest health ...
Maria Tereza Abreu SCALZO +3 more
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A Novel Phantom and a Dedicated Developed Software for Image Quality Controls in X-Ray Intraoral Devices [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 Background: Periodic quality control (QC) procedures are important in order to guarantee the image quality of radiological equipment and are also conducted using phantoms simulating human body. Objective: To perform (QC) measurements in intraoral imaging
Giuseppe Acri +5 more
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The Chairside Periodontal Diagnostic Toolkit: Past, Present, and Future
Diagnostics, 2021 Periodontal diseases comprise a group of globally prevalent, chronic oral inflammatory conditions caused by microbial dysbiosis and the host immune response. These diseases specifically affect the tooth-supporting tissues (i.e., the periodontium) but are
Tae-Jun Ko, Kevin M. Byrd, Shin Ae Kim
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Efficacy, Safety, and Application of Ultraviolet Radiation for Disinfection in Dentistry: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2022 Background: New antimicrobial procedures are of significant importance to emerging species of bacteria and viruses. The objective of this systematic review study was to identify the efficacy, safety, and application of UV light in the disinfection of ...
Hosein Eslami +5 more
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Noise levels of dental equipment used in dental college of Damascus University
Dental Research Journal, 2014 Background: In dental practical classes, the acoustic environment is characterized by high noise levels in relation to other teaching areas. The aims of this study were to measure noise levels produced during the different dental learning clinics, by ...
Mhd. Loutify Qsaibati, Ousama Ibrahim
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Aerosols modification with H2O2 reduces airborne contamination by dental handpieces
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2021 Objective: We designed an in vitro study to evaluate the efficiency of an 0.5 vol% hydrogen peroxide-based spray in reducing Coronavirus 229E spread during a conventional dental procedure. Methods: A class III cabinet-like chamber was custom-built, using
Andrei Cristian Ionescu +5 more
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Odontology : official journal of The Society of the Nippon Dental University, 2023 Personal protective equipment (PPE) has long been a high priority in dental aerosol-producing treatments. Since COVID-19 pandemic, its importance has increased yet again.
Madline P. Gund +4 more
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Bacterial Contamination of Equine Dentistry Equipment—Effect of Cleaning and Disinfection [PDF]
, 2021 Simple Summary Some of the equipment used in equine dentistry is difficult to clean and disinfect. Since it is vital to avoid the spread of infections in equine healthcare it is important to develop practical and easy-to-follow methods for cleaning and ...
Bergh, Anna +5 more
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ChatGPT for Shaping the Future of Dentistry: The Potential of Multi-Modal Large Language Model [PDF]
Int J Oral Sci. 2023 Jul 28;15(1):29, 2023 The ChatGPT, a lite and conversational variant of Generative Pretrained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) developed by OpenAI, is one of the milestone Large Language Models (LLMs) with billions of parameters. LLMs have stirred up much interest among researchers and practitioners in their impressive skills in natural language processing tasks, which profoundly ...
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Status of public sector dental health-care services in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2022 Background and Objectives: Primary health centers (PHCs) are the foundation of rural health services in India. The nonavailability of reports on the status of dental care services at public health-care centers in rural Andhra Pradesh prompted us to ...
Chandrasekhara Reddy Vuyyuru +2 more
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