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Investigating the Relationship Between Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index and Preterm Labor in Pregnant Women in Hamedan, 2016 [PDF]

open access: yesAvicenna Journal of Dental Research, 2019
Background: Preterm labor is defined as labor before 37 weeks of gestation, which is associated with neonatal mortality. Due to contradictory results of studies conducted on the relationship between preterm labor and dental decays and lack of research in this regard in Iran, the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the relationship ...
Azita Tiznobaik   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Comparison of the oral health indices in patients with type II diabetes with different glycemic control levels: a case-control study [PDF]

open access: yesمجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز
Background. Glycemic control and oral health have a two-way relationship. The objective of this study was to compare dental caries and gingival indices in type II diabetic patients based on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels. Methods.
Mohsen Hashemi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Zero-Inflated Poisson Model and the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index in Dental Epidemiology

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 1999
Summary For frequency counts, the situation of extra zeros often arises in biomedical applications. This is demonstrated with count data from a dental epidemiological study in Belo Horizonte (the Belo Horizonte caries prevention study) which evaluated various programmes for reducing caries. Extra zeros, however, violate the variance–mean
Dankmar Böhning   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Radiographic evaluation and predictors of periapical lesions in patients with root-filled and nonroot-filled teeth in Kuwait

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dental Sciences, 2017
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association between periapical health status with the quality of the root filling and was the coronal restoration and identify the predictors of periapical lesion.
Manal Maslamani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Model for the Analysis of Caries Occurrence in Primary Molar Tooth Surfaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Recently methods of caries quantification in the primary dentition have moved away from summary ‘whole mouth’ measures at the individual level to methods based on generalised linear modelling (GLM) approaches or survival analysis approaches. However, GLM
Baelum V   +29 more
core   +1 more source

Oral health in patients with end‐stage renal disease: A scoping review

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2022
Objectives In patients with end stage, renal disease a high rate of morbidity and mortality is present. Studies suggest that end stage renal disease may affect oral health.
Alexa Laheij   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Caries experience among publicly-funded dental patients in Australia, 1995-96: Type of care and geographic location [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Health card holders are a financially disadvantaged group and are the target population eligible for ...
AIHW   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Insight into the Internal Structure of Biogenic, Synthetic and Geological Apatite by Electron Microscopy and X‐Ray Scattering

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Apatite occurs in many forms in nature, e.g. in teeth and geological minerals. Internally, biological apatite contains nanocrystals that are also found in synthetically prepared calcium phosphate nanoparticles which are used in biomedicine, e.g. for gene and drug delivery and for bone regeneration. Abstract Calcium phosphate is the inorganic component (
Kathrin Kostka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental health estimation for children age twelve and fifteen [PDF]

open access: yesStomatološki glasnik Srbije, 2012
Introduction. The problem of chronic diseases such as caries is very complex because it appears very early in life, often during childhood. The number of involved people is growing as well as the number of affected teeth and surfaces that eventually ...
Davidović Bojana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation between parodontal indexes and orthodontic retainers: prospective study in a group of 16 patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose. Fixed retainers are used to stabilize dental elements after orthodontic treatment. Being it a permanent treatment, it is necessary to instruct patients about a constant and continuous monitoring of their periodontal conditions and a correct oral
Corsalini, M.   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

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