OBJECTIVE Disabled people have the same right as other people to receive the health care they need, but they sometimes have difficulties to achieve it. In Castilla y Leon it has come into effect a law to guarantee Primary and Secondary Care coordination to provide dental treatment under sedation or anaesthesia to mentally disabled people who need it. Our aim is to evaluate the results of the im...

This study aimed at assessing the relationship between dental pain and the reason for using dental services and oral health quality of life in people aged 50 to 74 years in southern Brazil. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with 720 individuals aged 50 to 74 years, living in three health districts in the city of Porto Alegre. Dental impacts on daily life and sociodemographi...

Yttrium-stabilized zirconium dioxide implants made of brezirkon (whiteSKY, Bredent medical, Senden, Germany) were used for the treatment of edentulous ridge rehabilitation in the Dental Clinic of the University of Milan (Head of the Department, Prof. F. Santoro). Zirconium dioxide is a highly resistant ceramic material obtained by cleaning zirconium dioxide and zirconium silicate. The implant u...

AIM This baseline study aims to find out the evaluation of hygienic-sanitary conditions at the level of dental medicine cabinets through the verification of certain hygienic aspects. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study conducted consists in monitoring the hygienic/sanitary conditions at the level of 68 dental medicine cabinets (40 private cabinets and 28 school/university dental cabinets in Iasi c...

Dental material science has paid more attention to mechanical properties of as-received materials than to changes produced after intraoral exposure. Orthodontic archwires when exposed to the intraoral environment have shown a significant increase in the degree of debris, surface roughness (Ra), and frictional force. The purpose of this split-mouth study was to evaluate the effects of two method...

A need for reducing the concentration of microorganisms in the air of dental operatories has been assumed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of air cleaning in reducing the number ( airborne bacteria in a closed space. Tests for clearance of Bacillus subtilis spores from static and dynamic aeroso1 " were conducted in a 70 experimental room. The air clean...

The aim of the study was to asses the effect of the use of interdental brushes (IDB) in patients as an adjunct to toothbrushing compared. During brushing, optimal cleaning results when the bristles work with their ends manual or electric devices, proving a greater efficiency of the prototypes ( ). “Plaque removal efficacy of power and manual toothbrushes: a comparative. Comparative cleansing ef...

Based on some mathematical and statistical approaches, our study leads to some conclusions concerning the procedures related to the orodental prosthetics. Occlusal equilibration in orodental prosthetics is a major issue because besides motivating patients for a regular daily oral hygiene, it could significantly increase the longevity of FPR. More dental hygiene information should be given after...

INTRODUCTION. Pain intensity and oral health practices among patients with toothache, a major dental public health problem is necessary information for the formulation of preventive and interventional oral health policies. OBJECTIVE. To assess the pain intensity and oral health practices among dental patients attending a Nigerian secondary healthcare setting with toothache. MATERIALS AND METHOD...