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Spatial scale in analysis of the dental plaque microbiome
Periodontology 2000, 2021AbstractEcologists have long recognized the importance of spatial scale in understanding structure‐function relationships among communities of organisms within their environment. Here, we review historical and contemporary studies of dental plaque community structure in the context of three distinct scales: the micro (1‐10 µm), meso (10‐100 µm) and ...
Gary G, Borisy, Alex M, Valm
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Assessment of a dental anxiety scale
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1978A number of different sets of data concerning the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale were evaluated. The data indicate that the scale is a reliable, valid, and useful measure of dental anxiety. It can be successfully used in the dental office or in research projects.
N L, Corah, E N, Gale, S J, Illig
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The Dental Anxiety Scale and Effects of Dental Fear on Salivary Cortisol
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2005Only a few studies have investigated use of the Dental Anxiety Scale in dental fear-induced neuroendocrine changes. The present study examined 19 female patients, each at two timepoints across an educational and a treatment session within a periodontitis therapy. Subjective measures included a visual analogue scale, the STAI State scale, and the Dental
Tillmann H C, Krueger +5 more
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Dental scaling in the callitrichinae
International Journal of Primatology, 1993Callitrichines share several morphological features that appear to be derived among anthropoid primates. One view maintains that some of them are the consequence of a rapid reduction in body size in the common ancestor of callitrichines. This hypothesis predicts that callitrichines should have relatively large teeth for their body size in comparison to
J. Michael Plavcan, Anne M. Gomez
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A survey on misunderstanding of dental scaling in Hong Kong
International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2008Abstract: There is no information on the misunderstanding of dental scaling; on whether the misunderstanding affects the general public to go for scaling or not; on complaints about dental scaling and suggestion of who should educate the public in the existing literature.
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Validation of the Dental Fear Scale and the Dental Belief Survey in a Norwegian sample
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1997Abstract –The aim of this study was to validate the Kleinknecht's Dental Fear Scale and the Getz's Dental Belief Survey in a Norwegian sample by 1) testing their ability to discriminate between fearful (n= 151) and regular (n= 160) patients, and 2) correlating them. Both instruments were highly reliable (Cronbach's alpha >0.90).
G, Kvale +6 more
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Avoidance of dental visits: the predictive validity of three dental anxiety scales
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2000The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and two modified versions of it (MDAS; MDAS/4). A questionnaire was mailed to a simple random sample of 1,190 25-year-old residents in the west of Norway in 1997. Half the sample received DAS, the other
O, Haugejorden, K S, Klock
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Strategy for Large-Scale Dental Automation
Dental Clinics of North America, 1986Widespread automation across the scope of dental practice, education, research and administration is anticipated. Without a strategic plan to guide automation efforts, the prospects for cohesive automation of the profession are dim. Development of comprehensive data standards and electronic communications protocols are required.
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A Swedish version of the Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2000The aims of this study were to translate and analyze the Dental Visit Satisfaction Scale (DVSS), which has been developed to measure different aspects of the dentist-patient relationship in the view of the patient. Subjects were ordinary dental patients attending dental care in various public dental service clinics (PDS) and patients attending an ...
Hakeberg, Magnus +3 more
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Effect of Scaling Education Experience and Dental Hygienist's Attitude on Dental Fear
Korea Industrial Technology Convergence Society, 2023The incidence of chronic diseases such as oral diseases can be reduced through regular dental checkups and preventive procedures. However, some individuals are unable to visit dental clinics when necessary due to a fear of dentistry. A self-administered survey was conducted on 297 adults in their 20s to 60s living in Gangwon-do and Gyeonggi-do to ...
YuYeon Jung, Su-Bin Hwang, Ji-Soo Seo
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