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Regional distributions of overall dentists and institutional dentists in Taiwan in 2019

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021
Background/purpose: Taiwan is facing a huge urban-rural gap in the human resources of dentists between cities and counties. Although the postgraduate year training program for dentists (PGYD) was implemented in Taiwan in 2010, the uneven distribution of ...
Feng-Chou Cheng, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Tzu-Chiang Lin   +2 more
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Corporate Dentistry in the European Union: Legal Frameworks and Structural Characteristics [PDF]

International Dental Journal
Introduction and aims: The aim of this study was to collect and analyze country-specific information on corporate dental chains in the European Union, with a particular focus on their prevalence, organizational structures, business models, and legal ...
Thomas Gerhard Wolf, Svea Berchtold, Nikoleta Arnaudova, Oliver Zeyer, Elisabeth Scarpello, Anna Lella, Alfred Büttner, Freddie Sloth-Lisbjerg, Simona Dianišková   +8 more
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Comparison of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Anesthesia Using Direct and Indirect Techniques in terms of Blood Aspiration Probability [PDF]

Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques, 2022
Introduction: This prospective double-blinded clinical trial study aimed to compare the direct and indirect techniques of inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) anesthesia regarding positive aspiration and success rate.
Mahdi Gholami, Hakimeh Alemi, Ali Labafchi   +2 more
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Finnish dentists' experiences with foreign-background patients-a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2022
Objective The population in many countries is becoming more diverse. The number of people from foreign backgrounds is growing in Finland as well. The aim of this study was to better understand how the foreign background of a patient affects the dentist's
Kaila, Minna, Paajanen, Anna, Koivumäki, Jaakko, Karaharju-Suvanto, Terhi   +3 more
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Evaluation of Comfort Levels of Patient and Ergonomics of the Dental Surgeon during Manual Scaling under Both Proprioceptive Derivative Concept and Conventional Approach: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: The important components that contribute to successful dental care are maximum accessibility, visibility, comfort, and control over clinical processes.
Gautami S Penmetsa, Lahari Karuturi, Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti, Srividya Inti, Meghana Gangolu, Rajya Lakshmi Mikkili   +5 more
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Life-conditions and anthropometric variables as risk factors for oral health in children in Ladakh, a cross-sectional survey

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background The aim of this survey was to evaluate the severity of dental caries among children living in Zanskar Valley (Ladakh, India) and its association with anthropometric and background variables. Methods This cross‐sectional survey was conducted on
Maria Grazia Cagetti, Fabio Cocco, Ezio Calzavara, Davide Augello, Phunchok Zangpoo, Guglielmo Campus   +5 more
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Effects of l-arginine and l-ornithine supplementations on the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A preliminary randomized short-term clinical trial

Heliyon, 2021
The growing interest in the possibilities of modulating macrophages in inflammatory diseases with therapeutic purpose has prompted the development of new approaches for the treatment of periodontitis.
Viktoriia I. Shynkevych, Svitlana V. Kolomiiets, Igor P. Kaidashev   +2 more
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Hepatitis B virus in Lao dentists: a cross-sectional serological study [PDF]

, 2021
Introduction and objectives Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic in Lao PDR, with up to 10% chronic infections in adults. Dentists have high risk of exposure and transmission to their patients.
Chanthavilay, Phetsavanh, Kounnavong, Sengchanh, Mangkara, Bouasone, Sayasone, Somphou, Paboriboune, Phimpha, Black, Antony P., Xaydalasouk, Kinnaly, Muller, Claude P.   +7 more
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Study protocol for a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of the use of Xylitol gum in the prevention of caries lesions in children living in Ladakh—the Caries Prevention Xylitol in Children (CaPreXCh) trial

Trials, 2021
Background Xylitol use is reported to be able to reduce dental plaque amount and cariogenic bacteria and, as a consequence, the caries increment. Only few data on the oral health of Ladakh’s population are available.
Maria Grazia Cagetti, Fabio Cocco, Ezio Calzavara, Davide Augello, Phunchok Zangpoo, Guglielmo Campus   +5 more
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A Comparative Study of Physiological and Physical Parameters Between Married Females Residing at The Qushtapa Refugee Camp and in The City of Erbil in Kurdistan-Iraq

Science Journal of University of Zakho, 2021
Refugees are under a high-risk factor of being suffering from many different diseases due to the uncontrolled accommodations environment of the camps. This study aimed to test whether the camp's habitat affecting the physical activities of the married ...
Sozan M. Qarani, Firas Kh. Qasim, Mahde S. Abdulrahman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source