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The prevalence of gingival recessions and its association with the width of attached gingiva, oral hygiene status, gingival conditions and tooth brushing [PDF]

open access: yesAl-Rafidain Dental Journal, 2004
This study highlights on examining 100 dental students within the clinical years program. The oral hygiene status and gingival conditions were diagnosed by using the plaque index score (Silness and Löe, 1964) and the gingival index score (Löe and Silness,
Rafi’ A Al–Talib
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Total Antioxidant Capacity, Catalase Activity and Salivary Oxidative Parameters in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Dentistry, 2020
Objectives: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are characterized by pain or discomfort in the temporomandibular joint, periauricular region, masticatory muscles, and neck on one or both sides.
Neda Omidpanah   +4 more
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Overcoming the Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic in Orthodontic Practice

open access: yesFrontiers in Dentistry, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) turned into a pandemic in short-time with multi-dimensional effects on human lives. The containment of this infection has become a big challenge in all countries due to its rapid spread.
Mahesh Jain, Dolly Patel
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Retention of removable partial denture with double crowns [PDF]

open access: yesStomatološki glasnik Srbije, 2004
The aim of this paper is to explain the mechanisms of retention with double crowns, examine the possibility of improving the process of measuring the forces of separating double crowns and suggest the measures for optimizing the retention forces with ...
Stamenković Dragoslav, Stančić Ivica
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Factors associated with dental fluorosis in school children in southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBrazilian Oral Research, 2014
This cross-sectional study assessed risk factors for dental fluorosis (DF) among 8- to 12-year-old children in southern Brazil. Children attending 20 schools were randomly selected (n = 1,196).
Marina Sousa Azevedo   +3 more
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Determination of cortisol levels in plasma and saliva in women exposed to chronic stress [PDF]

open access: yesStomatološki glasnik Srbije, 2008
Introduction: It is known fact from the literature data that acute and chronic stress influence serum cortisol level. As with serum cortisol, the level of cortisol in saliva is also a reliable marker of stress.
Kršljak Elena, Gošić Katarina
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Evaluation of shear bond strength of different treatments of ceramic bracket surfaces Avaliação da resistência ao cisalhamento de diferentes tratamentos na superfície de braquetes cerâmicos

open access: yesDental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the bonding strength of the ceramic bracket and composite resin restoration interface, using four types of treatment on the base of the bracket.
Patrícia Helou Ramos Andrade   +2 more
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Adequacy of human milk viscosity to respond to infants with dysphagia: experimental study

open access: yesJournal of Applied Oral Science, 2011
Neonatal nutrition is an important subject in health in the short, medium and long term. In preterm newborns, nutrition assumes a predominant role for the child's overall development.
Mariangela Bartha de Mattos de Almeida   +3 more
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Effects of salivary protein flow and indigenous microorganisms on initial colonization of Candida albicans in an in vivo model

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2012
Background Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that is part of the commensal microbial flora of the oral cavity. When the host immune defenses are impaired or when the normal microbial flora is disturbed, C.
Kanaguchi Norihiko   +6 more
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Length determination of zygomatic implants using tridimensional computed tomography Determinação do comprimento de fixações zigomáticas a partir de tomografia computadorizada tridimensional

open access: yesBrazilian Oral Research, 2006
Considering the potential of tridimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) as a predictor of real bone dimensions, nine dried human skulls with maxillary edentulism were evaluated using images obtained by 3D-CT, prior to the installation of zygomatic ...
Luciana Ribeiro Koser   +2 more
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