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Evaluating the Ergonomic Performance of a Novel Periodontal Curette with Adaptive Handle Design

Hygiene
(1) Background: Periodontal instrumentation with dental curettes is associated with discomfort, fatigue, and musculoskeletal diseases. The goal of this study was to compare comfort, fatigue, and muscle work using three different curettes.
Cherie Wink, Kairong Lin, Benjamin E. Dolan, Kathryn Osann, Ali A. Habib, Petra Wilder-Smith   +5 more
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The Value of Evidence-Based Computer Simulation of Oral Health Outcomes for Management Analysis of the Alaska Dental Health Aide Program [PDF]

, 2008
Objectives: To create an evidence‐based research tool to inform and guide policy and program managers as they develop and deploy new service delivery models for oral disease prevention and intervention.
Haley, Sharman, Kiley, Daniel P., Saylor, Ben, Saylor, Brian L.   +3 more
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Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment [PDF]

, 2003
Background: Treatment of cancer with chemotherapy is becoming increasingly more effective but is associated with short and long-term side effects. Oral side effects remain a major source of illness despite the use of a variety of agents to prevent them ...
Bryan, Gemma, Clarkson, Jan E., Furness, Susan, Glenny, Anne-Marie, Khalid, Tasneem, Littlewood, Anne, McCabe, Martin G., Meyer, Stefan, Worthington, Helen V.   +8 more
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Volumetric analysis of root coverage with porcine acellular dermal matrix: Case study

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Gingival recession is prevalent and often treated with coronally advanced flap plus connective tissue graft (CAF+CTG). Porcine acellular dermal matrix (PADM) offers a donor‐site‐free alternative. Contemporary digital imaging allows minimally invasive, three‐dimensional (3D) soft‐tissue assessment. This case report quantified 3D soft‐
Edgar Daniel Vargas‐Quiroga, Giovanna Fernanda Favero da Silva, Bruna Santos Honorio Tonin, Arthur Belém Novaes‐Jr, Marilia Bianchini Lemos Reis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral antibacterial effect of chlorhexidine treatments and professional prophylaxis in children

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015
Aim: The primary aim of this longitudinal study was to evaluate additional effects of 4-week chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) gel treatments to control Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans counts in children after professional dental prophylaxis ...
Thiago Cruvinel Silva, Thaís Marchini Oliveira Valarelli, Vivien Thiemy Sakai, Vanessa Tessarolli, Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado   +4 more
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Radiation-induced root surface caries restored with glass-ionomer cement placed in conventional and ART cavity preparations: Results at two years [PDF]

, 2005
The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association (8th Jan 2008). An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Background: There are no published studies comparing the clinical performances of more ...
American Dental Association., Brown LR, Gao W., Haveman CW, Hu J Y, Huber MA, McComb D., Sindhu R., Vissink A., Vissink A., Weerheijm KL, Wood RE, Yip HK, Yu C.   +13 more
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Use of microsurfaced acellular dermal matrix for the generation of site‐appropriate keratinized tissue in soft tissue augmentation healing: Proof of concept

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Autogenous grafts remain the gold standard for soft tissue augmentation, but allogeneic dermal matrices (ADMs) offer a viable alternative. Limited cellular infiltration and neovascularization restrict ADM efficacy; this study investigates a novel microsurfaced ADM (MS‐ADM) designed to address these limitations. Methods This 180‐day,
Michael K. McGuire, E. Todd Scheyer, Kathryn E. Davis, John C. Gunsolley, Rick H. Heard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental prophylaxis decreases the risk of acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2015
Ya-Ling Lee,1,2 Hsiao-Yun Hu,2,3 Pesus Chou,2 Dachen Chu2,4,5 1Department of Dentistry, Taipei City Hospital, 2Institute of Public Health and Community Medicine Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, 3Department of Education and Research ...
Lee YL, Hu HY, Chou P, Chu D
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Does antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment prevent periprosthetic infections?

GMS Infectious Diseases
Background: The German Society for Arthroplasty (AE) recommends a single dose of 2,000 mg amoxicillin as an antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) in patients with total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA) who undergo ...
Ursel Heudorf, Rolf Tessmann, Klaus-Peter Hunfeld   +2 more
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Prosthetic joint infections [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: To review the available literature on prosthetic joint infections and provide recommendations on management particularly the importance of identifying the causative organism and starting the most appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Fsadni, Claudia, Fsadni, Peter
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