To the Editor: The Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 issue on zoonotic diseases (volume 10, number 12) included a careful and comprehensive description of a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium outbreak associated with a veterinary clinic in New York (1). In the outbreak, 2 cats and 1 dog had dental procedures performed, and the 3 owners, 2 clinic technicians, and a friend of an affected own...

UNLABELLED Power toothbrushes (PTBs), in combination with abrasive dentifrices, may encourage wear of dental cements at crown margins. PURPOSE This study's purpose was to determine the effect chemical cleaning had on the microbial quality of water emitted from dental unit waterlines (DUWL), 3-way syringes, and power scalers. METHODS Ten randomly selected dental units with attached self-cont...

Dental caries and periodontal disease are the two main diseases initiated in childhood and their prevention should be carried out early before the insidious onset of the disease. Dental plaque is the most important etiologic factor for these diseases. Therefore dental plaque control using various methods and agents helps in controlling initiation of gingival and periodontal diseases. A combinat...

Despite advances in oral health care, patients and dental professionals remain uncertain about individually trained oral hygiene, in particular regarding the management of interdental cleaning. Prof. Denis Bourgeois, Dean of the University of Lyon’s dental faculty in France has presented scientific evidence that interdental brushes, in particular CURAPROX CPS interdental brushes, are efficient ...

BACKGROUND Dental caries, dental pain and reported oral problems influence people's oral quality of life and thus their perceived need for dental care. So far there is scant information as to the psychosocial impacts of dental diseases and the perceived treatment need in child populations of sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES Focusing on primary school students in Kilwa, Tanzania, a district depr...

BACKGROUND Oral diseases remain a significant public health problem in Nepal, as do oral health behaviours. Socio-demographic factors play a crucial role in driving oral hygiene practices. This study aims to identify oral hygiene practices and associated socio-demographic factors in Nepalese population. METHODS This descriptive, cross-sectional study recruited 4200 adults (15-69 years) throug...

dental trauma generally requires multidisciplinary planning and treatment for good prognosis. when immature teeth are traumatized to a degree where pulp necrosis ensues, the objective of root canal treatment should be apexogenesis and root maturation. apexification of the root is the conventional choice, which involves cleaning the canal and filling it with a temporary medication that stimulate...

BACKGROUND This study addresses the efficacy of an automated decontamination protocol using the germicide 'tetra acetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) perborate' (Farmec SpA, Italy). The germicide TAED perborate protocol is used in the Castellini Dental Units fitted with an Autosteril unit (an automated device that can cycle 0.26% TAED perborate solution and sterile water for cleaning the water system...

The effect of plaque control on gingivitis and periodontitis is well-documented. In short-term investigations, chemical plaque control (oral rinsing twice a day with 0.2% chlorhexidine-gluconate solution) has been effective in the prevention of human gingivitis. Experimentally produced human gingivitis heals completely within one week when the same method is employed. Tooth cleaning with oral h...

There is current concern in the UK over the possible transmission of prions via contaminated surgical instruments. Some dental instruments (endodontic files) raise particular concerns by virtue of their intimate contact with terminal branches of the trigeminal nerve. A visual assessment using a dissecting light microscope and scanning electron microscopy of endodontic files after clinical use a...