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Oral contraceptives alter oral health [PDF]
This letter to the editor discusses the occurrence of women on hormonal replacement therapy and oral contraceptives experiencing a statistically significant increase in gingival inflammation related to the duration of use that affects the periodontium.
Saini Rajiv +2 more
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Inequalities in oral health and oral health promotion [PDF]
This article offers a critical review of the problem of inequalities in oral health and discusses strategies for disease prevention and oral health promotion.
Samuel Jorge Moysés
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Prioritizing Oral Health: Oral Health IS Health!
How did we let the mouth get separated from the rest of the body? And more importantly, how do we put oral health back into overall health? This issue of the NCMJ highlights recent efforts to develop strategies to create an accessible, sustainable, and ...
J. S. Cline
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Relationship between oral health literacy and oral health status [PDF]
Background Health literacy has been found to be a strong predictor of an individuals’ health, health behavior and health outcomes. Lower literacy has been linked to problems with the use of preventive services, delayed diagnoses of medical conditions ...
Jagan Kumar Baskaradoss
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WHO's Global Oral Health Status Report 2022: Actions, Discussion, & Implementation.
OBJECTIVES In November 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the first Global Oral Health Status Report (GOHSR) that describes the status of oral health care in the 195 member states.
Nityanand Jain +3 more
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BACKGROUND The management of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) requires a comprehensive approach that considers multiple factors, including the impact of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).
Z. Qamar +8 more
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Health literacy and oral health: the role of schoolteachers as health promoters
The recognition of literacy’s relevance led the UN to declare in 2002 the “United Nations Decade for Literacy”. The UN Secretary-General's message, on September 8th, 2012, at the International Literacy Day celebrations, refers that “[l]iteracy provides ...
Luís Soares Luís +2 more
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Children oral health and parents education status: a cross sectional study
Introduction Oral diseases are common and affect millions of people worldwide. They can range from mild and easily treatable conditions to more severe and serious diseases.
G. Minervini +5 more
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Aim:Oral diseases can affect various aspects of life in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health conditions, oral health behaviors, and the oral health-related quality of life ...
Eda Arat Maden, İpek Süzer Gamlı
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