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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
Anne M. Gomez, J. Michael Plavcan
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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.
Cecilia Young
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European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ultrasonic scaling on teeth restored with a light‐cured resin. Ultrasonic scaling is a very popular periodontal therapy among dentists, and used for the removal of dental plaque and calculus in order to reduce and eliminate inflammation.
Cristian Pirvu +3 more
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ultrasonic scaling on teeth restored with a light‐cured resin. Ultrasonic scaling is a very popular periodontal therapy among dentists, and used for the removal of dental plaque and calculus in order to reduce and eliminate inflammation.
Cristian Pirvu +3 more
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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 ...
Alex M Valm, Gary G. Borisy
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The Dental Neglect and Dental Indifference scales compared
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2002AbstractObjectives:The objective was to determine whether the Dental Neglect and Dental Indifference scales measure similar constructs and have similar associations in the same population sample.Methods:A random sample of 600 residents in the Dunedin South Electorate were sent a self‐report questionnaire containing the Dental Neglect scale and the ...
Jamieson, L., Thomson, W.
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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.
Norman L. Corah +2 more
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Effects of Tooth Scaling Reminders for Dental Outpatients [PDF]
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 2013 We investigated the effect of sending reminders for patients to attend appointments for tooth scaling. A total of 389 outpatients were assigned to three intervention groups (reminders sent by postcard, mobile-phone text message or telephone call) and one control group.
Shay Min Huang +4 more
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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.
Manfred Schedlowski +5 more
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A re-evaluation of scaling and root planing.
The Journal of Periodontology, 2021BACKGROUND Extensive reviews on the role of scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of periodontitis have been previously published. This commentary will address the importance of subgingival calculus in the progression and treatment of ...
C. Cobb, J. Sottosanti
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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
Ola Haugejorden, Kristin S. Klock
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