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Pandemic Considerations on Essential Oral Health Care
(SAGE Publications, 2020-12-09)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic revealed a lack of consensus on the concept of essential oral health care. We propose a definition of essential oral health care that includes urgent and basic oral health ... -
Particulate matter 2.5 exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes: Evidence from Colombia.
(Elsevier, 2024-04-09)Particulate matter is a type of air pollution that consists of fine particles with a diameter <2.5 μm (PM2.5), which can easily penetrate the respiratory system and enter the bloodstream, increasing health risks for pregnant ... -
Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey
Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID-19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An international ... -
Perception and practices of physicians in addressing the smokeless tobacco epidemic: findings from two States in India.
(2013)BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco use in South Asia is believed to be a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality. In India, only a few studies involving health educational intervention by health care providers have ... -
Photographic Facial Soft Tissue Analysis by Means of Linear and Angular Measurements in an Adolescent Persian Population.
(2015)To obtain objective average measurements of the profile and frontal facial soft tissue to be used as a guide for aesthetic treatment goals. Methods and Materials : This observational study included 110 females and 130 males ... -
Predictors of dentists' behaviours in delivering prevention in primary dental care in England: using the theory of planned behaviour.
(2016-02-08)BACKGROUND: To explore the factors predicting preventive behaviours among NHS dentists in Camden, Islington and Haringey in London, using constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey ... -
Prescription patterns of analgesics for oral conditions in india - Analysis of large medical audit data of outpatients in India's private healthcare sector.
(2023)BACKGROUND: Analgesic use needs to be regulated due to its adverse effects. This study aimed to analyse the change in prescription rates and patterns of the analgesics prescribed for various oral conditions and to analyse ... -
The prevalence of pathologic tooth migration with respect to the severity of periodontitis.
(2016-08)AIM: Pathologic tooth migration (PTM) has been defined as tooth displacement that occurs when the balance among the factors that maintain physiologic tooth position is disturbed by periodontal disease. The aim of this ... -
Promoting access to dental care in South London: adult patients' perspectives.
(2017-08)Objective: To evaluate patients' views on health service initiatives established to improve uptake of NHS primary dental care amongst adult patients in a socially deprived area, comparing practices with extended and regular ... -
Prosthetic Rehabilitation of A Repaired Cleft Palate With Use of A Two-Part Hinged Magnet Retained Removable Prosthesis.
(2021-03-03)The presence of a cleft lip and palate is associated with a number of complications and the oral rehabilitation for the improvement of speech, function and aesthetics can involve conventional and surgical orthodontics, ... -
Psychosocial and demographic predictors of adherence and non-adherence to health advice accompanying air quality warning systems: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2017-09-22)Background: Although evidence shows that poor air quality can harm human health, we have a limited understanding about the behavioural impact of air quality forecasts. Our aim was to understand to what extent air quality ... -
The public attitude towards selecting dental health centers
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A qualitative study of children's quality of life in the context of living with cleft lip and palate.
(2019)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Quality-of-life measures have been expanded to help in assessing the physical and psychosocial effects of oral health. Although, in the case of children undergoing oral surgery, the oro-facial ... -
A quasi-experimental intervention to assess the effectiveness of a physician-delivered tobacco cessation intervention in India: A detailed study protocol
(SAGE Publications, 2017-03-20)INTRODUCTION: Tobacco cessation is the most important, cost-effective preventive maintenance that clinicians can offer study participants who use tobacco. There is lack of preparedness among primary care physicians in ...