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The Effects of Stroke on Oral Function and Oral Health: A Qualitative Study

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in Aotearoa New Zealand, often resulting in a range of physical and cognitive impairments. The impacts of stroke on oral function and oral health are not well understood from the survivors' perspective, yet the latter are crucial for overall wellbeing. This qualitative study explored
Esther Cheong, Daniela Aldabe, Nurul Thiyahuddin, Mauro Farella, Carolina Loch   +4 more
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Deploying Oral Health Therapists in Aged Residential Care in New Zealand: A Pilot Study

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The proportion of older New Zealanders entering aged residential care facilities with at least some of their natural dentition remaining is steadily increasing, and high dental caries increments are evident in that setting, with important implications for quality of life.
Moira B. Smith, Sarah Majeed, Rachel Holden, Shennae Bartlett, Ngaire Kerse, Noor Nazahiah Bakri, Keiko Oda, W. Murray Thomson   +7 more
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Performance of Non‐Dental Professional Caregivers in Oral Health Assessment Using the Oral Health Screener: Caregiver–Dentist Agreement and Inter‐Rater Reliability

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate caregiver–dentist agreement and inter‐rater reliability of the Oral Health Screener (OHS) following its optimisation for use in long‐term care and to examine the effect of different caregiver OHS training modalities. Methods This prospective reliability and agreement study was nested within a 2‐year cluster‐randomised ...
Patricia Ann Ivonne Vandenbulcke, Dries De Witte, Emilie Schoebrechts, Jan De Lepeleire, Anja Declercq, Dominique Declerck, Joke Duyck, Johanna de Almeida Mello   +7 more
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Developing and Validating a Nursing‐Applied Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool for Care‐Dependent Older German Adults: A Two‐Panel Delphi Study

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Implementation of oral health assessment tools in residential care for older adults remains challenging. We aimed to establish the content validity and practice relevance of the Mouth‐related Risk Assessment for Professional Nursing (Mu‐RAP), a nursing‐applied instrument designed to identify oral health risks in care‐dependent ...
Anna‐Lena Hillebrecht, Sarah Funck, Elmar Ludwig, Ramona Waterkotte, Anna Greta Barbe   +4 more
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The Immediate Effects of a 3D Intraoral Scanner as an Adjunctive Oral Hygiene Educational Tool: A Randomised Controlled Trial

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This single‐visit randomised controlled clinical trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of a three‐dimensional (3D) intraoral scanner as an adjunctive oral hygiene education tool compared to standard personalised oral hygiene instruction (OHI) in healthy adults.
Hui Jia Sophia Choo, Jia Ming Joshua Xie, Xiao Tong Jacinta Lu, Wei Ming Clement Lai, Lum Peng Lim, Boon Keng Alvin Yeo   +5 more
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Inhibitory effect of zirconium oxide nanoparticles on Candida albicans adhesion to repaired polymethyl methacrylate denture bases and interim removable prostheses: a new approach for denture stomatitis prevention

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2017
Mohammed M Gad,1 Ahmad M Al-Thobity,1 Suliman Y Shahin,2 Badar T Alsaqer,3 Aiman A Ali4,5 1Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, 2Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, 3Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine ...
Gad MM, Al-Thobity AM, Shahin SY, Alsaqer BT, Ali AA   +4 more
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Factors affecting bonding strength of artificial teeth to acrylic resin denture bases: A review

مجله دانشکده دندانپزشکی اصفهان, 2010
Introduction: The most common repair in removable prostheses and especially after delivering them to patients is substitution of debonded teeth in their places. Several studies have already been planned to study the factors affecting the bonding strength
Ramin Mosharraf
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Comparative Evaluation of Flexural Strength of Heat-Polymerized Polymethyl Methacrylate Denture Base Material Reinforced with Silanized Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles and Silanized Tetragonal Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles – An In Vitro Study

Journal of International Clinical Dental Research Organization
Background: Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is the most widely used material in denture fabrication in prosthodontics. Despite its popularity which satisfies esthetics, simple processing, and easy repair, the common problems associated with PMMA as a ...
Richa Sahai, Sumeet Jalan
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Clinical and Psychosocial Predisposing Factors Associated With Anaesthesia Failure During Non‐Surgical Root Canal Treatment: A National Dental Practice‐Based Research Network Study

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to identify dentist, patient, and pre‐treatment clinical characteristics associated with local anaesthesia failure during non‐surgical endodontic treatment. Methodology Data were collected from the National Dental Practice‐Based Research Network study entitled “Predicting Outcomes of Root Canal Treatment (PREDICT)”, which ...
Linda J. Liu, Ronald Ordinola‐Zapata, W. Craig Noblett, Ellen Funkhouser, Alan S. Law, Donald R. Nixdorf, Ernest W. N. Lam, Rahma Mungia, Gregg H. Gilbert, The National Dental Practice‐Based Research Network Collaborative Group   +9 more
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Multicenter RCT 6‐Year Survival of Zirconia‐Reinforced Lithium Silicate Endocrowns: 90° Shoulder Versus Butt‐Joint Margins

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Margin design significantly influences endocrown biomechanical performance. Nevertheless, long‐term clinical data comparing margin designs within a singular zirconia‐reinforced lithium silicate (ZLS) system remain scarce. This study reports the 6‐year follow‐up results of a multicenter, prospective, randomized, assessor‐blinded ...
Ping Xiao, Ziting Zheng, Yuting Zeng, Xiaoyu Lin, Jiayao Mo, Liya Chen, Jilei Wang, Yuan Wu, Zhongchun Tong, Wenjuan Yan   +9 more
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