OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of mouthwash use and to investigate the associated factors in general population. MATERIAL AND METHODS An Adult Dental Health Survey was conducted on 3,022 residents of Grampian region of Scotland (adjusted participation rate 58.2%). Participants received a questionnaire consisting of questions on oral health and behavioural fa...

This study evaluated the compliance with preventive measures of regularly attending pediatric patients. Children attending at least four consecutive recall appointments in a pediatric dental clinic were interviewed regarding their compliance with the previously recommended preventive measures. During each recall appointment, participants and/or their parents received oral and written instructio...

We present additional analysis and results of our approach in the supplementary material. First, we analyze the verb prediction performance in Sec. 1. In Sec. 2, we present t-SNE [2] plots to visualize the verb and role embeddings. We present several examples of the influence of different roles on predicting the verb-frame correctly. This is visualized in Sec. 3 through propagation matrices sim...

BACKGROUND Despite the efforts, the level of dental caries remains prevalent in developed countries; It hasincreased in developing countries due to dietary changes. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an educational intervention on the oral health of students in Chabahar city. METHODS This quasi-experimental study carried out on 200 students selected with systematic cluster samp...

OBJECTIVE To assess changes of knowledge and attitudes and health service access and utilization after the implementation of a community health worker program for oral health promotion. METHODS A capacity building project including learning, support, and supervision activities was developed between July 2003 and August 2004. A study to assess changes was conducted including 36 community healt...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of two oral rinses-one 0.12% chlorhexidine rinse (CHX) and one herbal rinse (HBR)-on gingival health status over time. METHODS Sixty-three participants were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: CHX, HBR, or placebo. For three months, participants rinsed twice daily (morning and evening) with (1/2) ounce of allocated...

BACKGROUND Globally, dental caries is categorized in the list of public health problems in preschool children. In India, lack of availability and affordability of oral health enhances the cost of treatment and care. Empowering community workers like Anganwadi workers (AWWs) in oral health, and providing basic oral health awareness to the mothers through them can be feasible model. So, the prese...

BACKGROUND Very little information is available on periodontal diseases in Canadian adults. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of periodontal problems in Quebec adults aged 35 to 44. METHODS A total of 2,110 randomly selected Quebec adults were examined between September 1994 and July 1995. The participation rate was 77% for the questionnaire and 44.5% for the oral exami...

background: Toothbrushing for daily oral biofilm disruption is well accepted by clients, but dental flossing is not, due to poor dexterityor lack of motivation or both. The interdental brush is considered an easy to use alternative, which may influence daily self care compliance;however it has only been studied in subjects with open embrasures. Purpose: To determine whether interden...

Background Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) indicator is one of the most epidemiologic indexes in dentistry indicating the situation of oral and dental health among people of a society. The present study has been conducted with the aim of determining the dmft index among Iranian first-grade elementary students. Materials and Methods This study was conducted on 3,000 (1,500 girls and 1,...