In this paper, we report the results of a survey on dental student stress carried out in April 2005. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 171 students (62% response rate). Identified stressors were academic, clinic-related, social and financial. "Examination and grades" produced the most academic stress, and inconsistent feedback from instructors created the most clinic-related stress....

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 backgroun: little research has been carried out on whether the parental stress affects children's oral health in general and dental caries in particular. this study aimed to investigate the association between parental stress and early childhood caries (ecc). methods: a cross-sectional study was designed that included 250 ...

AIM Few studies have examined psychological stress and personal anxiety in children exhibiting cooperative behaviour during dental treatment. We assessed psychological stress and personal anxiety during dental treatment in cooperative children, and investigated the influence of various factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS We measured pre- and post-treatment salivary alpha amylase (sAA) levels of 28...

Salivary oxidative stress markers represent a promising tool for monitoring of oral diseases. Saliva can often be contaminated by blood, especially in patients with periodontitis. The aim of our study was to examine the impact of blood contamination on the measurement of salivary oxidative stress markers. Saliva samples were collected from 10 healthy volunteers and were artificially contaminate...

background and aims. the purpose of this study was to evaluate initial force and force decay of commercially available elastomeric ligatures and elastomeric separators in active tieback state in a simulated oral environment. materials and methods. a total of 288 elastomeric ligatures and elastomeric separators from three manufacturers (dentaurum, rmo, 3m unitek) were stretched to 100% and 150% ...

BACKGROUND Dental schools are known to be highly demanding and stressful learning environments. Dentistry involves an acquisition of required academic, clinical and interpersonal skills during the course of learning. Practicing dentistry requires clinical skills and patient management skills, which also add to the stress perceived by the students. Identifying sources of stress represents the cr...

Stress is a normal physiological response to events that make us feel threatened, or upset our balance in some way. In medicine, it is known that stress, as an emotional state, can be a trigger for many psychosomatic disorders. Work stress and burnout are considered to be serious professional risks in dentistry. The dentist should be aware of these stressors and attempt to manage them in order ...