Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine associations of lifestyle with dental health behaviors such as tooth brushing frequency, use of extra cleaning devices, and regular dental visits to a dentist. Methods: Data were collected from 1,182 dentate residents 18 years of age or older who resided in a typical farming village. The data included data on the demographic factors, dental hea...

Objective: A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess standard precaution practices among dental personnel and to investigate microbial counts in indoor air samples collected from a hospital dental clinic before and during dental works. Material and Method: Thirty dental personnel who voluntarily participated were interviewed using a questionnaire towards demographic information and stan...

OBJECTIVE To compare the likelihood of intellectually and developmentally disabled (ID/DD) adults receiving a dental cleaning across places of residence. DATA SOURCES Medicaid and Minnesota's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) databases. STUDY DESIGN All adults with DD assessments in MMIS in 2001-2002. DATA EXTRACTION METHODS All completed DD assessments in 2001-2002 linked to ...

Oral health is particular important to the hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia for an extreme high potential of the respiratory infections. Due to the degeneration of physical capability, patients of this kind typically fall dependent in the activity of daily living (ADL). A very high percentage of patients had dental problems of which mostly could be easily avoid by easy regular t...

BACKGROUND Infection control procedures are essential for modern dental practice and they are continually evolving to meet the dental profession's high standards. The present study evaluated the efficacy of two cleaning procedures to reduce bacterial numbers on endodontic files, and evaluated the effect of biological debris on the subsequent sterilization of files. METHODS Stainless steel and...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dental prophylaxis on the surface gloss and roughness of different indirect restorative materials for computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM): two types of CAD/CAM composite resin blocks (Shofu Block HC and Estelite Block) and two types of CAD/CAM ceramic blocks (IPS Empress CAD and Celtra DUO). MATERIAL AND METHODS Af...

The effects of two ultrasonic cleaning units on surface deterioration and cleaning effectiveness of dental burs were compared in this study. The units tested were the Dextrex Model L 503B (Dextrex Chemical Industries, Inc., Bowling Green, KY) industrial ultrasonic unit and a conventional dental ultrasonic unit L & R T-21 B (L & R Manufacturing Co., Kearny, NJ). SEM photomicrographs of the burs ...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to determine national and state-specific estimates of dental care use among adult pregnant women in the United States using data from two 12-month periods. The study also determined person-level characteristics that may predict a lack of dental care use within this subgroup. METHODS Responses were analyzed from 4619 pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years...

Dental health is often neglected in the older persons, and dental conditions associated with aging are complex, adversely affecting the quality of life. The present study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal diseases among older persons from Delhi, India, and to study their association with selected socio-behavioral risk factors. We conducted a community-ba...