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Pregnancy and Dental Treatment

open access: yesotolaryngology, 2016
Background: Pregnancy is accompanied with numerous physiological changes that present oral health consequences. Oral disease during pregnancy has been linked to pre- eclampsia, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, low birth weight and stillbirths. Despite evidence-based recommendations regarding the need for dental treatment and counselling of pregnant
Abi Aad Amine Lamia, Dany Joseph Daou
openaire   +2 more sources

Salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis in early childhood caries: An in vivo study

open access: yesJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2018
Background: The oral microflora primarily involved in early childhood caries (ECC) is Streptococcus mutans while Streptococcus sanguinis is related to healthy caries-free mouth. The antagonism between the two at biological level is well recognized.
Deepika Patidar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expanding Access to Dental Care for Patients on Suboxone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Those using Suboxone® for medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence are at increased risk for poor oral health for a variety of reasons including lifestyle factors, effects of opioids and the direct impact of Suboxone® on the oral environment ...
White, Nathan E
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Parotid sialolithiasis: a case report

open access: yesAdvances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Sialolithiasis is one of the most common condition affecting the major salivary glands. This benign disorder is characterized by a partial or complete obstruction of the salivary glands or their ducts.More than 80 % of salivary calculi occur in the ...
Oumaima Fahim   +3 more
doaj  

Utility of point of care ultrasound for identifying dental abscesses in emergency department patients presenting with dental pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) is the current gold standard for diagnosing dental abscesses in the Emergency Department (ED). There are limitations to using CT, including high cost, radiation exposure, and lengthy time to diagnosis. Point of Care
Au, MD, Arthur   +2 more
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Dental and periodontal health status of subjects with sickle cell disease

open access: yesJournal of Dental Sciences, 2011
Background/purpose: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, hereditary, autosomal recessive disorder. The pathophysiology of SCD is thought to result from polymerization of hemoglobin S in red blood cells under hypoxic conditions, which results in vaso ...
Esra Guzeldemir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health maintenance facility: Dental equipment requirements [PDF]

open access: yes
The objectives were to test the effectiveness of the Health Maintenance Facility (HMF) dental suction/particle containment system, which controls fluids and debris generated during simulated dental treatment, in microgravity; to test the effectiveness of
Billica, Roger   +2 more
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