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Measuring oral health: The Physical Oral Health Index
Journal of Dentistry, 2022Oral health is an important component of a person's general health. Studies focusing on this issue need valid and reliable tools to assess oral health. Aim was to develop a comprehensive measure for physical oral health and to establish its measurement properties.The construct physical oral health was defined based on a systematic literature review and
Daniel R, Reissmann +4 more
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Australian Dental Journal, 1987
AbstractGenetic factors determine the potential of the final morphology of the teeth and jaws, and of the primary and secondary palates, the resistance to caries, and the composition of heritable components of saliva. Recent developments in chromosome analysis have augmented the interpretation of some genetic factors in dentistry, and have expanded ...
Pearn, John, Gage, John
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AbstractGenetic factors determine the potential of the final morphology of the teeth and jaws, and of the primary and secondary palates, the resistance to caries, and the composition of heritable components of saliva. Recent developments in chromosome analysis have augmented the interpretation of some genetic factors in dentistry, and have expanded ...
Pearn, John, Gage, John
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Oral Health and Oral Health Promotion
2008World Health Organization recognizes oral health as an important component of general health, and furthermore, oral health is essential for well-being. The majority of oral diseases is related to lifestyles and reducing these mostly chronic diseases relies much on changing behaviour.
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The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2007
Low bone mass in the skeleton, which increases the risk of osteoporotic fracture, also may be associated with periodontal bone loss and tooth loss. Osteoporosis and periodontal disease share several common risk factors, including older age, smoking and perhaps insufficient dietary intakes of calcium and vitamin D.Research supports the idea that ...
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Low bone mass in the skeleton, which increases the risk of osteoporotic fracture, also may be associated with periodontal bone loss and tooth loss. Osteoporosis and periodontal disease share several common risk factors, including older age, smoking and perhaps insufficient dietary intakes of calcium and vitamin D.Research supports the idea that ...
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Clinical oral health status and adult perceptions of oral health
Social Science & Medicine. Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, 1980Abstract Many studies have demonstrated the importance of health perceptions in predicting and illness behavior, especially the use of health services. Despite the theoretical importance of this concept, the critical determinants of health perceptions have not yet been identified.
H.L. Bailit, S.T. Reisine
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1982 Abstract Current WHO methods were employed to estimate the prevalence of oral pathology, dentofacial anomalies, periodontal disease, caries and prosthetic status as well as treatment needs in Tuvalu, a newly emergent nation in the South Pacific. Fluorosis was endemic but other disorders of teeth, mucosa or bone were extremely rare and the presence of ...
Tihala Malaki, John David Speak
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Maturitas, 2009
To review the literature about oral symptoms and signs at the menopause with an emphasis on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). To give practical guidelines for women and their physicians in menopause-related oral health problems.The PubMed and Cochrane databases was searched until mid January 2009 with key words such as "menopause", "menopausal ...
Laura Tarkkila +4 more
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To review the literature about oral symptoms and signs at the menopause with an emphasis on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). To give practical guidelines for women and their physicians in menopause-related oral health problems.The PubMed and Cochrane databases was searched until mid January 2009 with key words such as "menopause", "menopausal ...
Laura Tarkkila +4 more
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