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The COVID-19 pandemic and dentistry: the clinical, legal and economic consequences - part 2: consequences of withholding dental care.
(2020-12)
As routine care was suspended in most countries, one could anticipate progression of undiagnosed and managed oral disease. Patients are usually unaware of the development of oral disease as it is not visible to them and ...
Can socioeconomic and psychosocial factors predict the duration of orthodontic treatment?
(2020-06-23)
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Very little is known about the role of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors in predicting orthodontic treatment duration. Thus, this study aimed to test whether socioeconomic position (SEP) ...
COVID-19, domestic violence and abuse, and urgent dental and oral and maxillofacial surgery care.
(2020-06-26)
Household isolation measures to reduce coronavirus transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in increased risk of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). DVA physical injury most frequently involves the face. ...
Developing a Standard Set of Patient-centred Outcomes for Adult Oral Health - An International, Cross-disciplinary Consensus.
(Elsevier, 2021-01-16)
OBJECTIVE: To develop a minimum Adult Oral Health Standard Set (AOHSS) for use in clinical practice, research, advocacy and population health. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An international oral health working group (OHWG) was ...
The use of digital image analysis in the histological assessment of Sjögren's syndrome salivary glands improves inter-rater agreement and facilitates multicentre data harmonisation.
(2020-07)
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the use of digital image analysis (DIA) in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) for the calculation of the total area of the salivary gland (SG), focus score (FS) and SG area occupied by the ...
Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Refugees in Settlements in Greece.
(2022-10)
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) amongst refugees at emergency dental clinics in settlements in Northern Greece. METHODS: A ...
Relationship Between Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale, Child's Dental Status and Parental Psychological Profiles.
(2022-12)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of a child's dental status and parental psychological profiles on parental perception of their child's oral health. MATERIALS: This study involved 164 parents ...
Allostatic load and depressive symptoms in older adults: An analysis of 12-year panel data.
(2023-06)
BACKGROUND: Whether changes in allostatic load (AL) and depressive symptoms relate over time has not been yet fully explored. This study evaluated the association between AL and depressive symptoms over 12 years among ...
Periodontitis and implant complications in diabetes.
(2022-10)
Epidemiologic evidence indicates that periodontitis is more frequent in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus than in healthy controls, suggesting that it could be considered the "sixth complication" of diabetes. ...
A qualitative evaluation of attitudes toward extractions among primary care orthodontists in Great Britain.
(2023-04)
INTRODUCTION: The need to extract permanent teeth as part of orthodontic treatment has been keenly debated over many decades. Changes in the frequency of extraction have been well documented; however, we continue to lack ...
