Aim: This study compared the levels of dental anxiety experienced by young uncooperative children having dental rehabilitation using general anaesthesia (GA) with those who had their dental treatments by “Tell-ShowDo” technique in the dental clinic. Methods: Out of 54 children, 26 had been treated under GA and 28 had been treated with the use of “Tell-Show-Do” behavioural approach method. At th...

1. Seoul Kids' Dental Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea 2. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Sciences, Sunmoon University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea 3. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Vision University College of Jeonju, Jeonju, Republic of Korea 4. Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Republic of Korea 5. Wonk Wang Dental Research Institute, Iksan, ...

Authors’ affiliations: Jens C. Türp, Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry and Temporomandibular Disorders, Dental School, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Asbjørn Jokstad, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada Edith Motschall, Institute for Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany Hans J. Schindler...

UNLABELLED Information on dental caries among patients attending Mulago Hospital is scarce. Yet knowledge of the pattern of caries can be used to plan preventive and treatment interventions. This study describes the pattern of dental caries (in terms of age group, tooth and tooth surface and gender) among patients attending the Public Health Dental Officers School Clinic, Mulago Hospital. MET...

OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study was performed in the Dental School of Prince of Songkla University to ascertain noise exposure of dentists, dental assistants, and laboratory technicians. A noise spectral analysis was taken to illustrate the spectra of dental devices. METHODS A noise evaluation was performed to measure the noise level at dental clinics and one dental laboratory from May ...

BACKGROUND This study investigated the expectations and experiences of a sample of new patients visiting an Australian regional university Student Dental Clinic with regard to anxiety provoking and alleviating stimuli in the clinical environment. Differences in anxiety levels were examined by age, gender and the type of procedure undergone. METHODS The number of dental patients who participat...

AIMS This retrospective study aimed to assess the prevalence of dental trauma in deciduous and permanent teeth among children and teenagers who attended two dental clinics in Targu Mures, Romania, between 2003 and 2011 and the correlation of their risk of dental trauma with factors, including gender, age, physical activities and extent of incisor overjet. METHODS The study population consiste...

Introduction: In many developing countries, equitable access to and utilization of appropriate oral health services remains a major problem. This study provides information on inequities, determinants and barriers of utilization of routine dental services in Nigeria. Method: This was aquantitative cross-sectional study undertaken in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. An interviewer administered qu...