To date, no strong long-term data have been reported about new innovative clinical protocols to manage oral hygiene. An improper management of oral hygiene may lead to an increase in dental implant failure, and to an increase in infective complications ...
Roberta Grassi +5 more
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Level of professional ethics awareness and medical ethics competency of dental hygienists and dental hygiene students: the need to add ethics items to the Korean Dental Hygienist Licensing Examination [PDF]
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the level of professional ethics awareness and medical ethics competency in order to assess the potential need for ethics items to be included on the Korean Dental Hygienist Licensing Examination.
Yoon-Sook Hwang +10 more
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Increasing oral PMN during experimental gingivitis and its reversal by prophylaxis
This investigation evaluated clinical parameters and the levels of polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMN] collected in an oral rinse amongst subjects who refrained from dental hygiene for a period of 12 days.
Prem K. Sreenivasan, Violet I. Haraszthy
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Dental Maturity, Oral Hygiene and Height of Junior High School Students in Goiter Endemic Area in Karanganyar Regency [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Geographical condition may affect human behavior and phyisical development. Soil and water in goiter endemic areas generally lack of iodine.
Cilmiaty, R. (Risya) +2 more
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Opportunities for faculty-librarian collaboration in an expanded dentistry curriculum. [PDF]
With the increased emphasis on evidence-based practice, developing information literacy (IL), as well as other literacies (e.g., oral), earlier in programs is becoming widely accepted in medicine and allied fields.
Lowe, M. Sara +2 more
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Remineralization strategies in oral hygiene: a position paper of Italian Society of Oral Hygiene Sciences-S.I.S.I.O. working group [PDF]
Background/Objective: The clinical conditions that lead to an alteration of the enamel structure are numerous. The diet high in sugars and acidifying substances, psychological stress that triggers parafunctional behaviors, the reduced intake of fiber ...
Acito, Giovanna +10 more
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Objective: To compare prevalence of dental caries, oral hygiene status and associated risk factors of children in suburban and rural communities in the Southwest region of Nigeria.
Titus Ayodeji Oyedele +4 more
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Oral Hygiene Facilitators and Barriers in Greek 10 Years Old Schoolchildren [PDF]
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the oral hygiene facilitators and barriers for 10 years old Greek children, via a questionnaire and clinical examination.
Angelopoulou, Matina V. +3 more
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Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Perilaku Pemeliharaan Kebersihan Gigi dan Mulut Ibu Hamil di Puskesmas Kabupaten Kupang [PDF]
Pada masa kehamilan, rongga mulut mudah mengalami peradangan karena adanya Perubahan hormonal yang menyebabkan gingiva menjadi sensitif bila kesehatan mulut tidak terjaga.
Applonia, A. (Applonia) +2 more
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Teledentistry: An Innovative Workforce Model for Dental Hygienists [PDF]
Objective/Aims: This review of literature seeks to explore teledentistry as an alternative dental hygiene workforce model that places a dental hygienist in the role of the mid-level practitioner as part of a digitally-connected oral healthcare team.
Khau, Kayla T., Nguyen, Hannah H.
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