This summary is based on the article published in the Dental Clinics of North America: The Impact of Gender on Caries Prevalence and Risk Assessment (April 2013) Esperanza Angeles Martinez-Mier,Fluoride Research Program, Indiana University School of Dentistry and Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Binational/Cross-Cultural Health Enhancement Center, Oral Health Research Institute, Indiana University School of Dentistry Andrea […]
This summary is based on the article published in the journal of Dental Traumatology: Dental trauma in patients with maxillofacial fractures (August 2013) Hai-Hua Zhou, Qi Liu, Rong-Tao Yang, and Zu-Bing Li from the State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School […]
The following are additional research resources that complement the post published on June 28, 2013 on Oasis Discussions: Do mouthguards enhance athletic performance? Effect of wearing mouthguards on the physical performance of soccer and futsal players: a randomized cross-over study. Collares K, Correa MB, Silva IC, Hallal PC, Demarco FF. Dent Traumatol. 2013 Apr 8. […]
In this interview, Dr. Christopher McCulloch, Professor and Director of the Matrix Dynamics Group at the University of Toronto’s faculty of dentistry, presented his perspectives on a paper recently published in the Journal of Dental research (JDR) which reviews the latest contributions to dentistry’s understanding of the “oral health, total health” concept. JCDA: This JDR […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: From time to time we hear claims that a mouthguard may enhance athletic performance. My question is two-fold, does that make sense from a physiological perspective and is there any evidence to support such claims? Dr. Phillip Gardiner, Director of Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute and […]
This abstract is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team from the article published in the BMC Oral Health open-access journal: Time loss due to dental problems and treatment in the Canadian population: analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional survey Authors Alyssa Hayes, Discipline of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Amir Azarpazhooh, Assistant Professor, […]