The use of day bed facilities for the treatment of selected dental patients

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doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4802462

Stress in dental patients: The serum free 17-hydroxycorticosteroid response in routinely appointed patients undergoing simple exodontia

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e528712009-001 ◽

1962 ◽

Author(s):

Ira L. Shannon ◽

Gerald M. Isbell ◽

John R. Prigmore ◽

Warren R. Hester

Keyword(s):

Serum Free ◽

Dental Patients

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An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Local Hemostatic Measures in Dental Patients Taking Oral Anticoagulants: A Critical Review of the Literature Over the Past Two Decades

Current Clinical Pharmacology ◽

10.2174/1574884711666161003163217 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 230-240 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Salomao Queiroz ◽

Helenilton Alves ◽

Gleysson Assis ◽

Thalita Conceicao ◽

Adriano Germano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Critical Review ◽

Oral Anticoagulants ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Dental Patients ◽

The Past

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Systemic medicines taken by adult special care dental patients and implications for the management of their care

BDJ ◽

10.1038/s41415-021-3180-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 231 (1) ◽

pp. 33-42

Author(s):

Nicholas Ransford ◽

Ben Marnell ◽

Christine Randall ◽

Clare Yates ◽

Gillian Howie

Keyword(s):

Special Care ◽

Dental Patients

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Using the Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design to Investigate Dental Patients’ Perceptions and Needs Concerning Oral Cancer Information, Examination, Prevention and Behavior

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147562 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7562

Author(s):

Mohammed Jafer ◽

Rik Crutzen ◽

Abdalla Ibrahim ◽

Ibtisam Moafa ◽

Haitham Zaylaee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Oral Cancer ◽

Cancer Information ◽

Mixed Methods Design ◽

Dental Patients ◽

Sequential Mixed Methods ◽

Dental Practitioners ◽

And Behavior ◽

Oral Cancer Examinations

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate dental patients’ behavior, thoughts, opinions and needs for oral cancer information, and dentists’ behavior regarding prevention and examination of oral cancer. Materials and Methods: This study utilized an exploratory sequential mixed methods design. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were conducted for forty dental patients of both sexes. Based on the qualitative analysis, a structured questionnaire was developed and distributed among the participants. Data were analyzed for 315 participants to quantify their thoughts, needs, behavior and behavior expected from dentists regarding oral cancer. Frequency, percentages and cumulative percentages were calculated. Results: This study reveals that patients’ oral cancer knowledge levels were adequate, but most reported that their dentist had never examined them for oral cancer. Additionally, the participants had never performed self-examinations for oral cancer, nor were they aware of the possibility of doing so. Participants showed a preference for being examined and educated by their dentist about oral cancer and believed it would help early detection. Conclusions: The study participants are aware of oral cancer and its risk factors. The practice of oral cancer examinations and patient education of its risk factors by dental practitioners is limited. Patients feel a need for more attention to be paid to oral cancer examinations, preventive measures and targeted information on oral cancer risk factors.

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The reciprocal jaw-muscle reflexes elicited by anterior- and back-tooth-contacts—a perspective to explain the control of the masticatory muscles

BDJ Open ◽

10.1038/s41405-020-00056-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lauri Vaahtoniemi

Keyword(s):

Masticatory Muscles ◽

Food Bolus ◽

Dental Patients ◽

Adductor Muscles ◽

Jaw Muscle ◽

Class 1 ◽

Reflex Control ◽

Control Hypothesis ◽

Muscle Reflexes ◽

Inhibitory Reflex

Abstract Aims Tooth-contact sensations are considered essential to boost jaw adductor muscles during mastication. However, no previous studies have explained the importance of the inhibitory reflex of human anterior-tooth (ANT)-contacts in mastication. Here I present the “reciprocal reflex-control-hypothesis” of mammalian mastication. Subjects and setting of the study I demonstrate the hypothesis with the live kinematics of free jaw-closures as inferred from T-Scan recordings of dental patients. Results The jaw-closures started with negligible force, predominantly with ANT-contacts (the AF-bites). The first ANT-contact inhibited the first kinematic tilt of the mandible, whereas the bites starting from a back-tooth (BAT)-contact (the BF-bites) accelerated the first tilt. The second tilt established a low-force static tripod of the ANT- and bilateral BAT-contacts for a fixed mandible-maxilla relation. Thereafter, semi-static bite force increased rapidly, relatively more in the BAT-area. Discussion and Conclusions In the vertical-closure phase of chewing, the primate joint-fulcrum (class 3 lever) conflicts with the food-bolus-fulcrum in the BAT-area (class 1 lever). The resilient class 3 and 1 lever systems are superseded by an almost static mechanically more advantageous class 2 lever with a more rigid fulcrum at the most anterior ANT-contact. For humans, the class 2 levered delivery of force also enables forceful horizontal food grinding to be extended widely to the BAT-area.

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Behaviour and Anxiety Management of Paediatric Dental Patients through Virtual Reality: A Randomised Clinical Trial

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10143019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (14) ◽

pp. 3019

Author(s):

Cristina Gómez-Polo ◽

Ana-Aida Vilches ◽

David Ribas ◽

Antonio Castaño-Séiquer ◽

Javier Montero

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Randomised Clinical Trial ◽

Control Group ◽

Chi Square ◽

Anxiety Management ◽

Dental Patients ◽

Paediatric Patients ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Scale Test

Clinicians should appreciate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) headsets for managing both the anxiety and the behaviour of non-cooperative paediatric patients who require treatment over several dental appointments. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using a VR headset as a distraction for managing the anxiety and behaviour of paediatric patients during their dental treatment. Eighty patients, aged between five and ten years old and who required dental treatment over three or more appointments, were randomly allocated into two groups. One group used a VR headset during all their appointments, and the other one did not use any distraction technique. The patients were asked to take a Facial Image Scale Test during their first and last appointments to assess their level of anxiety. Additionally, the dentist completed the Frankl Test to quantify the child’s behaviour at the beginning and the end of their treatment. The results obtained, both from the group using the VR headset and from the control group, were compared using the chi-square test. The use of a VR headset during dental treatment significantly reduced anxiety (95% of the children were happy) and improved behaviour (100% positive behaviour) as compared with the control group (40% and 57.5%, respectively). A VR headset can effectively distract a paediatric patient, helping to reduce anxiety and manage behaviour during dental treatment

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The perception of COVID-19 among Italian dental patients: an orthodontic point of view

Progress in Orthodontics ◽

10.1186/s40510-021-00355-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Stefano Martina ◽

Alessandra Amato ◽

Paolo Faccioni ◽

Alfredo Iandolo ◽

Massimo Amato ◽

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Keyword(s):

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Point Of View ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Chi Square ◽

Dental Patients ◽

Patient Health ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Orthodontic Patients ◽

Level Of Significance

Abstract Background The present study aimed to investigate the patients’ perception of the dental practice during the COVID-19 outbreak, and whether the pandemic will affect the attendance of orthodontic patients at the dental practice. An online questionnaire, including the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), was submitted to Italian dental patients with items about their perceived risks when going to the dentist, concerns about continuing orthodontic treatment, and the onset of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Data were analyzed with a chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Results A total of 1566 subjects completed the survey, including 486 who were under orthodontic treatment or who had a child in orthodontic treatment. A total of 866 participants (55.3%) thought the risk of contracting the COVID-19 infection was higher in a dental practice; this perception was associated with gender (women more than man), age (over 60 years old) and high levels of distress (P<0.001). However, 894 patients (57.1%) felt comfortable going back to the dentist. Most of the orthodontic patients (84%) would continue their treatment. After the lockdown, there was a slight increase in the frequency of TMD pain (356 versus 334). Conclusions Most of the participants believed that the dental practice is a place at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, even if they continue to go to the dentist. Gender, age, and the level of distress were associated with the increase in the fear of going to the dentist due to COVID-19. Because of the pandemic, 16% of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment would not return to the dental practice to continue their orthodontic treatment after the lockdown. The prevalence of TMD pain in the population increased due to the pandemic.

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