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Tooth Wear in a Sample of Community-Dwelling Elderly Greeks
Conclusions: The presence and the extent of severe wear in the sample of the examined elderly is high compared to elderly populations in other countries. Severe wear was more prevalent with advanced age and more extensive in the occlusal/incisal surfaces in males and those having less than 20 remaining teeth. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - April 1, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

School Achievement and Oral Health Behaviour Among Adolescents in Finland: A National Survey
Conclusion: School success is strongly associated with oral health behaviour among adolescents. Preventive treatment should be targeted especially at boys with poor school achievement and smoking behaviour. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - April 1, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Vitamin C and Its Role in Periodontal Diseases – The Past and the Present: A Narrative Review
Van der Velden, UbelePage 115 - 124In humans, ascorbic acid, better known as vitamin C, is a true vitamin because humans lack the ability to synthesise it. Vitamin C exhibits a number of enzymatic and non-enzymatic effects but all are accounted for by the ability of vitamin C to donate electrons and therefore acts as a reducing agent. It has a wide range of functions. For example, it acts as co-factor for a number of enzymes including those involved in collagen hydroxylation, prevents oxidative damage to DNA and intracellular proteins, and in plasma it increases endothelium-dependent vasodilatation, and reduces extracellul...
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - April 1, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Association of Vitamin D With Periodontal Disease: A Narrative Review
Conclusions: There is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of 25(OH)D on periodontal disease severity, progression and tooth loss, with some studies reporting beneficial effects of higher 25(OH)D serum concentrations on periodontal health and tooth retention, whereas others could not find such an association. Limited evidence also supports a positive association between 1,25(OH)2D3 and periodontal health as well as a trend towards better periodontal health with vitamin D supplementation. Finally, various vitamin D polymorphisms were associated with chronic and aggressive periodontitis, with different outcomes reporte...
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - April 1, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Efficacy of Licorice Lollipops in Reducing Dental Caries in a Paediatric Population: A Systematic Review
Conclusion: Licorice lollipops showed a promising effect in reducing caries by decreasing Streptococcus mutans counts in the saliva. Further research using randomised controlled clinical trial (RCT) designs with large sample size are recommended. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - April 1, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

'Dental Hierarchy of Needs' in the COVID-19 Era – or Why Treat When It Doesn't Hurt?
Berlin-Broner, Yuli / Levin, LiranPage 95 - 95 (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - March 31, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Association Between Body Mass Index and Dental Caries in a Turkish Subpopulation of Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study was conducted on a total of 394 patients. DMFT index was used to define the number of teeth with decays, teeth with fillings, and missing teeth. The body weight and height of the study participants were measured with a digital scale and height rod. BMI was calculated by dividing the body weight by the square root of the height. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni tests were used to compare three or more groups and to compare two groups, respectively. The statistical significance level was evaluated at p (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Periodontitis as a Preterm Birth Risk Factor in Caucasian Women: A Cohort Study
Conclusion: In this study, periodontitis stage II, grade B, was not statistically associated with preterm birth. Pregnancy is a short period of time in order to evaluate long-term oral systemic infections. Adverse pregnancy outcomes are more difficult to occur. Thus, since pregnancy timing average cannot be changed, the stages of periodontal disease (initial, moderate, advanced) could be another factor to study. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Influence of Chlorhexidine Gluconate on the Immediate Bond Strength of a Universal Adhesive System on Dentine Subjected to Different Bonding Protocols: An In Vitro Pilot Study
Conclusion: The preapplication of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate did not reduce the immediate bond strength of the Single Bond Universal adhesive system under different bonding protocols. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Plaque Inhibitory Effect of Hyaluronan-Containing Mouthwash in a 4-Day Non-Brushing Model
Conclusions: CHX revealed the best plaque inhibition closely followed by HA. Early gingival inflammatory changes were found similar for CHX and HA. Furthermore, HA was well accepted with better perceptions than CHX and DW. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Erosive/Abrasive Enamel Wear While Using a Combination of Anti-Erosive Toothbrush/-Paste
K örner, Philipp / Inauen, Deborah S / Attin, Thomas / Wegehaupt, Florian JPage 53 - 59Purpose: To investigate dental enamel wear caused by erosion and abrasion while using a combination of anti-erosive toothbrush/-paste.Materials and Methods: A total of 60 enamel specimens from bovine incisors were randomly assigned into five groups of 12 specimens each (G1 –5, n = 12): (G1) control group (no treatment), (G2) standard medium toothbrush Paro M43 and standard toothpaste Elmex Caries Protection, (G3) standard medium toothbrush Paro M43 and anti-erosive toothpaste Elmex Protection Erosion, (G4) anti-erosive toothbrush Elme...
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Comparison of Cytotoxicity of Four Different Adhesive Materials Before and After Polymerisation
Cangul, Suzan / Adiguzel, Ozkan / Tekin, SametPage 43 - 51Introduction: The aim of this study was to make a quantitative comparison of the cytotoxic potentials of four different polymerised and unpolymerised self-etching adhesives which were newly used clinically.Materials and Methods: Cytotoxic effects of both polymerised and unpolymerised forms of all test adhesives were evaluated against L929 cell line using the MTT test. The activity for unpolymerised adhesives was assessed in different doses and incubation times manner. On the other hand, cytotoxicity of the polymerised adhesives prepared at different extraction times...
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Prevalence of Obesity in Elementary School Children and its Association with Dental Caries
Conclusions: This study confirms the high prevalence of obesity in primary school children. It also shows the scarce association between carious lesions and obesity. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Awareness of the Effect of Diabetes on Oral Health among a Population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Conclusion: This study reported adequate knowledge of the sample with respect to diabetes-related oral health. An important finding of this study was that the majority of the study participants did not receive information leading to diabetes-related oral health awareness or knowledge from anyone, which implies that health professionals and health media do not play the requisite role in dissemination of this important aspect of public health. (Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry)
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Assessment of Oral Conditions in Individuals Treated with Methadone: A Research Report
Lombardo, Giorgio / Lugoboni, Fabio / Signoriello, Annarita / Liboni, Pietro / Fiorino, Antonino / Nocini, Pier FrancescoPage 19 - 26Purpose: Oral health is essential in everyone's daily life, and becomes particularly important for those individuals who have been previously drug addicted. The aim of this study was to assess oral health in patients almost at the end of a methadone-detoxification process due to heroin dependency, identifying their treatment needs.Materials and Methods: Seventeen patients, aged between 22 and 51 years, were admitted to the University Hospital of Verona after at least 6 months of being drug-fr...
Source: Oral health and Preventive dentistry - February 12, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research