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Chronodentistry: the role & potential of molecular clocks in oral medicine

Molecular clocks help organisms to adapt important physiological functions to periodically changing conditions in the environment. These include the adaption of the 24 h sleep-wake rhythm to changes of day and...

Authors: Klara Janjić and Hermann Agis

Improving oral health in migrant and underserved populations: evaluation of an interactive, community-based oral health education program in Washington state

Oral health is one of the greatest unmet health needs of migrant farmworkers and many migrant workers lack basic oral health knowledge. This paper presents evaluation results for an oral health education progr...

Authors: Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez, Allen Cheadle, Gino Aisenberg and Laura Flores Cantrell

Stress on facial skin of class III subjects during maxillary protraction: a finite element analysis

Maxillary protraction with facemask (FM) is an orthopedic approach for treatment of Class III growing patients. Aim of the present investigation was to analyze tension loads produced by two different facial ma...

Authors: Francesca Gazzani, Chiara Pavoni, Paola Cozza and Roberta Lione

Immunomodulatory factors gene polymorphisms in chronic periodontitis: an overview

Chronic periodontitis (CP), defines as destruction of the supporting tissues of the teeth and resorption of the alveolar bone. It is widespread in human populations and represent an important problem for publi...

Authors: Zahra Heidari, Bita Moudi and Hamidreza Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb

Medical-grade polycaprolactone scaffolds made by melt electrospinning writing for oral bone regeneration – a pilot study in vitro

The spectrum of indications for the use of membranes and scaffolds in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery includes, amongst others, guided bone regeneration (GBR). Currently available membrane systems ...

Authors: A. Fuchs, A. Youssef, A. Seher, G. Hochleitner, P. D. Dalton, S. Hartmann, R. C. Brands, U. D. A. Müller-Richter and C. Linz

Psychological distress and anxiety compared amongst dental patients- results of a cross-sectional study in 1549 adults

This study aimed to identify anxiety in dental patients visiting a dental clinic using the Dental Anxiety Scale, their level of psychological distress using the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and therefore identif...

Authors: Alexander Zinke, Christian Hannig and Hendrik Berth

Assessment of the oral health behavior, knowledge and status among dental and medical undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study

It is widely accepted that oral health plays an important role in overall health. Both dental and medical students are expected to possess good oral health awareness and work together for public oral health pr...

Authors: Ke Yao, Yufei Yao, Xin Shen, Changqing Lu and Qiang Guo

WIF1 enhanced dentinogenic differentiation in stem cells from apical papilla

Odontogenic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from tooth tissues are a reliable resource that can be utilized for dental tissue regeneration. Exploration of the mechanisms underlying the regulation of the...

Authors: Haifeng Wang and Yu Cao

A comparison of treatment effectiveness between clear aligner and fixed appliance therapies

Align technology has developed greatly over past few years. Patients tended to prefer clear aligners over conventional brackets because of the superior comfort and esthetics, while the effectiveness of clear a...

Authors: Yunyan Ke, Yanfei Zhu and Min Zhu

Relationship between oral environment and frailty among older adults dwelling in a rural Japanese community: a cross-sectional observational study

Oral functions are known to decline with aging. However, there is limited evidence that supports the relationship between oral health and frailty. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between oral hygi...

Authors: Yoko Hasegawa, Ayumi Sakuramoto, Hideyuki Sugita, Kana Hasegawa, Nobuhide Horii, Takashi Sawada, Ken Shinmura and Hiromitsu Kishimoto

The role of osteomodulin on osteo/odontogenic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells

Extracellular matrix secretion and odontoblastic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) are the cellular bases for reparative dentinogenesis. Osteomodulin (OMD) is a member of the small leuci...

Authors: Wenzhen Lin, Li Gao, Wenxin Jiang, Chenguang Niu, Keyong Yuan, Xuchen Hu, Rui Ma and Zhengwei Huang

Salivary characteristics and dental caries experience in remote Indigenous children in Australia: a cross-sectional study

While associations between salivary characteristics and dental caries have been well studied, we are not aware of this being assessed in a remote Indigenous child population, where lifestyles may be different ...

Authors: R. Lalloo, S. K. Tadakamadla, J. Kroon, O. Tut, S. Kularatna, R. Boase, K. Kapellas, D. Gilchrist, E. Cobbledick, J. Rogers and N. W. Johnson

Oral health of 6–7 year-old children according to the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) index

The index of Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) reveals a range of caries development from a non-cavitated status to advanced lesions. The aim of the present study was to explore the oral health s...

Authors: Azadeh Babaei, Afsaneh Pakdaman, Hossein Hessari and Ahmad R. Shamshiri

The accuracy and stability of the maxillary position after orthognathic surgery using a novel computer-aided surgical simulation system

Many reports have been published on orthognathic surgery (OGS) using computer-aided surgical simulation (CASS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the maxillary repositioning and the sta...

Authors: Ju-Won Kim, Jong-Cheol Kim, Chun-Gi Jeong, Kyeong-Jun Cheon, Seoung-Won Cho, In-Young Park and Byoung-Eun Yang

Dental caries status of Lisu preschool children in Yunnan Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Dental caries is still considered a major public health concern for human beings, especially minority groups and those living in disadvantaged communities. The Lisu is a minority group in China of more than 70...

Authors: Shinan Zhang, Yuexiao Li, Juan Liu, Weiqi Wang, Leticia Ito, Samamtha Kar Yan Li and Yanhong Li

Predictive factors for tooth loss during supportive periodontal therapy in patients with severe periodontitis: a Japanese multicenter study

Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) must take individual patient risk factors into account. We conducted a multicenter joint retrospective cohort study to investigate the value of modified periodontal risk as...

Authors: Takahisa Hirata, Shinya Fuchida, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Chieko Kudo and Masato Minabe

Caries prevalence and dental health of 8–12 year-old children in Damascus city in Syria during the Syrian Crisis; a cross-sectional epidemiological oral health survey

There was an immense need for studies evaluating the dental health status in Syrian children, especially under the current circumstances of the Syrian crisis. No contemporary data was available. The aim of thi...

Authors: Muhammed Al-Huda Ballouk and Mayssoon Dashash

Caries experience and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in a low-resource setting

Children with complex neurodevelopmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP), have a higher risk of dental disease related at least in part to greater difficulties in performing and maintaining effective ...

Authors: Rahena Akhter, Nur Mohammad Monsur Hassan, Elizabeth F. Martin, Mohammad Muhit, Hayley Smithers-sheedy, Nadia Badawi and Gulam Khandaker

Root canal morphology of permanent teeth in a Malaysian subpopulation using cone-beam computed tomography

To determine the root canal morphology of human permanent maxillary and mandibular teeth in a Malaysian subpopulation using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Authors: Julia Yen Yee Pan, Abhishek Parolia, Siong Ren Chuah, Shekhar Bhatia, Sunil Mutalik and Allan Pau

Comparison of the salivary and dentinal microbiome of children with severe-early childhood caries to the salivary microbiome of caries-free children

The main objectives of this study were to describe and compare the microbiota of 1) deep dentinal lesions of deciduous teeth of children affected with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) and 2) the unstimula...

Authors: Eimear Hurley, Maurice P. J. Barrett, Martin Kinirons, Helen Whelton, C. Anthony Ryan, Catherine Stanton, Hugh M. B. Harris and Paul W. O’Toole

The oral health status, behaviours and knowledge of patients with cardiovascular disease in Sydney Australia: a cross-sectional survey

Periodontal disease is a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and it is recommended internationally that patients with cardiovascular disease should engage in preventative oral health practic...

Authors: Paula Sanchez, Bronwyn Everett, Yenna Salamonson, Julie Redfern, Shilpi Ajwani, Sameer Bhole, Joshua Bishop, Karen Lintern, Samantha Nolan, Rohan Rajaratnam, Maria Sheehan, Fiona Skarligos, Lissa Spencer, Ravi Srinivas and Ajesh George

Molecular damage and responses of oral keratinocyte to hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-based tooth bleaching reagents have recently increased in popularity and controversy. H₂O₂ gel (3%) is used in a Nightguard for vital bleaching; transient tooth sensitivity and oral mucos...

Authors: Kuan-Yu Lin, Ching-Hung Chung, Jheng-Sian Ciou, Pei-Fang Su, Pei-Wen Wang, Dar-Bin Shieh and Tzu-Chueh Wang

Assessment of dental caries and salivary nitric oxide levels in children with dyspepsia

The increase in nitric oxide (NO) levels in the oral cavity and saliva have been associated with various oral diseases; however, the gastro-salivary interaction of NO remains controversial. Thus, the aim of th...

Authors: Damla Aksit-Bicak, Ebru Emekli-Alturfan, Unsal Veli Ustundag and Serap Akyuz

Dental caries and associated factors in 3 to 5-year-old children in Zhejiang Province, China: an epidemiological survey

Dental caries in preschool children is prevalent worldwide, but data regarding its magnitude and associated factors were not available for preschool children in Zhejiang Province, China. This study examines th...

Authors: Na Zhou, Haihua Zhu, Yadong Chen, Wen Jiang, Xiaolong Lin, Yan Tu, Dingwan Chen and Hui Chen

Oral hygiene practice and periodontal status among two tribal population of Telangana state, India- an epidemiological study

The tribes of India have poor periodontal health status due to their isolation, awareness and less accessibility to dental resources. They follow traditional methods of oral hygiene practice, which are found t...

Authors: Shaik Mohammed Asif, Shaik Naheeda, Khalil Ibrahim Assiri, Hussain Mohammed Almubarak, Sultan Mohammed Kaleem, M. Zakirulla, Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig and Mohammed Zahir Kota

Knowledge, attitude and compliance of infection control guidelines among dental faculty members and students in KSU

Infection is one of the most crucial problems in health care services worldwide. It is considered one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality associated with clinical, diagnostic and therapeuti...

Authors: Ghada Alharbi, Noura Shono, Lamya Alballaa and Alaa Aloufi

Impact of different restorative treatments for deep caries lesion in primary teeth (CEPECO 1) – study protocol for a noninferiority randomized clinical trial

Due to the lack of evidence to determine the best treatment for deep cavitated caries lesions in primary molars, the search for an effective restorative technique, which results in a minimal discomfort to pati...

Authors: Gabriela Seabra Quennehen da Silva, Daniela Prócida Raggio, Gabriela Fernanda Ribeiro Machado, Anna Carolina Volpi Mello-Moura, Thais Gimenez, Isabela Floriano and Tamara Kerber Tedesco

Bayesian model with application to a study of dental caries

Dental caries are a significant public health problem. It is a disease with multifactorial causes. In Sub-Sahara Africa, Ethiopia is one of the countries with a high record of dental caries. This study was to ...

Authors: Mekuanint Simeneh Workie and Denekew Bitew Belay

Biodentine^TM versus formocresol pulpotomy technique in primary molars: a 12–month randomized controlled clinical trial

The objective of this clinical study was to prospectively compare the clinical and radiographic success rates of Biodentine^TM pulpotomies versus formocresol pulpotomies in children vital primary molars.

Authors: Omar Abd El Sadek El Meligy, Najlaa Mohamed Alamoudi, Sulaiman Mohamed Allazzam and Azza Abdel Mohsen El-Housseiny

Oral health status and its determinants among opiate dependents: a cross-sectional study

In addition to numerous general health problems, drug dependents manifest various oral health disorders. Our aim was to investigate the oral health status and its determinants among in-treatment opiate depende...

Authors: Hajar Shekarchizadeh, Mohammad R. Khami, Simin Z. Mohebbi, Hamed Ekhtiari and Jorma I. Virtanen

Modification and psychometric evaluation of the child perceptions questionnaire (CPQ_11–14) in assessing oral health related quality of life among Lithuanian children

Oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) research among children and adolescents in Lithuania is just starting and no measures have been validated to date. Therefore, this study aimed to validate a Lithuan...

Authors: Aistė Kavaliauskienė, Antanas Šidlauskas and Apolinaras Zaborskis

Oral hygiene, prevalence of gingivitis, and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Sarlahi District, Nepal

The oral health status of pregnant women in low-resource communities such as Nepal has not been well characterized. This sub-population is also of specific interest given associations between poor oral health ...

Authors: D. J. Erchick, B. Rai, N. K. Agrawal, S. K. Khatry, J. Katz, S. C. LeClerq, M. A. Reynolds and L. C. Mullany

Plaque biofilm microbial diversity in infants aged 12 months and their mothers with or without dental caries: a pilot study

A number of studies on oral microbial diversity of early childhood caries (ECC) have tended to focus on mid- or late-stage of ECC, with a lack of research into early stage of tooth eruption and maternal influe...

Authors: Danying Tao, Fei Li, Xiping Feng, May Chun Mei Wong and Haixia Lu

Nifedipine induced gingival enlargement in an edentulous patient: a case report with one year follow up

Gingival enlargement due to calcium channel blockers is a common complaint reported by patients. It can be localized or generalized and can range from mild to severe, affecting patients appearance and function...

Authors: Shaik Mohammed Asif, Naheeda Shaik, Bhavna Barthunia, Sultan Mohammed Kaleem, M Zakirulla, Mohammed Zahir Kota and Fawaz Abdul Hamid Baig

Psychological problems and quality of life of patients with oral mucosal diseases: a preliminary study in Chinese population

Psychological problems might play important roles in oral mucosal diseases such as recurrent aphthous ulcers (RAU), oral lichen planus (OLP), burning mouth syndrome (BMS), but the relevance to patients’ qualit...

Authors: Chao Yang, Lina Liu, Huijie Shi and Yuanyuan Zhang

Smile aesthetics as perceived by dental students: a cross-sectional study

An aesthetic smile has a number of components, and people generally equate a good dental appearance with success in many areas of life. The features that determine smile aesthetics could provide significant in...

Authors: Juste Armalaite, Monika Jarutiene, Arunas Vasiliauskas, Antanas Sidlauskas, Vilma Svalkauskiene, Mantas Sidlauskas and Grazvydas Skarbalius

Diet and lifestyle habits associated with caries in deciduous teeth among 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi province, China

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of caries in deciduous teeth and the effect of diet and lifestyle habits on dental caries among 3- to 5-year-old preschool children in Jiangxi Province, ...

Authors: Liwei Zeng, Yixuan Zeng, Yin Zhou, Jianqiong Wen, Li Wan, Xiaoyan Ou and Xiaojun Zhou

Narrowing the rural oral healthcare gap: the 2017 rural interprofessional oral health practice symposium

Authors: Sean G. Boynes, Ce Ce Heyward, Christine Kenney, Abigail Lauer-Kelly, Joni Nelson, Kelli Ohrenberger, Christine Veschusio, Vuong Diep and Amy B. Martin

Clinical observation of tongue coating of perioperative patients: factors related to the number of bacteria on the tongue before and after surgery

Increased amount of tongue coating has been reported to be associated with increased bacteria count in the saliva and aspiration pneumonia in elderly people. However, the implications of tongue coating for pre...

Authors: Madoka Funahara, Souichi Yanamoto, Sakiko Soutome, Saki Hayashida and Masahiro Umeda

Relations of drug use and socioeconomic factors with adherence to dental treatment among adolescents

Adolescents are vulnerable to behaviors that weaken health, by adopting habits that interfere with adherence to treatment. The aims of the present study were to investigate adolescents’ adherence to dental tre...

Authors: Sílvia Letícia Freddo, Inara Pereira da Cunha, Jaqueline Vilela Bulgareli, Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti and Antonio Carlos Pereira

Effects of laser treatments on surface roughness of zirconium oxide ceramics

The aim of this study was to analyze the surface roughness of yttrium stabilized tetragonal polycrystalline zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramics after different laser treatments (CO_2, ER: YAG).

Authors: Goknil Ergun Kunt and Ibrahim Duran

Implant survival and patient satisfaction in completely edentulous patients with immediate placement of implants: a retrospective study

This study evaluated full-arch rehabilitation of patients with immediately placed implants in terms of the cumulative implant survival rate, risk factors for implant failure, and patient satisfaction.

Authors: Hye-sung Kim, Han-A Cho, Young youn Kim and Hosung Shin

Dentists’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding Hepatitis B and C and HIV/AIDS in Sanandaj, Iran

Healthcare workers including physicians, dentists, nurses and laboratory workers are considered to be among the groups at the risk of blood-borne pathogen transmission. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the Kn...

Authors: Masomeh Rostamzadeh, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Sirus Afrooz, Kaveh Mohamadi and Mohammad Aziz Rasouli

Evaluation of an educational intervention in oral health for primary care physicians: a cluster randomized controlled study

Family physicians are in frequent contact with patients, and their contribution to oral health promotion programs could be utilized more effectively. We implemented an oral health care (OHC) educational semina...

Authors: Simin Z. Mohebbi, Sepideh Rabiei, Reza Yazdani, Pentti Nieminen and Jorma I. Virtanen

Knowledge, perceptions, and clinical experiences on molar incisor hypomineralization among dental care providers in Hong Kong

Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is an alarming problem with considerable challenges in management. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the knowledge, perceptions, and clinical experiences of molar ...

Authors: Gianina Camille Sicangco Gamboa, Gillian Hiu Man Lee, Manikandan Ekambaram and Cynthia Kar Yung Yiu

Proposal for a screening questionnaire for detecting habitual mouth breathing, based on a mouth-breathing habit score

When mouth breathing becomes habitual, it can cause sleep disorders and abnormal maxillofacial growth, thus early detection of habitual mouth breathing is important. We created a questionnaire for early detect...

Authors: Masahiro Sano, Sayaka Sano, Hiromasa Kato, Ken Arakawa and Masaaki Arai

Consequences of community water fluoridation cessation for Medicaid-eligible children and adolescents in Juneau, Alaska

The general aim of this research was to determine whether cessation of community water fluoridation (CWF) increased oral health disparities, as measured by dental caries procedures and restoration costs for ch...

Authors: Jennifer Meyer, Vasileios Margaritis and Aaron Mendelsohn

The effect of smear layer removal on E. faecalis leakage and bond strength of four resin-based root canal sealers

The aim of the study was to assess bacterial sealability and bonding ability of methacrylate-based Resilon (RS, SybronEndo), Endo Rez (ER, Ultradent Products Inc), and epoxy-based AH Plus (AH, Dentsply/DeTrey)...

Authors: Laura Andriukaitiene, Xiaobo Song, Nannan Yang, Lippo V. J. Lassila, Pekka K. Vallittu and Eero Kerosuo

New regression equations for mixed dentition space analysis in Nepalese mongoloids

Mixed dentition space analysis methods using regression equations, namely, Moyers’ analysis and Tanaka-Johnston analysis are commonly used around the world. However, the applicability of these analyses among d...

Authors: Jamal Giri, Prabhat Ranjan Pokharel, Rajesh Gyawali, Jigyasha Timsina and Kashmira Pokhrel

Validity of self-reported number of teeth in middle-aged Finnish adults: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study 1966

We examined the validity of self-reported number of teeth in middle-aged adults by using representative cohort data to compare corresponding self-reported and clinical values.

Authors: Toni Similä, Pentti Nieminen and Jorma I. Virtanen