Infective endocarditis following invasive dental procedures: IDEA case-crossover study
Health Technology Assessment, 2022 Background: Infective endocarditis is a heart infection with a first-year mortality rate of ≈ 30%. It has long been thought that infective endocarditis is causally associated with bloodstream seeding with oral bacteria in ≈ 40–45% of cases.
Martin H Thornhill +11 more
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A Systematic Review of Recall Regimen and Maintenance Regimen of Patients with Dental Restorations. Part 2: Implant-Borne Restorations [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose To evaluate the current scientific evidence on patient recall and maintenance of implant-supported restorations, to standardize patient care regimens and improve maintenance of oral health. An additional purpose was to examine areas of deficiency
Bidra, Avinash S. +10 more
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Dissemination of aerosol and splatter during ultrasonic scaling: A pilot study
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2015 Summary: Context: Routine dental procedures produce aerosol and splatter, which pose a potential risk to the clinician and dental personnel, as well as the immunocompromised patient.
H.R. Veena +4 more
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Evaluation of Pain Reduction and Clinical Efficacy of Feedback-Controlled Ultrasonic Scaler
치위생과학회지, 2023 Background: Recently, a piezoelectric ultrasonic scaler based on a feedback control mechanism was introduced for pain relief. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a new ultrasonic scaler in reducing pain and discomfort in adults.
Min-ju Kim +4 more
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Evidence of strong stabilizing effects on the evolution of boreoeutherian (Mammalia) dental proportions. [PDF]
, 2019 The dentition is an extremely important organ in mammals with variation in timing and sequence of eruption, crown morphology, and tooth size enabling a range of behavioral, dietary, and functional adaptations across the class.
Archibald J. D. +26 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Aim. Our goal was to investigate associations among scaling-stimulated changes in salivary antioxidants, oral-health-related behaviors and attitudes, and periodontal treatment outcomes. Materials and Methods. Thirty periodontitis patients with at least 6
Po-Sheng Yang +6 more
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Human amygdala activation by the sound produced during dental treatment: A fMRI study
Noise and Health, 2015 During dental treatments, patients may experience negative emotions associated with the procedure. This study was conducted with the aim of using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to visualize cerebral cortical stimulation among dental ...
Jen-Fang Yu +7 more
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Analysis of Dental Hygienist Job Recognition Using Text Mining
치위생과학회지, 2021 Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the public demand for information about the job of dental hygienists by mining text data collected from the online Q & A section on an Internet portal site.Methods: Text data were collected from inquiries ...
Bo-Ra Kim +5 more
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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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Treatment needs and skill mix workforce requirements for prosthodontic care: a comparison of estimates using normative and sociodental approaches. [PDF]
, 2015 The traditional measure for assessing dental treatment needs and workforce requirements based solely on normative need (NN) has major shortcomings. The sociodental approach (SDA) to assess needs overcomes some of the shortcomings as it combines normative
Ab-Murat, N +3 more
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