This summary is based on the article published in Dental Traumatology: Mouthguard: a new technique for the partially edentulous patient (October 2014) Ivan Onone Gialain, Reinaldo Brito e Dias, Bruno Costa, Neide Pena Coto Context Over the last decades, several articles have corroborated the need of using mouthguards in sports activities, manufactured with […]
This summary is based on the article published in Clinical Oral Implant Research: Do sensation differences exist between dental implants and natural teeth? A meta-analysis (November 2014) Nobuaki Higaki, Takaharu Goto, Yuichi Ishida, Megumi Watanabe, Yoritoki Tomotake, Tetsuo Ichikawa Context Mastication is an essential function for processing foods into a bolus in the oral […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Endodontic Journal: Clinical comparison between the bleaching efficacy of light-emitting diode and diode laser with sodium perborate (April 2014) Sibel Koçak; Mustafa Murat Koçak; and Baran Can Sağlam Context Currently, more and more patients attend dental clinics to have their teeth […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Australian Dental Journal: Possible ways of reducing dental erosive potential of acidic beverages (September 2014) T Stefański, L Postek-Stefańska Context Frequent consumption of acidic beverages is related to excessive tooth wear, namely dental erosion. Preventive measures may involve reduction or elimination of acidic drink consumption. […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). It is important to know the facts about Ebola and to be prepared for it. This is a compilation of resources prepared by the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention OSAP), the Centers […]
This summary is based on the article published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry: Use of online sources of information by dental practitioners: findings from The Dental Practice-Based Research Network (Winter 2014) Ellen Funkhouser; Bonita S. Agee; Valeria V. Gordan,; D. Brad Rindal; Jeffrey L. Fellows; Vibeke Qvist; Jocelyn McClelland; Gregg H. Gilbert for […]
This summary is based on the article published in the European Journal of Oral Sciences: Personality and oral health (October 2011) Thomson WM, Caspi A, Poulton R, Moffitt TE, Broadbent JM. Context Recent decades have seen a burgeoning in the use of self-report measures in oral epidemiological and health services research 1. […]
This summary is based on the article published in Oral Diseases: Placebo effect in burning mouth syndrome: a systematic review (April 2014) M Kuten-Shorrer, JM Kelley, ST Sonis, NS Treister Context Burning mouth syndrome (BMS), also referred to as stomatodynia, is a chronic pain condition that manifests as a burning dysesthesia in the […]