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The difference of salivary pH before and after toothbrushing with toothpaste containing Betel leaf (Piper Betle)

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2014
There has been a long history of the use of plants to improve dental health and oral hygiene. The purpose of this research was to find out the difference of salivary pH before and after toothbrushing with toothpaste containing betel leaf (Piper betel ...
Soo Ling Fu, Silvi Kintawati, Sri Tjahajawati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward the Application of Multiaxial Failure Criteria: Mean Stress Sensitivity of Carbide‐Rich, High‐Alloy PM‐HIP Tool Steels Under Axial and Torsional Cyclic Loading

steel research international, EarlyView.
This study quantifies axial and torsional long‐life fatigue (LLF) behavior of three carbide‐rich PM‐HIP tool steels, correlating LLF strength with intrinsic defect size and cleanliness, thereby extracting material‐specific mean stress sensitivities and Haigh diagrams.
Lennart Mirko Scholl, Frederik Tegeder, Tobias Hajeck, Alexander Bezold, Christoph Broeckmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning-Based Toothbrushing Region Recognition Using Smart Toothbrush Holder and Wearable Sensors

Biosensors
Oral health is a critical factor in maintaining overall health, and its association with systemic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, has been extensively investigated.
Hsuan-Chih Wang, Ju-Hsuan Li, Yen-Chen Lin, Che-Yu Lin, Chien-Pin Liu, Tzu-Han Lin, Chia-Tai Chan, Chia-Yeh Hsieh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The case of the forgotten toothbrush

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2012
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Although foreign body ingestion is relatively common, toothbrush swallowing is rare. A diagnosis of small-bowel perforation, caused by a sharp or pointed foreign body, is rarely made preoperatively because the clinical symptoms are usually nonspecific and can mimic other ...
Sewpaul A, Shaban F, Venkatasubramaniam AK, Tennant D, Kelly SB   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Toothbrushing and gingival recession

International Dental Journal, 2003
To review the hypothesis that toothbrushing leads to gingival recession. Gingival recession develops due to anatomical and pathological factors. The prevalence of recession is dependent on the age and characteristic of the population because it usually presents in individuals with periodontal disease or those who practise zealous or improper oral ...
Luis A, Litonjua, Sebastiano, Andreana, Peter J, Bush, Robert E, Cohen   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Children in Multicultural Malaysia Prefer Their Ingroup Over an Outgroup but Imitate Indiscriminately

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study scrutinised whether children's imitative tendency varied depending on the model's ethnicity in a multicultural nation, Malaysia. 123 Malaysian Chinese and Malay children aged four to six were shown how to complete two goal‐oriented, tool‐use tasks using either an inefficient but normative method or an efficient alternative.
Rachel Y. Chin, Daniel B. M. Haun, Pei Jun Woo, Frankie T. K. Fong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Care Services, Barriers and Enablers to Maintaining Good Oral Health in Motor Neurone Disease: A Scoping Review

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The objective of this scoping review was to map existing literature on oral health and related care in individuals with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Specifically, the review aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to maintaining oral hygiene, summarise available clinical guidelines and patient‐facing resources, and examine how ...
Mariam A. Khokhar, Lucy A. O'Malley, Anne‐Marie Glenny, Xiaohui Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways Linking Socioeconomic Circumstances to Childhood Dental Caries: The Mediating Role of Parenting and Oral Health Behaviours Before and After Childsmile Implementation

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine the extent that parenting styles and oral health behaviours mediate the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) and childhood dental caries experience: pre−/post‐national roll‐out in 2011 of Childsmile, the child oral health improvement programme for Scotland.
Kyle Cousins, Mariél de Aquino Goulart, Paul Bradshaw, David I Conway, Andrea Sherriff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a Culturally Adapted Intervention on Early Childhood Caries Among Immigrants—A Cluster‐Randomised Trial

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is reported to be more common among immigrant children than their native counterparts. There are no community‐based studies that assess the effectiveness of an intervention in reducing the risk of ECC among immigrant children in Norway.
Mariam Reda, Knut Helge M. Jensen, Abhijit Sen, Anne N. Åstrøm, Manal Mustafa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of visual pedagogy in improving toothbrushing skills, oral hygiene and gingival health among children with autism– A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Background: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability that diminishes social interactions and communication. Maintaining good oral hygiene in them is a significant task.
T. Subhashree, R. Yashoda, Manjunath P. Puranik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source