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Trends in the utilization of dental outpatient services affected by the expansion of health care benefits in South Korea to include scaling: a 6-year interrupted time-series study [PDF]
Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science, 2018 Purpose This study utilized a strong quasi-experimental design to test the hypothesis that the implementation of a policy to expand dental care services resulted in an increase in the usage of dental outpatient services.
Hee‐Jung Park +3 more
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Efficacy of extraoral suction devices in aerosol and splatter reduction during ultrasonic scaling: A laboratory investigation [PDF]
Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects, 2021 Background. Ultrasonic scaling generates aerosols and splatters contaminated with microorganisms, increasing the risk of disease transmission in the dental office.
Sivaporn Horsophonphong +3 more
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The Dental Neglect Scale in adolescents [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2009 Dental neglect has been found to be related to poor oral health, a tendency not to have had routine check-ups, and a longer period of time since the last dental appointment in samples of children and adults. The Dental Neglect Scale (DNS) has been found to be a valid measure of dental neglect in samples of children and adults, and may be valid for ...
Masahiro Heima +3 more
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Multi-task Video Enhancement for Dental Interventions [PDF]
In: Wang, L., Dou, Q., Fletcher, P.T., Speidel, S., Li, S. (eds)
Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2022.
MICCAI 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13437. Springer, Cham, 2022 A microcamera firmly attached to a dental handpiece allows dentists to continuously monitor the progress of conservative dental procedures. Video enhancement in video-assisted dental interventions alleviates low-light, noise, blur, and camera handshakes that collectively degrade visual comfort.
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Comparative Evaluation of Two Different Ultrasonic Liquid Coolants on Dental Aerosols [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Dentists are more prone for developing infectious diseases especially related to respiratory system. The ultrasonic scaler which is a major source of dental aerosol production is most frequently used contrivance in a dental set up. Aim:
Rashmi Jawade +7 more
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The Dental Values Scale: Development and Validation [PDF]
Journal of Dental Education, 2010 The purpose of this study was to produce a valid scale for use in measuring the values of dental students and practitioners—the lack of which has impeded research on professionalism in dentistry. Following standard scale development procedures, we had focus groups of dental practitioners (N=23) develop a ninety‐nine‐item pool of value terms related to ...
Langille, Angela D. +3 more
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Effects of Extraoral Suction on Droplets and Aerosols for Infection Control Practices
Dentistry Journal, 2021 Dental professionals are at increased risk of being infected with airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 because they are often exposed to droplets/aerosols production during dental treatment.
Hidenobu Senpuku +5 more
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eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2022 Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis study sought to review the efficacy of amoxicillin/metronidazole dose and duration time in the treatment of stage II - III grade C periodontitis (aggressive periodontitis) after current follow-up ...
Malihe Karrabi, Zahra Baghani
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Gag Problem in Dental Treatment Assessment and Methods to Control it. [PDF]
Al-Rafidain Dental Journal, 2010 Aims: To assess gag reflex as a problem in patients undergoing dental treatment and some measures used to control it in order to allow the patient to receive dental care such as taking anesthesia, fillings, extractions, impression, scaling and polishing ...
Karama MT Al – Nuaimy
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Oral health treatment habits of people with schizophrenia in France: A retrospective cohort study.
PLoS ONE, 2020 OBJECTIVE:To identify the differences between persons with schizophrenia (PWS) and general population in France in terms of oral health treatment (tooth scaling, dental treatment and tooth extraction) and the factors associated with these differences ...
Frédéric Denis +6 more
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