BACKGROUND The oral mucosa is constantly exposed to several irritants and allergens including dental materials, but the role of contact allergy in oral disease is obscure. OBJECTIVE To analyze positive patch test results in patients with oral diseases and evaluate the clinical relevance of oral diseases with contact allergy to dental materials. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patch test...

background oral-dental diseases, especially tooth decay, are among the most common diseases in the world which usually begin in adolescence. oral health during this period of life has a huge impact on the reduction of dental problems. this study aimed to determine motivating and inhibiting factors to oral-dental health behavior in adolescents. materials and methods this cross-sectional which ha...

The prevalence of oral diseases in many parts of the world is staggering. 1 Consequently, many countries have, or are developing, a large cadre of professional and auxiliary personnel trained to deliver dental services. The education of these persons has tended to stress skills for reconstructing teeth and their supporting tissues after disease has occurred; teachers in most dental schools seld...

Dental caries and periodontal disease are two of the most common human diseases along with the common cold. Signs of dental caries have been seen even in early hominids (Australopithecus). It is well known that many signs of dental caries and periodontal disease were also seen in the Krapina Neanderthals and the archaic homo sapiens Kabwe man (also called “Broken Hill Man”: human from 300,000-1...

Dental informatics is an emerging discipline applying computer and information science to dental practice, research, education, and management. To date, the dental informatics research literature has not been comprehensively reviewed. This study reports an initial analysis of the dental informatics literature. We developed an initial, comprehensive retrieval strategy to locate dental informatic...

Before 1979, there were only 5 undergraduate dental schools in Iran with a total admission of 200 students per year, and only 2,000 dentists and about 50 specialists practicing in the country. Currently, there are 18 dental schools with a total admission of 750 undergraduate students, 5 postgraduate programs in 10 disciplines with a total of 100 students, more than 11,000 dentists (1 dentist pe...

1 Assistant professor, Oro-maxillofacial developmental diseases research center, Department of oral medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Dental school, Rasht, Iran 2 Associate professor, Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dental School, Mashhad, Iran 3 Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Mashhad University of Medical Scie...

Correspondence to: Célia Marisa Rizzatti-Barbosa Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba – UNICAMP Av. Limeira 901 C.P. 52, CEP 13414-903, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil Phone.: +55-19-2106-5373 Fax.: +55-19-21065218 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract According to the 2000 Brazilian Census, elderly people are over 14 million habitants. In consonance with what occurs worldwide, the Brazilian popula...

Introduction: When it comes to pathological calcification one cannot avoid the fact that the extensive calcification in the plaque of the arteries is of special interest since it is considered to be one the most threatening diseases. Purose: The intention of the study is suggest through a review of the importance of denticles in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Materials and methods: The ...