OBJECTIVES To determine the relation of life style with dental health behavior such as tooth brushing frequency, use of extra cleansing devices and regular visits to dentist among rural residents of Udaipur district, India. STUDY DESIGN The study population comprised of 1001 rural population between the ages 18 to 69 years selected by multi stage stratified cluster sampling procedure. Persona...

The kinetics of the release of elements from six dental casting alloys into cell-culture medium was assessed by means ofatomic absorption spectroscopy. Alloys were evaluated in the polished and polished-cleaned conditions so that the effects of cleaning could be determined. Auger scanning microscopy was used for analysis of the surfaces of selected alloys before and after exposure to the cell-c...

During the last 2 decades of the 20th century, few national, state, or local oral health programs were able to conduct public health surveillance in a timely fashion. Under the leadership of the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and with substantial support from the Division of Oral Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Oral Health Surveillan...

The goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of stand-alone modular air purification systems in improving air quality in dental practices, hospital and laboratory environments. As air pollutant make-up and concentration may vary significantly in different indoor environments, the air cleaning technologies utilised should be optimised for the pollutants targeted in a particular en...

BACKGROUND Breath odor is a nuisance problem for many people around the world. Bad breath affects social interactions of people in daily life by causing personal discomfort and emotional stress. There are chemical and mechanical methods for controlling oral malodor. Many studies of various mouth rinse applications and tongue cleaning procedures have been conducted. However, few studies have com...

Background: In the dental health-care setups, environmental object and surfaces are expected to be infected by COVID virus wherein definite procedures performed. Consequently, these objects surfaces, particularly where COVID-19 patients being treated, must appropriately cleaned sanitized stop further spread. Objective: The present article is intended for providing protocols about cleaning disin...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Dental calculus occurs as a consequence of supersaturation of saliva with respect to calcium phosphates. This mineralization of dental plaque can be delayed by the presence of crystallization inhibitors, such as pyrophosphate or bisphosphonates. Phytate inhibits brushite and hydroxyapatite crystallization and has the potential to prevent dental calculi formation. The ai...

The effective cleaning of interdental spaces using toothbrushes is a challenge. The aim of the present in vitro study was to evaluate on the one hand the interdental cleaning efficiency and on the other hand the gingival injury potential of an electric single-headed sonic toothbrush (Water-pik) and two single-tufted manual toothbrushes (Curaprox 1009; Lactona Interdental Brush). Brushes were ev...