Int Dent J
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Conservative therapies to treat pain and anxiety associated with temporomandibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial.
Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a condition that affects the stomatognathic system. ⋯ The therapies used were effective in reducing pain and anxiety in patients diagnosed with TMD. However, no treatment was superior to the other in reducing the studied variables.
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To adapt the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measurement tool SOHO-5 (scale of oral health outcomes for 5-year-old children) for use in Chinese populations, and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of SOHO-5 (C-SOHO-5). ⋯ The C-SOHO-5 demonstrated good reliability and validity. This tool, which uses both child's and parental reports, can be used to assess the OHRQoL of 5-year-old children in Chinese-speaking communities.
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To obtain basic data on dental caries and gingival status of students in Myanmar, and to identify related risk indicators, including socioeconomic conditions and oral health behaviours and habits. ⋯ Myanmar students had a high prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis. Socioeconomic condition, oral hygiene status and oral health behaviours were all determined to be significant risk indicators.
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This study aimed to compare the prevalence and extent of dental caries according to the standard World Health Organization (WHO), modified WHO and International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) criteria among 12-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren and to assess the impact of these detection criteria on the assessment of sociodemographic risk indicators for dental caries. ⋯ The inclusion of non-cavitated lesions impacted estimates of prevalence and extent of dental caries, mainly when ICDAS was used. No impact was observed on the association between caries and socio-economic variables.
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The aim of this questionnaire-based study was to evaluate the views of dentists (Ds) and general medical practitioners (GPs) on different aspects of dental care for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) or coronary heart disease (CHD). ⋯ Ds and GPs have differing views on dental care of patients with DM or CHD, and Ds showed more interest in this issue. These results might partially explain the insufficient collaboration between Ds and GPs.